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Steven Furtick - Something In Between (Part 1)

March 30, 2026 | 27:29

Steven Furtick - Something In Between (Part 1)
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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Something In Between (Part 1) | March 30, 2026
  • Easter this week,
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  • Easter this week, i just wanted
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  • I just wanted to welcome you and say
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  • To welcome you and say how grateful i am that
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  • How grateful i am that you're joining us.
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  • You're joining us. we're celebrating
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  • We're celebrating the resurrection of jesus.
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  • The resurrection of jesus. and i believe that god has
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  • And i believe that god has something that he wants to speak
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  • Something that he wants to speak personally to you today.
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  • Personally to you today. so, let's lean in.
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  • So, let's lean in. elevation with steven furtick
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  • Elevation with steven furtick begins now.
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  • >> announcer: up next,
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  • An encouraging message
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  • From pastor steven furtick
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  • Of elevation church.
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  • If you're looking to
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  • Strengthen your faith
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  • And shift your perspective
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  • Stay tuned.
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • >> i wanna share with you from
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  • >> i wanna share with you from the resurrection account
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  • The resurrection account in matthew 28,
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  • In matthew 28, and offer a fresh perspective
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  • And offer a fresh perspective that the lord shared with me.
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  • That the lord shared with me. i think one of
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  • I think one of the greatest blessings
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  • The greatest blessings god can give you sometimes
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  • God can give you sometimes is a fresh perspective.
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  • Is a fresh perspective. you know, just where you
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  • You know, just where you look at things different.
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  • Look at things different. sometimes he changes things.
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  • Sometimes he changes things. sometimes he changes
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  • Sometimes he changes the way i see things.
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  • The way i see things. and then, things change.
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  • And then, things change. so, the perspective
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  • So, the perspective on the resurrection,
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  • On the resurrection, you know, 19 years
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  • You know, 19 years of preaching this thing,
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  • Of preaching this thing, you would think i knew
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  • You would think i knew what was in it,
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  • What was in it, but god is so great
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  • But god is so great and his word is so awesome.
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  • And his word is so awesome. it's just the most
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  • It's just the most remarkable story ever told,
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  • Remarkable story ever told, the most remarkable event
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  • The most remarkable event in human history that jesus
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  • In human history that jesus rose from the grave.
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  • Rose from the grave. but let's go back there for
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  • But let's go back there for a moment into a flashback
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  • A moment into a flashback in matthew 28.
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  • In matthew 28. i'm going to read verses one
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  • I'm going to read verses one through four for context,
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  • Through four for context, but my lesson really
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  • Picks up at verse five.
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  • Picks up at verse five. the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "after the sabbath,
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  • "after the sabbath, at dawn on the first day
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  • At dawn on the first day of the week,
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  • Of the week, mary magdalene
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  • Mary magdalene and the other mary
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  • And the other mary went to look at the tomb.
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  • Went to look at the tomb. there was a violent earthquake,
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  • There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the lord
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  • For an angel of the lord came down from heaven
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  • Came down from heaven and going to the tomb,
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  • And going to the tomb, rolled back the stone
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  • Rolled back the stone and sat on it.
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  • And sat on it. his appearance
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  • His appearance was like lightning,
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  • Was like lightning, and his clothes
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  • And his clothes were white as snow.
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  • Were white as snow. the guards were so afraid
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  • The guards were so afraid of him that they shook
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  • Of him that they shook and became like dead men."
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  • And became like dead men." verse five, pay attention.
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  • Verse five, pay attention. "the angel said to the women,
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  • "the angel said to the women, 'do not be afraid.'"
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  • 'do not be afraid.'" really?
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  • [laughter]
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  • So, the guards
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  • So, the guards are over here dead.
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  • Are over here dead. these big roman soldiers are
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  • These big roman soldiers are like dead men and the women are
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  • Like dead men and the women are supposed to not be afraid?
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  • Supposed to not be afraid? okay.
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  • Okay. "but the angel said to the,"
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  • "but the angel said to the," and this is a, this guy,
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  • And this is a, this guy, this stone rolling,
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  • This stone rolling, this is a ba right here,
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  • This is a ba right here, a big angel.
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  • A big angel. i don't know what you...
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  • [laughter]
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  • Okay.
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  • Okay. it's easter, it's easter.
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  • It's easter, it's easter. i wore pink for you.
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  • I wore pink for you. "the angel said to the women,
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  • "the angel said to the women, 'do not be afraid for i know
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  • 'do not be afraid for i know that you are looking for jesus
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  • That you are looking for jesus who was crucified.'"
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  • Who was crucified.'" i need you to say
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  • I need you to say the key word, was.
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  • The key word, was. >> congregation: was.
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • >> verse six, "he is not here,
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  • >> verse six, "he is not here, he has risen."
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  • He has risen." all of that already happened.
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  • All of that already happened. all of that already happened.
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  • All of that already happened. "he is not here,
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  • "he is not here, he has risen just as he said.
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  • He has risen just as he said. come and see the place
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  • Come and see the place where he lay.
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  • Where he lay. then go quickly
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  • Then go quickly and tell his disciples:
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  • And tell his disciples: 'he has risen from the dead
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  • 'he has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you
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  • And is going ahead of you into galilee.
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  • Into galilee. there you will see him.
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  • There you will see him. now, i have told you."
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  • Now, i have told you." verse eight and we'll
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  • Verse eight and we'll stop here for now.
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  • Stop here for now. "so, the women hurried
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  • "so, the women hurried away from the tomb,
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  • Away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy
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  • Afraid yet filled with joy and ran to tell his disciples."
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  • And ran to tell his disciples." i want to use as a subject
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  • For this sermon today,
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  • For this sermon today, "something in between."
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  • "something in between." something in between.
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  • [applause]
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  • And would you look at your
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  • And would you look at your neighbor real quick and say,
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  • Neighbor real quick and say, "i'm something in between."
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  • "i'm something in between." >> congregation: i'm something
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  • >> congregation: i'm something in between.
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  • In between. >> look at your other neighbor,
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  • >> look at your other neighbor, the one you rejected, scorned
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  • The one you rejected, scorned and bypassed the first time.
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  • And bypassed the first time. say, "i'm something in between."
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  • Say, "i'm something in between." >> congregation: i'm something
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  • >> congregation: i'm something in between.
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  • In between. >> and you may be seated.
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  • >> and you may be seated. wow, something in between.
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  • Wow, something in between. i'm so excited
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  • I'm so excited to preach this, man.
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  • To preach this, man. i know i was excited because
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  • I know i was excited because i was having weird dreams.
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  • I was having weird dreams. three in the morning,
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  • Three in the morning, four in the morning,
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  • Four in the morning, about four i woke up,
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  • About four i woke up, i was dreaming about clemson.
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  • [laughter]
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  • I reckon i fell asleep when
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  • I reckon i fell asleep when they were losing their game.
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  • They were losing their game. they made it to the elite eight,
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  • They made it to the elite eight, but then they lost.
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  • But then they lost. so, i think that was
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  • So, i think that was in my subconscious.
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  • In my subconscious. and so was the excitement
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  • And so was the excitement of like easter and anything
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  • Of like easter and anything is possible.
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  • Is possible. so in my dream, listen to this.
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  • So in my dream, listen to this. i was at clemson as a student,
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  • I was at clemson as a student, as a 44 year old man.
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  • [laughter]
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  • And i was going
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  • And i was going to football practice to see
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  • To football practice to see if i could walk on and play.
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  • If i could walk on and play. that's how excited i was.
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  • That's how excited i was. i didn't even play
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  • I didn't even play little league football.
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  • Little league football. i've never played
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  • I've never played football in my life.
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  • Football in my life. that's how excited i have
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  • That's how excited i have been to be with you.
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  • Been to be with you. just dreaming about dabo.
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  • Just dreaming about dabo. and of course,
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  • And of course, that has everything to do
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  • That has everything to do with matthew 28,
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  • With matthew 28, but i'm just excited, you know.
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  • But i'm just excited, you know. when i get excited,
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  • When i get excited, i'm an extreme person.
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  • I'm an extreme person. i am -- get excited about
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  • I am -- get excited about something then i'm all in.
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  • Something then i'm all in. i'll sell everything,
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  • I'll sell everything, buy everything,
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  • Buy everything, sell everything
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  • Sell everything and then buy everything,
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  • And then buy everything, buy it and then sell it.
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  • I'm very extreme.
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  • I'm very extreme. so, for me,
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  • So, for me, it was a real insight
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  • It was a real insight to realize that
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  • To realize that everything in this text,
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  • Everything in this text, which is about as
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  • Which is about as extreme as you get,
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  • Extreme as you get, angels rolling stones,
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  • Angels rolling stones, earthquakes shaking
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  • Earthquakes shaking the foundation of the planet,
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  • Dead men rising,
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  • Dead men rising, that's as extreme as it gets.
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  • That's as extreme as it gets. a crucifixion where the innocent
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  • A crucifixion where the innocent son of god was treated as
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  • Son of god was treated as a common criminal.
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  • A common criminal. that's as extreme as it gets.
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  • That's as extreme as it gets. and yet, everything in the text,
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  • And yet, everything in the text, everybody say, "and yet,"
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  • Everybody say, "and yet," >> congregation: and yet.
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  • >> congregation: and yet. >> everything is in between.
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  • >> everything is in between. one man said, life is what
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  • One man said, life is what happens while you're busy
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  • Happens while you're busy making other plans.
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  • Making other plans. and as the women are bringing
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  • And as the women are bringing their spices to anoint jesus,
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  • Their spices to anoint jesus, he's already taken a stroll
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  • He's already taken a stroll on a sunday morning.
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  • On a sunday morning. so, we love this text because
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  • So, we love this text because everything is in between,
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  • Everything is in between, but just reading it
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  • But just reading it for the exclamation point
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  • For the exclamation point of the resurrection misses
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  • Of the resurrection misses some of the intricacy.
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  • Some of the intricacy. first of all,
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  • First of all, let me give you this
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  • Let me give you this in a few different ways.
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  • In a few different ways. the ministry of jesus
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  • The ministry of jesus in matthew 28
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  • In matthew 28 is at an in-between moment
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  • Is at an in-between moment in that he has already
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  • In that he has already fulfilled his earthly mission,
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  • Fulfilled his earthly mission, which is to save us from
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  • Which is to save us from our sin by dying on a cross
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  • Our sin by dying on a cross so that everybody who puts
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  • So that everybody who puts their faith in him,
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  • Their faith in him, and that could be you today,
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  • And that could be you today, could be saved in his name.
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  • Could be saved in his name. and then, after he did that,
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  • And then, after he did that, suffered a horrible death
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  • Suffered a horrible death that we could not abide,
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  • That we could not abide, he rose again with
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  • He rose again with all power in his hand.
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  • All power in his hand. he's done with that now,
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  • He's done with that now, but he has not yet ascended
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  • But he has not yet ascended to the right hand of god.
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  • To the right hand of god. so, his earthly mission
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  • So, his earthly mission is complete,
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  • Is complete, but his heavenly ministry,
  • 00:07:06.311 --> 00:07:08.146
  • But his heavenly ministry, where he sits at
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  • Where he sits at the right hand of god,
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  • The right hand of god, what he's doing now
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  • What he's doing now has not yet begun.
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  • Has not yet begun. he's in between.
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  • He's in between. one thing i was
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  • One thing i was tempted to skip over,
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  • Tempted to skip over, but when i slowed down
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  • But when i slowed down and read it,
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  • And read it, it became very important,
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  • It became very important, is that the bible says,
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  • Is that the bible says, "it was after the sabbath,
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  • At dawn on the first day
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  • At dawn on the first day of the week when the ladies
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  • Of the week when the ladies found the tomb of jesus empty."
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  • Found the tomb of jesus empty." so think about that.
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  • Not only was the ministry
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  • Not only was the ministry of jesus in between,
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  • Of jesus in between, but this is an in between
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  • But this is an in between moment as well.
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  • Moment as well. the ministry is in between.
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  • The ministry is in between. the moment is in between.
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  • The moment is in between. it's dawn, not exactly morning.
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  • It's dawn, not exactly morning. it's not exactly night.
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  • It's not exactly night. it's something in between.
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  • It's something in between. that's why i wore this today.
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  • That's why i wore this today. it's spring in charlotte,
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  • It's spring in charlotte, and it's not exactly cold,
  • 00:07:59.764 --> 00:08:02.601
  • And it's not exactly cold, and it's not exactly hot.
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  • And it's not exactly hot. it's something.
  • 00:08:03.869 --> 00:08:05.971
  • It's something. so, i've got
  • 00:08:06.037 --> 00:08:06.738
  • Coverage and ventilation.
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  • [laughter]
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  • It's something in between.
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  • It's something in between. graham was picking on me.
  • 00:08:12.677 --> 00:08:13.912
  • Graham was picking on me. i had this shirt that
  • 00:08:13.979 --> 00:08:14.613
  • I had this shirt that i thought was really cool,
  • 00:08:14.679 --> 00:08:15.614
  • I thought was really cool, and i bought like 50 of them,
  • 00:08:15.680 --> 00:08:16.515
  • And i bought like 50 of them, because i'm extreme.
  • 00:08:16.581 --> 00:08:18.149
  • Because i'm extreme. and he said,
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  • And he said, "i hate to tell you this,
  • 00:08:18.650 --> 00:08:19.317
  • "i hate to tell you this, because i know you got 50.
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  • Because i know you got 50. i did not get that shirt.
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  • It's not a compression shirt,
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  • It's not a compression shirt, and it's not fashionable.
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  • And it's not fashionable. it's got a scoop neck,
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  • It's got a scoop neck, and it's too tight.
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  • And it's too tight. and it's not an athletic shirt
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  • And it's not an athletic shirt you can work out in,
  • 00:08:32.063 --> 00:08:32.664
  • You can work out in, and it's definitely not
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  • And it's definitely not something you need
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  • Something you need to wear on stage.
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  • To wear on stage. it's something in between."
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  • It's something in between." some of y'all came
  • 00:08:38.970 --> 00:08:39.738
  • Some of y'all came to church today with your,
  • 00:08:39.804 --> 00:08:44.142
  • To church today with your, they're not exactly
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  • They're not exactly just your friend.
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  • [laughter]
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  • A little dtr might happen
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  • A little dtr might happen in the car on the way home
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  • In the car on the way home from elevation today.
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  • From elevation today. i'm here to serve.
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  • I'm here to serve. you know, well, no,
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  • You know, well, no, we're not dating,
  • 00:09:02.093 --> 00:09:02.627
  • We're not dating, but not evangelizing her either.
  • 00:09:02.694 --> 00:09:05.997
  • But not evangelizing her either. i invited her to church with
  • 00:09:06.064 --> 00:09:07.198
  • I invited her to church with maybe some ulterior motives.
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  • Maybe some ulterior motives. it's something in between.
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  • It's something in between. it's dawn, it's morning,
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  • It's dawn, it's morning, it's night.
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  • It's night. the night is losing
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  • The night is losing its grip on the morning,
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  • Its grip on the morning, but it is just peeking through
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  • But it is just peeking through the shades of pink.
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  • The shades of pink. the sky is not yet
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  • The sky is not yet blue and clear yet.
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  • Blue and clear yet. it's just a little bit of it
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  • It's just a little bit of it that i can see as the night
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  • That i can see as the night relinquishes its whole.
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  • Relinquishes its whole. there's something in between.
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  • There's something in between. you see what i mean?
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  • You see what i mean? it's a beautiful text,
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  • It's a beautiful text, a beautiful text,
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  • A beautiful text, because not only is
  • 00:09:34.125 --> 00:09:34.759
  • Because not only is the ministry of jesus
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  • The ministry of jesus in between,
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  • In between, not only is
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  • Not only is the moment in between,
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  • The moment in between, but the messengers
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  • But the messengers are in between.
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  • Are in between. the messenger, the angel.
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  • The messenger, the angel. the angel is not jesus.
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  • The angel is not jesus. the angel is not god,
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  • The angel is not god, but the angel is not
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  • But the angel is not a human either.
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  • A human either. the angel is...
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  • The angel is... maybe if i preach
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  • Maybe if i preach this till christmas,
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  • This till christmas, y'all will finally get
  • 00:09:57.916 --> 00:09:58.617
  • Y'all will finally get my call and response cadence.
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  • My call and response cadence. say it.
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  • Say it. it's something in between.
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  • It's something in between. put it in the chat.
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  • Put it in the chat. it's something in between.
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  • It's something in between. now, look at
  • 00:10:06.825 --> 00:10:07.525
  • Now, look at your neighbor and say,
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  • Your neighbor and say, "you're not an angel."
  • 00:10:08.159 --> 00:10:09.494
  • "you're not an angel." >> congregation: you're not
  • 00:10:09.561 --> 00:10:10.061
  • >> congregation: you're not an angel.
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  • [laughter]
  • 00:10:11.363 --> 00:10:14.666
  • >> tell 'em, "but i don't think
  • 00:10:15.333 --> 00:10:16.134
  • >> tell 'em, "but i don't think you're a devil either."
  • 00:10:16.201 --> 00:10:17.235
  • You're a devil either." >> congregation: i don't think
  • 00:10:17.302 --> 00:10:18.036
  • >> congregation: i don't think you're a devil either.
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  • You're a devil either. >> now, repeat the next line.
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  • >> now, repeat the next line. you're something in between.
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  • You're something in between. i need everybody in this church
  • 00:10:25.577 --> 00:10:26.945
  • I need everybody in this church that is not an angel,
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  • That is not an angel, but you're not a devil.
  • 00:10:29.414 --> 00:10:31.950
  • But you're not a devil. i'm not the best christian
  • 00:10:32.017 --> 00:10:33.284
  • I'm not the best christian in the world.
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  • In the world. i'm probably not
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  • I'm probably not the worst one either.
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  • The worst one either. i've seen how some of y'all
  • 00:10:36.721 --> 00:10:37.522
  • I've seen how some of y'all drive with your elevation
  • 00:10:37.589 --> 00:10:38.490
  • Drive with your elevation stickers on your car.
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  • [laughter]
  • 00:10:39.624 --> 00:10:40.992
  • I didn't know that was
  • 00:10:41.393 --> 00:10:42.193
  • I didn't know that was a worship signal when you did
  • 00:10:42.260 --> 00:10:43.461
  • A worship signal when you did that one finger up in the air.
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  • [laughter]
  • 00:10:45.030 --> 00:10:45.363
  • What does that mean?
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  • What does that mean? something in between.
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  • Something in between. we all are.
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  • We all are. pink, purple,
  • 00:10:53.538 --> 00:10:54.673
  • Pink, purple, indigo, blue, violet.
  • 00:10:54.739 --> 00:10:55.774
  • Indigo, blue, violet. i don't care
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  • I don't care what you wore in here.
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  • What you wore in here. underneath that is your flesh.
  • 00:10:57.075 --> 00:11:00.745
  • Underneath that is your flesh. and although you may be ready
  • 00:11:00.812 --> 00:11:02.447
  • And although you may be ready for heaven when you die
  • 00:11:02.514 --> 00:11:04.182
  • For heaven when you die because jesus rose,
  • 00:11:04.249 --> 00:11:06.518
  • Because jesus rose, don't you need him in between?
  • 00:11:06.584 --> 00:11:09.587
  • Don't you need him in between? come on.
  • 00:11:09.654 --> 00:11:10.188
  • Come on. don't you need him in between?
  • 00:11:10.255 --> 00:11:12.791
  • Don't you need him in between? wave at me if you
  • 00:11:12.857 --> 00:11:13.758
  • Wave at me if you need him in between.
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • Lord, i appreciate one day
  • 00:11:15.794 --> 00:11:16.728
  • Lord, i appreciate one day you're coming to get me up out
  • 00:11:16.795 --> 00:11:17.829
  • You're coming to get me up out of here and take me to a place
  • 00:11:17.896 --> 00:11:19.798
  • Of here and take me to a place where there's no more tears,
  • 00:11:19.864 --> 00:11:21.666
  • Where there's no more tears, but there's tears here
  • 00:11:21.733 --> 00:11:23.101
  • But there's tears here and i need you in between.
  • 00:11:23.168 --> 00:11:25.737
  • [cheering and applause]
  • 00:11:26.104 --> 00:11:29.974
  • So, the ministry of jesus
  • 00:11:30.575 --> 00:11:31.910
  • Is in between.
  • 00:11:32.010 --> 00:11:33.344
  • Is in between. the messenger is in between.
  • 00:11:33.411 --> 00:11:34.879
  • The messenger is in between. the moment is in between.
  • 00:11:34.946 --> 00:11:36.781
  • The moment is in between. and then, you have
  • 00:11:36.848 --> 00:11:38.917
  • And then, you have something that the angel
  • 00:11:38.983 --> 00:11:39.718
  • Something that the angel says to the women.
  • 00:11:39.784 --> 00:11:41.052
  • Says to the women. and it is like these
  • 00:11:41.119 --> 00:11:42.120
  • And it is like these annoying parents that try
  • 00:11:42.187 --> 00:11:43.722
  • Annoying parents that try to coach their kids from
  • 00:11:43.788 --> 00:11:45.957
  • To coach their kids from the bleachers when i go
  • 00:11:46.024 --> 00:11:48.059
  • To watch my kid wrestle.
  • 00:11:48.159 --> 00:11:49.994
  • To watch my kid wrestle. they'll say things to the kid
  • 00:11:50.061 --> 00:11:51.362
  • They'll say things to the kid that is probably the right
  • 00:11:51.429 --> 00:11:52.997
  • That is probably the right thing to say to the kid,
  • 00:11:53.064 --> 00:11:54.699
  • Thing to say to the kid, but it's not that easy
  • 00:11:54.766 --> 00:11:55.800
  • But it's not that easy to do when you're
  • 00:11:55.867 --> 00:11:57.302
  • To do when you're out there doing it.
  • 00:11:57.368 --> 00:11:58.670
  • Out there doing it. i heard one parent say to a kid
  • 00:11:58.737 --> 00:12:00.271
  • I heard one parent say to a kid who was wrestling the other day,
  • 00:12:00.338 --> 00:12:01.506
  • Who was wrestling the other day, his kid was getting beaten.
  • 00:12:01.573 --> 00:12:02.340
  • His kid was getting beaten. he said,
  • 00:12:02.407 --> 00:12:02.841
  • He said, "that's the wrong move."
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  • [laughter]
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  • That helps, dad.
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  • That helps, dad. thanks.
  • 00:12:09.481 --> 00:12:10.682
  • Thanks. not like you know the right one.
  • 00:12:10.749 --> 00:12:12.984
  • Not like you know the right one. and here's the angel.
  • 00:12:13.051 --> 00:12:14.085
  • Look what he says to the women.
  • 00:12:14.185 --> 00:12:15.587
  • Look what he says to the women. he says, "don't be afraid."
  • 00:12:15.653 --> 00:12:19.524
  • He says, "don't be afraid." and that's easy for you to say,
  • 00:12:19.591 --> 00:12:22.494
  • And that's easy for you to say, you're an angel.
  • 00:12:22.560 --> 00:12:24.863
  • You're a big angel,
  • 00:12:24.963 --> 00:12:26.364
  • You're a big angel, a ba, a bold angel.
  • 00:12:26.431 --> 00:12:29.701
  • A ba, a bold angel. you've been in
  • 00:12:29.768 --> 00:12:30.535
  • You've been in the presence of god.
  • 00:12:30.602 --> 00:12:32.904
  • The presence of god. you weren't there
  • 00:12:32.971 --> 00:12:33.505
  • You weren't there when we watched him die.
  • 00:12:33.571 --> 00:12:35.940
  • When we watched him die. you're not bound by this flesh.
  • 00:12:36.007 --> 00:12:38.843
  • You're not bound by this flesh. don't be afraid.
  • 00:12:38.910 --> 00:12:42.380
  • Don't be afraid. and the bible gives a very,
  • 00:12:42.447 --> 00:12:43.915
  • And the bible gives a very, very instructive phrase.
  • 00:12:43.982 --> 00:12:46.618
  • Very instructive phrase. and this is where i want
  • 00:12:46.684 --> 00:12:47.352
  • And this is where i want to teach you today.
  • 00:12:47.418 --> 00:12:48.019
  • To teach you today. i'm going to teach you
  • 00:12:48.086 --> 00:12:48.620
  • I'm going to teach you a lesson today.
  • 00:12:48.686 --> 00:12:49.888
  • A lesson today. if you are going to look
  • 00:12:49.954 --> 00:12:50.688
  • If you are going to look this good to come to church,
  • 00:12:50.755 --> 00:12:51.656
  • This good to come to church, we are going to get the most
  • 00:12:51.723 --> 00:12:52.724
  • We are going to get the most out of your outfit today
  • 00:12:52.791 --> 00:12:54.392
  • Out of your outfit today and teach you something,
  • 00:12:54.459 --> 00:12:57.028
  • And teach you something, all right?
  • 00:12:57.095 --> 00:12:58.563
  • All right? because it was crowded
  • 00:12:58.630 --> 00:12:59.197
  • Because it was crowded when you came here
  • 00:12:59.264 --> 00:13:00.031
  • When you came here to ballantyne today, right?
  • 00:13:00.098 --> 00:13:01.499
  • To ballantyne today, right? and you had to fight through
  • 00:13:01.566 --> 00:13:02.400
  • And you had to fight through some things to get here.
  • 00:13:02.467 --> 00:13:03.368
  • Some things to get here. now don't worry, next week,
  • 00:13:03.434 --> 00:13:04.469
  • Now don't worry, next week, there'll be plenty of room
  • 00:13:04.536 --> 00:13:05.470
  • There'll be plenty of room for everybody.
  • 00:13:05.537 --> 00:13:06.037
  • For everybody. so, come on back.
  • 00:13:06.104 --> 00:13:10.008
  • So, come on back. i'm probably going to start
  • 00:13:10.074 --> 00:13:10.775
  • I'm probably going to start a new series next week,
  • 00:13:10.842 --> 00:13:11.843
  • A new series next week, an eight week series.
  • 00:13:11.910 --> 00:13:12.710
  • An eight week series. so, you should come
  • 00:13:12.777 --> 00:13:13.411
  • So, you should come back next week.
  • 00:13:13.478 --> 00:13:16.047
  • Back next week. but look what the angel said.
  • 00:13:16.114 --> 00:13:17.916
  • He said, "do not be afraid,
  • 00:13:18.016 --> 00:13:19.417
  • He said, "do not be afraid, for i know that you
  • 00:13:19.484 --> 00:13:20.318
  • For i know that you are looking for,"
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  • Are looking for," verse five again, please,
  • 00:13:21.119 --> 00:13:22.187
  • Verse five again, please, "jesus who was crucified.
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  • "jesus who was crucified. he is not here where you
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  • He is not here where you expected him to be.
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  • Expected him to be. he is not dead,
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  • He is not dead, which is the last way
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  • Which is the last way you saw him.
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  • You saw him. he is not lying
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  • He is not lying in this place anymore.
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  • In this place anymore. he has risen just as he said."
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  • He has risen just as he said." won't he do it?
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  • Won't he do it? just like he promised.
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  • Just like he promised. "now, come and see
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  • "now, come and see the place where he lay.
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  • The place where he lay. then go quickly and tell his
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  • Then go quickly and tell his disciples: he has risen from
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  • Disciples: he has risen from the dead and is going ahead
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  • The dead and is going ahead of you into galilee.
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  • Of you into galilee. there you will see him.'
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  • There you will see him.' now i have told you."
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  • Now i have told you." verse eight.
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  • Verse eight. "the women were full of faith
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  • "the women were full of faith and doubted nothing.
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  • And doubted nothing. and so, they did what
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  • And so, they did what the angel instructed,"
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  • The angel instructed," is the way this should read.
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  • Is the way this should read. if we were angels.
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  • God's got me and it doesn't
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  • God's got me and it doesn't matter that they're laying
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  • Matter that they're laying people off in my division
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  • People off in my division because god's my provider
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  • Because god's my provider is how it should read
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  • Is how it should read if we were angels.
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  • I know that god's gonna
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  • I know that god's gonna bring my kid back.
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  • Bring my kid back. so, i'm not gonna spend all
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  • So, i'm not gonna spend all of my time worrying about it.
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  • Of my time worrying about it. i'm gonna turn it over
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  • I'm gonna turn it over to the lord and do the best
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  • To the lord and do the best i can is how it should
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  • I can is how it should feel if i'm an angel.
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  • Feel if i'm an angel. and if i didn't believe
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  • And if i didn't believe in god at all then i would
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  • In god at all then i would have complete despair,
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  • But i believe in him.
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  • But i believe in him. but yet i have
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  • But yet i have to be in this body.
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  • To be in this body. and so i'm something in between.
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  • And so i'm something in between. like the women in this passage,
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  • Like the women in this passage, it says, verse eight,
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  • Look at this, please.
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  • Look at this, please. "they hurried away
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  • "they hurried away from the tomb,"
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  • From the tomb," and i love this phrase,
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  • And i love this phrase, because this is how i feel.
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  • Because this is how i feel. "afraid yet filled with joy."
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  • "afraid yet filled with joy." this is not a translation error,
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  • This is not a translation error, by the way.
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  • By the way. because most of us think
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  • Because most of us think like you're either gonna be
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  • Like you're either gonna be afraid or filled with joy.
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  • Afraid or filled with joy. i had somebody
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  • I had somebody ask me the other day,
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  • I was going to do something
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  • I was going to do something that was a big deal.
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  • That was a big deal. and they said, are you
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  • And they said, are you looking forward to it
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  • Looking forward to it or are you dreading it?
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  • Or are you dreading it? and i was like,
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  • And i was like, are those the only two options?
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  • [laughter]
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  • Cause i'm not exactly
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  • Cause i'm not exactly looking forward to it.
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  • Looking forward to it. i'm not exactly dreading it.
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  • I'm not exactly dreading it. i'm something...
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  • I'm something... >> congregation: in between.
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  • >> congregation: in between. >> and it can change
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  • >> and it can change from moment to moment.
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  • From moment to moment. i'm like really grateful
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  • I'm like really grateful for this life god has
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  • For this life god has given me and this influence
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  • Given me and this influence that he gave me.
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  • That he gave me. and then, sometimes that
  • 00:15:45.730 --> 00:15:48.333
  • And then, sometimes that anticipation feels like anxiety.
  • 00:15:48.399 --> 00:15:52.537
  • Anticipation feels like anxiety. and sometimes my anxiety
  • 00:15:52.603 --> 00:15:55.540
  • And sometimes my anxiety feels like anticipation.
  • 00:15:55.606 --> 00:15:59.510
  • Feels like anticipation. and sometimes, listen to this,
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  • And sometimes, listen to this, the difference between
  • 00:16:00.979 --> 00:16:02.213
  • The difference between anticipation and anxiety
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  • Anticipation and anxiety is the way you label it.
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  • [applause]
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  • Some of the things
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  • Some of the things in your life today,
  • 00:16:10.054 --> 00:16:10.588
  • In your life today, now i'm gonna talk right
  • 00:16:10.655 --> 00:16:11.589
  • Now i'm gonna talk right to where you live.
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  • To where you live. let's get away from
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  • Let's get away from 2,000 years ago history
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  • 2,000 years ago history and bring it right into
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  • And bring it right into your current situation.
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  • Your current situation. that i'm saying, i'm anxious.
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  • That i'm saying, i'm anxious. if you look beneath
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  • If you look beneath the anxious feeling,
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  • The anxious feeling, there is actually
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  • There is actually a future that you
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  • A future that you are anticipating.
  • 00:16:25.737 --> 00:16:27.138
  • Are anticipating. and every time you step forward,
  • 00:16:27.205 --> 00:16:29.707
  • And every time you step forward, you shake a little bit.
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  • You shake a little bit. every time you reach
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  • Every time you reach for the right thing,
  • 00:16:32.443 --> 00:16:33.811
  • For the right thing, it feels a little foreign
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  • It feels a little foreign in your hands because
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  • In your hands because you've been reaching
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  • You've been reaching for the wrong thing.
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  • For the wrong thing. but the bible says that you
  • 00:16:39.884 --> 00:16:42.086
  • But the bible says that you can be afraid yet filled.
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  • Can be afraid yet filled. that you can be empty
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  • That you can be empty in your energy and filled
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  • In your energy and filled with god's spirit.
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  • With god's spirit. that you can be empty
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  • That you can be empty and not know the solution of how
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  • And not know the solution of how this is gonna work out,
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  • This is gonna work out, but yet somehow have
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  • But yet somehow have complete confidence that
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  • Complete confidence that he who began a good work in me
  • 00:17:01.439 --> 00:17:08.346
  • He who began a good work in me will be faithful to complete it.
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  • Will be faithful to complete it. somebody say, "i'm yet filled."
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  • Somebody say, "i'm yet filled." >> congregation: i'm yet
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  • >> congregation: i'm yet filled.
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  • Filled. >> i liked the way that felt
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  • >> i liked the way that felt when i said it.
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  • When i said it. i'm yet filled.
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  • I'm yet filled. i don't have all the money
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  • I don't have all the money i need to start the business,
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  • I need to start the business, but i'm yet filled with faith
  • 00:17:21.225 --> 00:17:22.627
  • But i'm yet filled with faith that if god wants me to do it,
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  • The supply is on the way.
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  • The supply is on the way. now, i don't know how this
  • 00:17:27.398 --> 00:17:28.866
  • Now, i don't know how this is gonna exactly turn out yet,
  • 00:17:28.933 --> 00:17:31.069
  • Is gonna exactly turn out yet, but i'm yet filled with
  • 00:17:31.135 --> 00:17:32.970
  • But i'm yet filled with the knowledge that the god
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  • The knowledge that the god who was with me before
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  • Who was with me before in the previous season
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  • In the previous season would not abandon me
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  • Would not abandon me between winter and spring.
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  • [applause]
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  • At this point,
  • 00:17:45.516 --> 00:17:46.084
  • At this point, if you interviewed these marys,
  • 00:17:46.150 --> 00:17:47.318
  • If you interviewed these marys, they would say, "our minds
  • 00:17:47.385 --> 00:17:49.420
  • They would say, "our minds are back and forth.
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  • Are back and forth. we're grieving."
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  • We're grieving." i wanna put these on the board
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  • I wanna put these on the board so you can see it real quick.
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  • So you can see it real quick. put the first ones up.
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  • Put the first ones up. i'm grieving,
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  • I'm grieving, but i've got good news.
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  • But i've got good news. and i know that it's gonna
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  • And i know that it's gonna be good in the end,
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  • Be good in the end, but my grief didn't
  • 00:18:11.509 --> 00:18:12.443
  • But my grief didn't go away just because
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  • Go away just because i got good news.
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  • I got good news. this is why you can
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  • This is why you can throw up your hands and worship
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  • Throw up your hands and worship god even while you're going
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  • God even while you're going through hell.
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  • [applause]
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  • That's how you reach for him.
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  • [applause]
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  • Now, let me make sure
  • 00:18:30.261 --> 00:18:31.329
  • Now, let me make sure i'm making this clear because
  • 00:18:31.395 --> 00:18:33.498
  • I'm making this clear because i get so worked up
  • 00:18:33.564 --> 00:18:34.632
  • I get so worked up and i start moving too fast.
  • 00:18:34.699 --> 00:18:37.201
  • And i start moving too fast. their grief over the death
  • 00:18:37.268 --> 00:18:38.769
  • Their grief over the death of jesus did not disappear
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  • Of jesus did not disappear to make way for the good news
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  • To make way for the good news that he was risen.
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  • That he was risen. and in the text, it says,
  • 00:18:45.643 --> 00:18:47.745
  • A little conjunction, it says,
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  • A little conjunction, it says, "afraid, yet filled."
  • 00:18:49.347 --> 00:18:52.416
  • "afraid, yet filled." yet is a conjunction.
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  • Yet is a conjunction. jesus is my conjunction.
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  • Jesus is my in-between thing.
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  • Jesus is my in-between thing. jesus is how i can say,
  • 00:19:03.828 --> 00:19:05.129
  • Jesus is how i can say, you know how people say,
  • 00:19:05.196 --> 00:19:06.130
  • You know how people say, it's all good?
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  • It's all good? i can't say that.
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  • I can't say that. i got some habits
  • 00:19:09.901 --> 00:19:10.601
  • I got some habits that are not good.
  • 00:19:10.668 --> 00:19:12.603
  • That are not good. i've got some people in my life.
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  • I've got some people in my life. i'm gonna skip that one.
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  • I'm gonna skip that one. i'll come back to that
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  • I'll come back to that next week.
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  • Next week. i've got some things
  • 00:19:18.276 --> 00:19:19.043
  • I've got some things i'm dealing with that
  • 00:19:19.110 --> 00:19:20.077
  • I'm dealing with that are not good.
  • 00:19:20.144 --> 00:19:22.079
  • Are not good. so, it's not all good.
  • 00:19:22.146 --> 00:19:24.081
  • So, it's not all good. how you doing?
  • 00:19:24.148 --> 00:19:24.615
  • How you doing? it's all good.
  • 00:19:24.682 --> 00:19:25.716
  • It's all good. we say that all the time.
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  • I don't say that.
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  • I don't say that anymore
  • 00:19:27.385 --> 00:19:27.885
  • I don't say that anymore because it's not all good,
  • 00:19:27.952 --> 00:19:29.020
  • Because it's not all good, but it's not all grief either.
  • 00:19:29.086 --> 00:19:31.989
  • And you gotta remember that
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  • And you gotta remember that when you're going through
  • 00:19:33.024 --> 00:19:34.625
  • When you're going through a dawning season where
  • 00:19:34.692 --> 00:19:37.328
  • A dawning season where it's not exactly dark,
  • 00:19:37.395 --> 00:19:39.463
  • It's not exactly dark, it's not exactly light.
  • 00:19:39.530 --> 00:19:41.299
  • It's not exactly light. my marriage isn't
  • 00:19:41.365 --> 00:19:42.233
  • My marriage isn't exactly back on track,
  • 00:19:42.300 --> 00:19:44.435
  • Exactly back on track, but it's not yet fallen apart.
  • 00:19:44.502 --> 00:19:46.871
  • But it's not yet fallen apart. i haven't yet lost my mind,
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  • But i'm not really that
  • 00:19:49.373 --> 00:19:50.474
  • But i'm not really that sane yet either.
  • 00:19:50.541 --> 00:19:51.442
  • Sane yet either. so, don't test me because
  • 00:19:51.509 --> 00:19:52.510
  • So, don't test me because i could pop loose real quick.
  • 00:19:52.577 --> 00:19:56.047
  • I could pop loose real quick. i'm something in between.
  • 00:19:56.113 --> 00:19:58.482
  • I'm something in between. but i read a bible verse
  • 00:19:58.549 --> 00:20:00.117
  • But i read a bible verse i wanna give to you
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  • I wanna give to you from the new testament
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  • From the new testament in romans 8:28.
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  • Romans 8:28 says that,
  • 00:20:04.222 --> 00:20:06.224
  • Romans 8:28 says that, "in all things
  • 00:20:06.290 --> 00:20:08.025
  • "in all things god works for the good of them
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  • God works for the good of them that love him and are called
  • 00:20:11.229 --> 00:20:13.564
  • That love him and are called according to his purpose."
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  • It doesn't say everything
  • 00:20:15.833 --> 00:20:17.568
  • It doesn't say everything will be all good.
  • 00:20:17.635 --> 00:20:19.403
  • Will be all good. it says,
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  • It says, even when it's not all good,
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  • Even when it's not all good, it's still all god.
  • 00:20:22.273 --> 00:20:24.108
  • It's still all god. y'all help me shout.
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  • [cheering and applause]
  • 00:20:25.743 --> 00:20:27.044
  • That's what i want you to say
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  • That's what i want you to say about your life today.
  • 00:20:28.713 --> 00:20:30.948
  • About your life today. it's not all good,
  • 00:20:31.015 --> 00:20:33.384
  • It's not all good, but it's all god.
  • 00:20:33.451 --> 00:20:35.586
  • But it's all god. somebody shout, it's all god.
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  • Somebody shout, it's all god. >> congregation: it's all god.
  • 00:20:37.521 --> 00:20:38.456
  • >> congregation: it's all god. >> that's how i made it.
  • 00:20:38.522 --> 00:20:39.690
  • >> that's how i made it. high five somebody,
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  • High five somebody, say all god.
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  • Say all god. i would've despaired,
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  • I would've despaired, if i did not believe
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  • If i did not believe that i would see
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  • That i would see the goodness of the lord,
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  • The goodness of the lord, that i would see it.
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  • That i would see it. can't see it right now.
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  • Can't see it right now. can't prove it on a chart.
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  • Can't prove it on a chart. can't draw it on a graph,
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  • Can't draw it on a graph, but i've got god.
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  • But i've got god. i've got god.
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  • I've got god. i got a god.
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • And i got grief.
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  • And i got grief. are you grieving?
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  • Are you grieving? ask your neighbor,
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  • Ask your neighbor, are you grieving?
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  • Are you grieving? or are you good?
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  • Or are you good? tell 'em, "i got something..."
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  • Tell 'em, "i got something..." >> congregation: i got
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  • >> congregation: i got something...
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  • Something... >> in between.
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  • >> in between. >> congregation: in between.
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  • >> congregation: in between. >> i got something.
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  • >> i got something. see, god is my in between.
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  • See, god is my in between. god will take whatever happens.
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  • God will take whatever happens. if it's bad, he'll make it good.
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  • If it's bad, he'll make it good. if it's good, he'll get
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  • If it's good, he'll get glory out of it.
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  • Glory out of it. if it's bad,
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  • If it's bad, he'll make it good.
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  • He'll make it good. and they'll know
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  • And they'll know it was all god.
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • >> what does it
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  • >> what does it mean to be blessed?
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  • Mean to be blessed? is it to have a certain set
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  • Is it to have a certain set of circumstances?
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  • Is it to have your world
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  • Is it to have your world just the way you want it?
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  • Just the way you want it? or is it something else?
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  • Or is it something else? today, i wanna offer you
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  • Today, i wanna offer you a free resource
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  • A free resource that is all about that,
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  • How to find the blessings
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  • That are already all around you.
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  • And if we can begin
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  • To shift our perspective
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  • And see the things
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  • That god has already given,
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  • We'll be able to say
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  • With confidence,
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  • With confidence, "i am blessed."
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  • And request your free copy
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  • Of "blessed" as our
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  • Gift to you.
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  • >> easter is almost here,
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  • >> easter is almost here, and i wanna personally
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  • And i wanna personally invite you to join us online for
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  • Invite you to join us online for our special easter experience.
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  • Our special easter experience. this season is a reminder
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  • This season is a reminder of jesus' incredible sacrifice
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  • Of jesus' incredible sacrifice on the cross and his victory
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  • On the cross and his victory over sin and death.
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  • Over sin and death. this is the perfect time for you
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  • So, for details, just visit elevationchurch.org
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  • Just visit elevationchurch.org and i cannot wait to celebrate
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  • And i cannot wait to celebrate the resurrection with you.
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • >> ♪ i don't have a halo ♪
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  • ♪ but i wanna sing ♪
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  • ♪ with the angels ♪
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  • ♪ i don't know the future ♪
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  • ♪ but i know ♪
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  • ♪ the god of the ages ♪
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  • ♪ when i think ♪
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  • ♪ of all you've done ♪
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  • ♪ i could sing ♪
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  • ♪ my whole life long ♪
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  • ♪ this simple song ♪
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  • ♪ thank you ♪
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  • ♪ for the wonders you've done ♪
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  • ♪ and the ones that ♪
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  • ♪ you're still gonna do ♪
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  • ♪ thank you ♪
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  • ♪ i was a beggar ♪
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  • ♪ now i have a seat ♪
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  • ♪ at your table ♪
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  • ♪ i was an orphan ♪
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  • ♪ now i have a father ♪
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  • ♪ who's faithful ♪
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  • ♪ when i think ♪
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  • ♪ of all you've done ♪
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  • >> would you think about
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  • >> would you think about that tonight?
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  • ♪ i could sing ♪
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  • ♪ my whole life long ♪
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  • ♪ this simple song ♪
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  • ♪ thank you ♪
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  • ♪ for the wonders you've done ♪
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  • ♪ and the ones that ♪
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  • ♪ you're still gonna do ♪
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  • ♪ thank you ♪
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  • ♪ jesus thank you ♪
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  • ♪ thank you ♪
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  • ♪ all my worship ♪
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  • ♪ belongs to the one ♪
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  • ♪ who has carried me through ♪
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  • ♪ thank you ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • >> ♪ ooh yeah ♪
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  • >> ♪ ooh yeah ♪ ♪ yeah yeah ♪
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  • >> i just wanna
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  • >> i just wanna thank you, jesus.
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  • Thank you, jesus. >> thank you, lord.
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  • >> begin to thank him
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  • >> begin to thank him in your own words
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  • In your own words with your own song tonight.
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  • With your own song tonight. thank you, lord.
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  • ♪ i can't breathe ♪
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  • ♪ in your breath ♪
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  • ♪ and not sing of your love ♪
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  • ♪ you've done too much for me ♪
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  • ♪ i can't hold back my heart ♪
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  • ♪ or my hallelujah ♪
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  • ♪ you've done too much for me ♪
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  • ♪ i was lost but you ♪
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  • ♪ washed me clean ♪
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  • ♪ with your blood ♪
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  • ♪ look what you've done for me ♪
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  • ♪ i will never stop ♪
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  • ♪ singing hallelujah ♪
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  • ♪ hallelujah ♪
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  • ♪ look what you've done for me ♪
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  • ♪ i can't breathe in ♪
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  • ♪ your breath ♪
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  • ♪ and not sing ♪
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  • ♪ of your love lord ♪
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  • ♪ you've done too much for me ♪
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  • ♪ i can't hold back ♪
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  • ♪ my heart ♪
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  • ♪ or my hallelujah lord ♪
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