Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Something In Between (Part 2)

March 31, 2026 | 27:29

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

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Something In Between (Part 2) | March 31, 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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>> there is a quote
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>> there is a quote that changed my life from
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That changed my life from the austrian psychologist,
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The austrian psychologist, viktor frankl.
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Viktor frankl. he wrote the book,
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He wrote the book, man's search for meaning.
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Man's search for meaning. it is one of the best-selling
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It is one of the best-selling books of all time.
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Books of all time. and i know why
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And i know why from this one quote.
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From this one quote. put it on the screen.
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Put it on the screen. look at this
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Look at this goodness what he said.
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Goodness what he said. "between stimulus and response,
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"between stimulus and response, there is a space.
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There is a space. in that space is our power
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In that space is our power to choose our response.
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To choose our response. in our response lies
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In our response lies our growth and our freedom."
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Our growth and our freedom." wait, i should have told you
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Wait, i should have told you more about him before
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More about him before i read what he said.
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I read what he said. he was a holocaust survivor.
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He was a holocaust survivor. so, viktor frankl didn't say,
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So, viktor frankl didn't say, it's all good.
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It's all good. i don't know anything
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I don't know anything about his religious belief,
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About his religious belief, but i found this to be
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But i found this to be true in my life.
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True in my life. sometimes the only thing
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Sometimes the only thing i have is that space
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I have is that space between stimulus.
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Between stimulus. do you know what
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Do you know what i mean by stimulus?
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I mean by stimulus? not the checks they gave
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Not the checks they gave to everybody over the age
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To everybody over the age of three a while back,
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Of three a while back, but what happens?
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But what happens? a stimulus, like pop,
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A stimulus, like pop, you hit my hand,
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You hit my hand, i'm gonna slap your face.
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I'm gonna slap your face. or, and this is where
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Or, and this is where he talks about the space.
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He talks about the space. you slap my hand, in between
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You slap my hand, in between my slap back is a space.
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My slap back is a space. somebody say space.
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Somebody say space. >> congregation: space.
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>> congregation: space. >> look at the quote again.
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>> look at the quote again. between stimulus,
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Between stimulus, between stimulus and response,
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Between stimulus and response, the women were afraid, yet,
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The women were afraid, yet, that's the space, filled.
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That's the space, filled. and so, they ran on
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And so, they ran on the revelation that they had,
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The revelation that they had, even though they didn't know
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Even though they didn't know what the result would be.
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[applause]
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Now, they only have to go
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Now, they only have to go about a mile to get
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About a mile to get to jerusalem where
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To jerusalem where the disciples are still staying.
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The disciples are still staying. but there's 80 miles to go
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But there's 80 miles to go to galilee where jesus said
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To galilee where jesus said he would meet them.
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He would meet them. keep that in mind.
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Keep that in mind. it's important as we
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It's important as we talk about space.
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Talk about space. stimulus, response.
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Stimulus, response. let's talk about god.
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Let's talk about god. let's talk about jesus
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Let's talk about jesus since it's easter.
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Since it's easter. the cross was god's response
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The cross was god's response to your sin.
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To your sin. the stimulus was your sin.
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The stimulus was your sin. all have sinned and fallen short
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All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of god.
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Of the glory of god. and god's response to your sin
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And god's response to your sin could have been wrath.
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Could have been wrath. instead, it was grace.
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Instead, it was grace. the distance was fixed
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The distance was fixed between me and god so that
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Between me and god so that i could not come to him.
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I could not come to him. his response, he came to me.
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His response, he came to me. the suffering was the stimulus.
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The suffering was the stimulus. forgiveness was his response.
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Forgiveness was his response. you starting to see
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You starting to see what i'm talking about?
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That space in your life right
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That space in your life right now is what happened to you
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Now is what happened to you and what you will do next.
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And what you will do next. and the resurrection
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And the resurrection speaks to that.
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Speaks to that. because if there is a space,
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Put it up one more time,
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Put it up one more time, between the stimulus
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Between the stimulus and response,
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And response, and if that space is my power
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And if that space is my power to choose my response,
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To choose my response, i know one thing
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I know one thing about me, okay?
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About me, okay? i don't do very good
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I don't do very good with that space.
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I had one this week.
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I had one this week. this guy texted me
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This guy texted me something crazy.
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Something crazy. i hadn't heard from him
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I hadn't heard from him in eight years,
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In eight years, and he just decided
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And he just decided to text me something crazy
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To text me something crazy out of the blue.
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Out of the blue. happy easter,
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Happy easter, here's something stupid.
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Here's something stupid. antagonistic, irritating,
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Antagonistic, irritating, ignorant, all of it.
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Ignorant, all of it. now, what i wanna tell you is,
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Now, what i wanna tell you is, i prayed for him
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I prayed for him and sent him some boots,
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And sent him some boots, some pink boots for easter.
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Some pink boots for easter. i made the best text,
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I made the best text, and y'all know i'm pretty good
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And y'all know i'm pretty good with words.
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With words. i put every word i've ever
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I put every word i've ever learned in seminary and in
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Learned in seminary and in seventh grade in a text.
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Seventh grade in a text. i tried seven different drafts.
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I tried seven different drafts. i typed them all up,
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I typed them all up, and i deleted them.
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And i deleted them. and then, i typed another one,
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And then, i typed another one, and i deleted it.
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And i deleted it. and every one i typed up got
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And every one i typed up got better than the last one.
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Better than the last one. by the time i finished
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By the time i finished texting him back,
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Texting him back, by the time i finished
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By the time i finished texting him back,
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Texting him back, now this is important,
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Now this is important, by the time i ended up
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By the time i ended up texting him back,
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Texting him back, i didn't send it.
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[applause]
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All right, i'm gonna
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All right, i'm gonna save you a lot of trouble.
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Save you a lot of trouble. look at your neighbor and say,
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Look at your neighbor and say, "you need space..."
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"you need space..." >> congregation: you
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>> congregation: you need space...
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Need space... >> "before you hit send."
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>> "before you hit send." >> congregation: before you
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>> congregation: before you hit send.
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[applause]
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>> what in the world
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>> what in the world would we have paid to know
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Would we have paid to know that earlier in our life?
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That earlier in our life? not just on a text,
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Not just on a text, but on a response, a response.
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But on a response, a response. and thankfully, if you are
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And thankfully, if you are too weak in your own strength
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Too weak in your own strength to make the right response.
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To make the right response. easter comes to say
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Easter comes to say that you have a savior
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That you have a savior who emptied the grave,
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Who emptied the grave, and all power is in his name,
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And all power is in his name, and that same power is in you.
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And that same power is in you. what am i trying to say?
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What am i trying to say? your savior is a space maker.
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Your savior is a space maker. how many need a space making
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How many need a space making savior in your life today?
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Savior in your life today? to see the good i wanna do,
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To see the good i wanna do, i don't always do it.
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I don't always do it. and this is why this church is
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And this is why this church is so excited about jesus in case
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So excited about jesus in case you're a first time guest,
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You're a first time guest, because our savior
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Because our savior is our space maker.
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Is our space maker. because we were bound in sin.
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Because we were bound in sin. we were wrapped in our past.
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We were wrapped in our past. we were trapped in our trauma.
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We were trapped in our trauma. we were locked in
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We were locked in our loneliness.
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Our loneliness. we were down in our despair,
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We were down in our despair, and the space maker came
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And the space maker came to show us that
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To show us that all things are possible.
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All things are possible. high five me and say,
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High five me and say, i got a space maker.
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I got a space maker. i'm praising the space maker.
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I'm praising the space maker. now, let's contrast this.
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Now, let's contrast this. viktor frankl said,
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Viktor frankl said, "there is a space between
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"there is a space between stimulus and response."
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Stimulus and response." the other philosopher,
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The other philosopher, willie nelson said...
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[laughter]
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I gotta give you
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I gotta give you what willie said.
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What willie said. y'all, i go over
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Y'all, i go over to my mom's every
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To my mom's every wednesday night for dinner,
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Wednesday night for dinner, and she picks out different,
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And she picks out different, i got her a record player,
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I got her a record player, and i asked her to pick
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A record every wednesday,
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A record every wednesday, and let's listen
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And let's listen to music and eat,
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To music and eat, and then we watch
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Wheel of fortune.
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And pat sajak, i still
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Wanna meet you if you
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Ever watch me preach.
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That would be a real
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Bucket list for me.
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I love pat sajak,
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I pray for him every time
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Before he goes on.
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But i came in the other night,
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And my mom was playing
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And my mom was playing a record by willie nelson,
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A record by willie nelson, and it got my attention.
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And it got my attention. i thought i would use it
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I thought i would use it in my easter sermon.
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In my easter sermon. willie says this,
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Willie says this, "well, i gotta get drunk,
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"well, i gotta get drunk, and i sure do dread it,
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And i sure do dread it, because i know just
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Because i know just what i'm gonna do.
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What i'm gonna do. i'll start to spend my money
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I'll start to spend my money calling everybody honey,
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Calling everybody honey, and wind up singing the blues.
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And wind up singing the blues. i'll spend my whole paycheck on
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I'll spend my whole paycheck on some old wreck, and brother,
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Some old wreck, and brother, i could name you a few.
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I could name you a few. but i gotta get drunk,
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But i gotta get drunk, and i sure do dread it,
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And i sure do dread it, because i know just
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Because i know just what i'm gonna do."
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What i'm gonna do." i researched it, and willie said
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I researched it, and willie said that's the dumbest song
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That's the dumbest song he ever wrote.
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[laughter]
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He said, it's a good song,
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He said, it's a good song, but it's a stupid song.
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But it's a stupid song. but it was true at the time.
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But it was true at the time. i gotta get drunk,
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I gotta get drunk, i gotta go off.
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I gotta go off. did you hear what
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Did you hear what they said about me?
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They said about me? i gotta go off, i gotta do it,
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I gotta go off, i gotta do it, i gotta do it.
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I gotta do it. you disrespect me like that,
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You disrespect me like that, i gotta do it.
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I gotta do it. i think this easter,
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I think this easter, the space maker wants
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The space maker wants to change your gotta.
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[applause]
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Watch me.
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Watch me. from i gotta do it,
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From i gotta do it, to i got a god.
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To i got a god. somebody say, "i got a god."
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Somebody say, "i got a god." >> congregation: i got a god.
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>> congregation: i got a god. >> i don't gotta do it anymore,
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>> i don't gotta do it anymore, because i got a god
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Because i got a god who made space,
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Who made space, who shed blood.
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Who shed blood. and if i call on his name,
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And if i call on his name, and if i stay in his word,
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And if i stay in his word, he can change me
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He can change me from simon to peter.
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From simon to peter. he can change
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He can change beauty out of ashes.
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Beauty out of ashes. he can turn graves into gardens.
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He can turn graves into gardens. so, i've got a grave,
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So, i've got a grave, watch this,
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Watch this, but i've got a god who
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But i've got a god who can turn it into a garden.
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Can turn it into a garden. put it in
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Put it in the comments right now,
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The comments right now, i got a god, i got a god,
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I got a god, i got a god, who what i used to have to do,
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Who what i used to have to do, i'm not powerless to do anymore,
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I'm not powerless to do anymore, because he got up.
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Because he got up. that's 50% of the shout that
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That's 50% of the shout that should have happened there.
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Should have happened there. i'm gonna give you
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I'm gonna give you another opportunity.
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Another opportunity. i don't gotta stay down,
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I don't gotta stay down, because he got up.
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[cheering and applause]
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I got a god.
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I got a god. give me my next set.
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Give me my next set. so, they're standing
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So, they're standing at the tomb, the next verse,
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At the tomb, the next verse, and they're standing at a grave,
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And they're standing at a grave, but the angel says,
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But the angel says, go to galilee.
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Go to galilee. and they can't
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And they can't stay at the grave,
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Stay at the grave, because he's not there.
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Because he's not there. somebody say, "he's not here."
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Somebody say, "he's not here." >> congregation: he's not here.
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>> congregation: he's not here. >> he's not in this depression.
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>> he's not in this depression. he's not in this giving up.
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He's not in this giving up. he's not in this failure.
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He's not in this failure. he's not in, i mean,
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He's not in, i mean, he's in it to help me,
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He's in it to help me, but he's not in it to leave me.
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But he's not in it to leave me. he's calling me
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He's calling me forward to galilee.
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Forward to galilee. and so, the women,
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And so, the women, all the women make some noise.
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[cheering]
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They did it,
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And it's annoying, right?
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And it's annoying, right? because where are the guys?
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Because where are the guys? the guys are eating fish
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The guys are eating fish and chips and protein bars
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And chips and protein bars and monster energy drink,
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And monster energy drink, and they say,
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And they say, "now, we gotta go stop by
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"now, we gotta go stop by and tell the guys that jesus
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Is gonna meet them in galilee."
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Is gonna meet them in galilee." i probably would have skipped it
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I probably would have skipped it and just went right on
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And just went right on to galilee myself.
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To galilee myself. this is 80 miles,
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This is 80 miles, it's gonna take like
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It's gonna take like three or four days,
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Three or four days, so let's get a head start,
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So let's get a head start, because we wanna see jesus.
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Because we wanna see jesus. somebody say, i wanna see jesus.
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Somebody say, i wanna see jesus. >> congregation: i wanna
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>> congregation: i wanna see jesus.
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>> so, what'd they do,
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>> so, what'd they do, they're afraid.
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They're afraid. did you notice verse eight?
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Did you notice verse eight? but they ran.
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But they ran. they used their fear
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They used their fear for something productive.
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I know you've been through
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I know you've been through some things, use them.
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Some things, use them. i know you got something on
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I know you got something on the inside of you chasing you.
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The inside of you chasing you. well, point it in the right
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Well, point it in the right direction and let's go.
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Direction and let's go. you've been an addict,
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You've been an addict, help an addict.
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Help an addict. you've been through
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You've been through horrible abuse,
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Horrible abuse, put your arm
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Put your arm around somebody.
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Around somebody. they need to hear that god
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They need to hear that god can do a miracle for them.
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Can do a miracle for them. i'm leaving this grave.
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I'm leaving this grave. everybody in here has got
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Everybody in here has got a grave god is calling you
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A grave god is calling you away from.
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Away from. everybody in here
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Everybody in here has got a place in you,
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Has got a place in you, a place in life,
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A place in life, a place you can't stay.
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A place you can't stay. and a long way to go.
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And a long way to go. oh, it's a long way to galilee.
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Oh, it's a long way to galilee. i don't know if we can
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I don't know if we can make it 80 miles to galilee
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Make it 80 miles to galilee to see jesus again.
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To see jesus again. i don't know if i can
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I don't know if i can make it through this season.
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Make it through this season. i don't know if i can do it
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I don't know if i can do it at this stage of my life.
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At this stage of my life. i don't know if i have
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I don't know if i have the fuel left to do it again.
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The fuel left to do it again. i don't know if i have
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I don't know if i have a repeat performance in me.
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A repeat performance in me. the first time we followed him,
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The first time we followed him, it was hard, but then he died.
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It was hard, but then he died. i don't know if i have
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I don't know if i have a second wind in me,
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A second wind in me, but they're running.
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But they're running. and this whole sunday hinges
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And this whole sunday hinges on a word in matthew 28:9
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On a word in matthew 28:9 that god brought you
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That god brought you to this moment to show you
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To this moment to show you as they are leaving the grave
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As they are leaving the grave and eventually going to galilee.
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And eventually going to galilee. the bible says,
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Matthew 28:9, "suddenly,"
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Matthew 28:9, "suddenly," because not only do i have
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Because not only do i have a space-making savior,
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A space-making savior, but i have a suddenly savior.
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Shout suddenly.
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Shout suddenly. come on, shout it with
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Come on, shout it with your lungs, baby.
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Your lungs, baby. say suddenly.
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Say suddenly. >> congregation: suddenly.
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[applause]
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>> suddenly what?
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>> suddenly what? suddenly jesus met them.
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Suddenly jesus met them. oh, you mean they didn't
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Have to go all 80 miles?
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Have to go all 80 miles? nah, because while that angel
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Nah, because while that angel was still talking about galilee,
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Was still talking about galilee, the savior was headed your way.
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The savior was headed your way. now, i need you
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Now, i need you to say this by faith.
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To say this by faith. he's coming my way.
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He's coming my way. he's heading my way.
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He's heading my way. he's heading my way.
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[applause]
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I'm leaving this grave.
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I'm leaving this grave. and the lord wants somebody
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And the lord wants somebody to know you are not going
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To know you are not going to have to go all the way
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To have to go all the way to galilee to get to him.
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To galilee to get to him. he's coming to you.
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[applause]
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See the scene with me,
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See the scene with me, see the scene with me.
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See the scene with me. they're running,
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They're running, they're running.
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They're running. and maybe between
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And maybe between the two of them,
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The two of them, they're sharing,
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They're sharing, "i don't know if we should
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"i don't know if we should trust that big man that was
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Trust that big man that was sitting on the stone.
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Sitting on the stone. he said he was an angel,
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He said he was an angel, but who knows?
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But who knows? you can't trust any men."
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You can't trust any men." and the other sister says back,
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And the other sister says back, the other mary says back,
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The other mary says back, "well, what are we gonna do?
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"well, what are we gonna do? we can't stay at the grave.
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We can't stay at the grave. we've got to go.
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We've got to go. we can't stay
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We can't stay in this dead place.
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In this dead place. we've got to go.
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We've got to go. if we stay here,
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If we stay here, it will only ever be death.
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He's not coming back
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He's not coming back to the grave.
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To the grave. we've got to go."
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We've got to go." and so, they're going
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And so, they're going and they're going
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And they're going and they're calculating
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And they're calculating all the distance between
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All the distance between them and galilee.
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Them and galilee. we got 70 miles left
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We got 70 miles left between where we can't stay
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And where we want to be.
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And where we want to be. and somebody is there right now.
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And somebody is there right now. you're calculating the distance
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You're calculating the distance between where you are and where
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Between where you are and where you think you need to be.
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You think you need to be. but put my verse
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But put my verse back on the screen.
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The bible says,
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The bible says, "suddenly jesus met them"
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"suddenly jesus met them" and on their way
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And on their way from the grave to galilee,
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From the grave to galilee, they hear something in between.
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They hear something in between. "greetings."
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"greetings." could that be?
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Could that be? greetings.
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Greetings. it sounds like him.
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It sounds like him. greetings.
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Greetings. yeah, that's his voice.
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Yeah, that's his voice. i thought we were gonna
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I thought we were gonna have to go all the way
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Have to go all the way to galilee, but suddenly,
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To galilee, but suddenly, somebody shout suddenly,
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Somebody shout suddenly, >> congregation: suddenly.
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>> congregation: suddenly. >> i see something in between.
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Jesus met me in the middle
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Jesus met me in the middle of my mess.
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Of my mess. jesus met me
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Jesus met me on my first mile.
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On my first mile. jesus is gonna meet me
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Jesus is gonna meet me in this moment.
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[applause]
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What a savior.
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What a savior. i said, what a savior.
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I said, what a savior. not only is he
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Not only is he a space-making savior,
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A space-making savior, not only is he
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Not only is he a suddenly savior,
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A suddenly savior, do you understand the power
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Do you understand the power of the savior suddenly?
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Of the savior suddenly? that a lifetime of sins
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That a lifetime of sins can be washed away with
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Can be washed away with one call upon his name,
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One call upon his name, with one mention of his name,
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With one mention of his name, with the bowing of your knee,
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With the bowing of your knee, everything that speaks
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Everything that speaks the name of jesus
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The name of jesus will be saved because
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Will be saved because he's a suddenly savior.
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He's a suddenly savior. and the thing that
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And the thing that you're so stressed about,
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You're so stressed about, if god is real,
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If god is real, what makes you think he isn't
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What makes you think he isn't already planning to do
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Already planning to do something in between?
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[applause]
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Because that's how
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Because that's how the devil will get you.
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The devil will get you. i was talking to somebody
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I was talking to somebody the other day, and they said,
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The other day, and they said, "i'm so worried about my kid
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"i'm so worried about my kid going to college,
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Going to college, and this college
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And this college and that college."
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And that college." their kid is in
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Their kid is in the seventh grade.
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[laughter]
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I said, "don't worry about that.
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I said, "don't worry about that. worry about something else.
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Worry about something else. you can worry about stuff,
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You can worry about stuff, but don't worry about that."
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But don't worry about that." so much could happen in between.
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So much could happen in between. you understand, you think you
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You understand, you think you are gonna just be lonely
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Are gonna just be lonely the rest of your life?
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The rest of your life? god could have one greeter
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God could have one greeter out those doors.
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Out those doors. and in between the time
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And in between the time i say amen and the time you try
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I say amen and the time you try to eat some ham for lunch,
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To eat some ham for lunch, god could do
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God could do something in between.
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[applause]
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That's how i met holly.
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That's how i met holly. she was traveling through
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She was traveling through moncks corner.
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Moncks corner. she was living,
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She was living, she grew up in miami, florida.
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She grew up in miami, florida. she was traveling all over
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She was traveling all over the country doing ministry
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The country doing ministry with this team,
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With this team, this ministry team,
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This ministry team, and they would ride around
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And they would ride around in an rv and do ministry,
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In an rv and do ministry, and their travels brought them
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And their travels brought them to moncks corner.
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To moncks corner. all right, so you got miami,
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All right, so you got miami, you got moncks corner.
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You got moncks corner. very different, very different.
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Very different, very different. and she saw a very handsome
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And she saw a very handsome young man at the church
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Young man at the church where they were.
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Where they were. no, she did.
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No, she did. and listen how good
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And listen how good her game was.
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Her game was. she comes up, she's like,
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She comes up, she's like, "i'm homeschooled, and i need
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"i'm homeschooled, and i need to take the act,
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To take the act, and i was wondering
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And i was wondering maybe if you could go
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Maybe if you could go to your guidance counselor
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To your guidance counselor and get me an act prep pack?"
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And get me an act prep pack?" that is the most masterfully
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That is the most masterfully understated pickup line in
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The history of great romances.
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The history of great romances. could you go to your
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Could you go to your guidance counselor?
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Guidance counselor? and when i looked at her,
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And when i looked at her, i was like,
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I was like, oh, i know another
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Oh, i know another guidance counselor
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Guidance counselor that i believe.
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That i believe. come on, somebody,
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Come on, somebody, you got a guidance counselor?
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You got a guidance counselor? because while i was
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Because while i was growing up in moncks corner,
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615 miles away in miami,
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615 miles away in miami, miami to moncks corner,
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Miami to moncks corner, if god could do that,
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If god could do that, from a grave to galilee,
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From a grave to galilee, and everything in between,
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And everything in between, you don't even know what
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You don't even know what he can do in between.
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[applause]
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I preach it to your fear
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I preach it to your fear for a minute.
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For a minute. let's talk to your fear.
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Let's talk to your fear. say, "god..."
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Say, "god..." >> congregation: god...
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>> congregation: god... >> "always..."
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>> "always..." >> congregation: always...
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>> congregation: always... >> "does something..."
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>> "does something..." >> congregation: does
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>> congregation: does something...
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Something... >> "in between."
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>> "in between." >> congregation: in between.
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>> congregation: in between. so, the outcome
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So, the outcome you're dreading is based on
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You're dreading is based on the events that you are
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The events that you are hypothetically creating.
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Hypothetically creating. what if god does
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What if god does something in between?
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Something in between? what if it doesn't
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What if it doesn't even go to trial?
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Even go to trial? what if you get through it?
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What if you get through it? what if you get through it,
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What if you get through it, and it ends up being
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And it ends up being the best thing
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The best thing that ever happened to you?
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[applause]
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What if god does something?
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What if god does something? what if god does
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What if god does something in between?
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Something in between? he must be doing
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He must be doing something in between.
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Something in between. he did it for daniel.
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He did it for daniel. daniel spent the night
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Daniel spent the night in a lion's den,
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In a lion's den, but their teeth
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But their teeth never touched him.
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Never touched him. there must have been
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There must have been something in between
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Something in between daniel and those lions.
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Daniel and those lions. he did it for
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He did it for the three hebrew boys.
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The three hebrew boys. they were thrown in a fire.
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They were thrown in a fire. the fire was heated up
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The fire was heated up seven times hotter than normal,
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Seven times hotter than normal, but they didn't smell like smoke
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But they didn't smell like smoke when they came out.
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When they came out. i mean, if you even
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I mean, if you even get close to the fire,
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Get close to the fire, you're gonna smell
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You're gonna smell like smoke.
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Like smoke. so if they came out of the fire
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So if they came out of the fire and didn't smell like smoke,
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And didn't smell like smoke, god must have done
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God must have done something in between.
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Something in between. will not this same god,
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Will not this same god, will not this same savior
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Will not this same savior who met the women not
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Who met the women not when they got to galilee,
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When they got to galilee, and now i don't feel
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And now i don't feel sorry for them anymore,
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Sorry for them anymore, because the boys had to wait.
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Because the boys had to wait. they got to see him first.
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[applause]
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I stand before you today
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I stand before you today excited and afraid.
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Excited and afraid. i stand before you today
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I stand before you today a sinner and a saint.
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A sinner and a saint. i stand before you today
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I stand before you today a flawed man and a child of god.
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A flawed man and a child of god. and i'm never all of both.
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And i'm never all of both. i'm something in between.
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I'm something in between. what jesus said to those women
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What jesus said to those women will touch you so deeply.
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Will touch you so deeply. he said,
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He said, "i'm going ahead of you,
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"i'm going ahead of you, but i met you on the way.
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But i met you on the way. i'm already in your tomorrow,
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I'm already in your tomorrow, but i'm gonna show up
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But i'm gonna show up right now to remind you
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Right now to remind you who you're walking with."
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[applause]
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Thank you, jesus.
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Thank you, jesus. say, "thank you, jesus."
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Say, "thank you, jesus." >> congregation: thank you,
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>> congregation: thank you, jesus.
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Jesus. >> when you talk back
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>> when you talk back to the preacher in church,
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To the preacher in church, don't talk to the preacher,
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Don't talk to the preacher, talk to god.
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Talk to god. say, thank you, lord,
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Say, thank you, lord, for that word.
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For that word. thank you, jesus.
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Thank you, jesus. i received that coming to me
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I received that coming to me right now on this first mile
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Right now on this first mile of my 80-mile journey.
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Of my 80-mile journey. i got to get to galilee,
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I got to get to galilee, but i'm thankful that you
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But i'm thankful that you met me in between.
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And he tells them, go.
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And he tells them, go. i know you're afraid,
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I know you're afraid, verse 10, but go.
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Verse 10, but go. go tell my brothers.
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Go tell my brothers. you're still calling
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You're still calling them brothers?
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Them brothers? after they left you
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At the cross?
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At the cross? every single disciple
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Except john went away,
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Except john went away, and jesus called them brothers.
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And jesus called them brothers. every person in this room today,
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Every person in this room today, if we could look
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If we could look inside your heart,
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Inside your heart, you are carrying the guilt.
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You are carrying the guilt. put my final slide on the screen
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Because i want to give
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Because i want to give an invitation to you now
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An invitation to you now of what you did,
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Of what you did, the guilt of who you
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The guilt of who you think you are,
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Think you are, the guilt of what
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The guilt of what you failed to live up to
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You failed to live up to that you meant to be.
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That you meant to be. and then, there is
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And then, there is the glory of god,
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The glory of god, who is jesus christ,
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Who is jesus christ, who is the righteous one,
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Who is the righteous one, who knew no sin but became
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Who knew no sin but became sin that we might become
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Sin that we might become the righteousness of god.
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The righteousness of god. all have sinned and fall short
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All have sinned and fall short of the glory of god.
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Of the glory of god. you're not the best christian
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You're not the best christian that ever lived.
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That ever lived. his name is jesus.
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His name is jesus. but there is nothing so wrong
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But there is nothing so wrong with you today that the savior
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With you today that the savior who is perfect and pure
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Who is perfect and pure cannot redeem it.
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Cannot redeem it. why are we surprised to see him?
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Why are we surprised to see him? why are we surprised to hear him
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Why are we surprised to hear him in between the grave
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In between the grave and galilee?
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And galilee? we shouldn't be surprised
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We shouldn't be surprised that he met us in the middle.
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That he met us in the middle. we shouldn't be surprised
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We shouldn't be surprised when he shows up in our shame.
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When he shows up in our shame. we shouldn't be surprised when
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We shouldn't be surprised when he gives us mercy for our mess
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He gives us mercy for our mess and righteousness for our rags.
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And righteousness for our rags. we shouldn't be surprised
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We shouldn't be surprised to see him in between
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To see him in between because the last time
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Because the last time we saw him on the cross,
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We saw him on the cross, look what john 19:18 says
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Jesus was doing.
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Jesus was doing. "there they crucified him,
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"there they crucified him, with two other men,
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With two other men, one on either side,"
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One on either side," back on the screen,
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Back on the screen, "and jesus in between."
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[applause]
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I see jesus in between today.
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I see jesus in between today. there's an anointing
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There's an anointing on this word to bring you
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On this word to bring you out of your grave,
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Out of your grave, to bring you
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To bring you out of your guilt.
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Out of your guilt. for wherever there was guilt,
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For wherever there was guilt, grace was greater.
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Grace was greater. grace was greater.
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Grace was greater. whatever you did,
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Whatever you did, wherever you've been,
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Wherever you've been, the dawn is breaking.
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The dawn is breaking. the morning has come.
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The morning has come. he is risen
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He is risen and his grace is greater.
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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for joining us today.
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For joining us today. to find more messages like
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To find more messages like the one you just heard
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The one you just heard from pastor steven,
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From pastor steven, i wanna encourage you
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Are uploaded weekly. now, if today's message
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Now, if today's message spoke to your heart,
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Spoke to your heart, i also wanna invite you
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I also wanna invite you to partner with us and make it
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To partner with us and make it possible for someone else
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Possible for someone else to hear the message too.
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To hear the message too. your generosity really
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Your generosity really does make a difference.
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Does make a difference. every time you give,
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Every time you give, you're helping us take
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You're helping us take the gospel further
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The gospel further and get god's word into
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And get god's word into someone's heart.
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Someone's heart. this ministry exists so that
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This ministry exists so that people far from god will be
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People far from god will be raised to life in christ.
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Raised to life in christ. and you're a part of that story.
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And you're a part of that story. because of you, messages just
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Because of you, messages just like the one you heard today
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Like the one you heard today will go out to people
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Will go out to people who need hope,
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Who need hope, people who are wrestling with
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People who are wrestling with anxiety and disappointment
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Anxiety and disappointment or the weight of wrong
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Or the weight of wrong assumptions about their future,
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Assumptions about their future, even wrong assumptions
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Even wrong assumptions about god.
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About god. through broadcasts,
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Through broadcasts, online outreach
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Online outreach and ministry partners
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And ministry partners all over the world,
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All over the world, your support is opening
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Your support is opening the door for them
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The door for them to hear the truth that
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To hear the truth that can change everything.
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Can change everything. so, please call the number
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So, please call the number on your screen or go
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On your screen or go online right now to give.
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Online right now to give. your gift of any amount
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Your gift of any amount makes a difference.
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Makes a difference. thank you for being
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Thank you for being a part of what god is doing.
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A part of what god is doing. we are so grateful for you.
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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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I want you to call right now
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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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This is the perfect time for you to invite your family and your
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To invite your family and your friends to watch with you.
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Friends to watch with you. so, for details,
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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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>> ♪ oh-ah ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ i was bound in sin ♪
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♪ but now i'm free ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ my savior broke ♪
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♪ those chains ♪
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♪ right off of me ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ my new life can't ♪
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♪ fit in my old grave ♪
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♪ oh ever since the day ♪
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♪ that i got saved ♪
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♪ set free ♪
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♪ and delivered ♪
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♪ washed clean ♪
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♪ my sin forgiven ♪
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♪ glory to his holy name ♪
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♪ when i called on jesus ♪
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♪ i got saved ♪
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♪ got saved ♪
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Steven Furtick - Something In Between (Part 2)

March 31, 2026 | 27:29

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