Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - This Is Then (Part 1)

April 15, 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 - This Is Then (Part 1) | April 15, 2026

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> so, as we
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>> so, as we receive god's word,
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Receive god's word, and we stand on god's promise,
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And we stand on god's promise, and we thank him for
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And we thank him for his presence.
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His presence. let's study together
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Let's study together in genesis 28:13.
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In genesis 28:13. y'all think when i preach
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Y'all think when i preach a scripture two weeks in a row,
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A scripture two weeks in a row, it's because i didn't want
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It's because i didn't want to study the second week.
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To study the second week. it's really just because
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It's really just because i didn't get it done
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I didn't get it done the first week.
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The first week. i'm going to read some
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I'm going to read some of the first half where jacob
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Of the first half where jacob is running from his brother esau
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Is running from his brother esau who wants to kill him.
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Who wants to kill him. and esau is good with a bow
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And esau is good with a bow and arrow, by the way.
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And arrow, by the way. jacob is good with
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Jacob is good with kitchen utensils,
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Kitchen utensils, and esau is good with weapons.
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And esau is good with weapons. so, when jacob steals
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So, when jacob steals the blessing from esau,
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The blessing from esau, he gets blessed, but...
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He gets blessed, but... have you ever
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Have you ever been blessed, but...
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Been blessed, but... everybody put in the chat,
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Everybody put in the chat, "blessed, but..."
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"blessed, but..." tell your neighbor real quick,
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Tell your neighbor real quick, i'm blessed, but...
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I'm blessed, but... >> congregation: i'm blessed,
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>> congregation: i'm blessed, but...
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But... >> he's blessed, but he's also
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>> he's blessed, but he's also in a time of isolation.
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In a time of isolation. and he's on his way 400 miles
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And he's on his way 400 miles from his father's house
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From his father's house to stay with his uncle laban
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To stay with his uncle laban for a little while until
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For a little while until he figures out exactly
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He figures out exactly what he's going to do next.
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What he's going to do next. and i preached last week
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And i preached last week on "your next messy step."
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On "your next messy step." just to let you know that
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Just to let you know that it's not always clear,
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It's not always clear, and that's okay.
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And that's okay. if you just be
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If you just be strong and courageous,
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Strong and courageous, every place you set your foot,
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Every place you set your foot, god will give it to you
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God will give it to you as you go.
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As you go. but you can't
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But you can't get paralyzed now.
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Get paralyzed now. and you can't let the fact
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And you can't let the fact that you can't see the next
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That you can't see the next 500 steps keep you from
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500 steps keep you from taking the next one.
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Taking the next one. now, as jacob is trying to get
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Now, as jacob is trying to get some sleep on the hard ground
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Some sleep on the hard ground with a pillow made out
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With a pillow made out of a rock under his head,
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Of a rock under his head, the bible says that
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There was a ladder that
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There was a ladder that came from heaven,
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Came from heaven, "and there above it,"
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"and there above it," verse 13, "stood the lord,
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Verse 13, "stood the lord, and he said, 'i am the lord,
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And he said, 'i am the lord, the god of your father abraham,
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The god of your father abraham, and the god of isaac.'"
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And the god of isaac.'" notice he does not yet say,
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Notice he does not yet say, i'm the god of jacob,
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Because jacob has not
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Because jacob has not made that decision yet
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Made that decision yet for himself.
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For himself. that's what we're
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That's what we're going to find out.
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Going to find out. is he going to be your god too?
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Is he going to be your god too? and he told him,
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And he told him, "i'm the generational god
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"i'm the generational god who made a promise
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To your grandfather
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To your grandfather and your father.
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And your father. i will give you
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I will give you and your descendants the land
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And your descendants the land on which you are lying.
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On which you are lying. your descendants will be like
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Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth,
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The dust of the earth, and you will spread out
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And you will spread out to the west and to the east,
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To the west and to the east, to the north and to the south."
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It makes me think, chunks, about
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It makes me think, chunks, about all these campuses that god has
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All these campuses that god has given us all over the place.
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Given us all over the place. the lord even gave us
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The lord even gave us one in canada.
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But just god is going to do
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But just god is going to do something so mind-blowing,
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Something so mind-blowing, something so much bigger than
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Something so much bigger than just our church or our campuses.
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Just our church or our campuses. this is god's original promise
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This is god's original promise to his people,
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To his people, to his nation, israel.
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To his nation, israel. and now, of course,
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And now, of course, we're standing
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We're standing in that promise today,
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In that promise today, as most of us who are maybe
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Gentiles by birth are grafted
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Gentiles by birth are grafted in through christ.
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In through christ. so that promise is being
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So that promise is being spoken over jacob.
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Spoken over jacob. he said, "you're going
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He said, "you're going to spread out like dust.
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To spread out like dust. it's going to be messy,
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It's going to be messy, but i'm going to do it.
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But i'm going to do it. it's going to be dirty,
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But i'm going to do it.
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But i'm going to do it. and all peoples on earth
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And all peoples on earth will be blessed through you."
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When are you going to stop just
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When are you going to stop just coming to church to be blessed?
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Coming to church to be blessed? and start asking god,
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And start asking god, make me a blessing.
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Make me a blessing. i want to be a blessing
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I want to be a blessing today to somebody, god.
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He said, "all the nations
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He said, "all the nations of the earth will be
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Of the earth will be blessed through you
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Blessed through you and your offspring,
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And your offspring, even though you don't
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Even though you don't have children yet."
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Have children yet." god will speak about things that
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Have not even started yet
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Have not even started yet in the natural.
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In the natural. and he'll speak
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And he'll speak it supernaturally.
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It supernaturally. and this is the promise
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And this is the promise i want you to receive
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I want you to receive for yourself today.
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Verse 15, "'i am with you
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Verse 15, "'i am with you and will watch over you
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And will watch over you wherever you go.
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Wherever you go. and i'll bring you back
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And i'll bring you back to this land.
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To this land. i will not leave you
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I will not leave you until i have done
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Until i have done what i promised you.'
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What i promised you.' when jacob awoke from his sleep,
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When jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, 'surely the lord
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He thought, 'surely the lord is in this place,
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Is in this place, it just took me a while
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It just took me a while to catch up with it.'
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To catch up with it.' he was afraid and said,
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He was afraid and said, 'how awesome is this place!
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'how awesome is this place! this is none other
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This is none other than the house of god,
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Than the house of god, this is the gate of heaven.'
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This is the gate of heaven.' early the next morning,
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Early the next morning, jacob took the stone he had
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Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head
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Placed under his head and set it up as a pillar
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And set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it."
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And poured oil on top of it." we didn't talk about
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We didn't talk about any of this last week.
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Any of this last week. we're going to talk
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We're going to talk about all of it today.
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About all of it today. "he called that place bethel,
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"he called that place bethel, which means house of god."
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Yeah, there's not just
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Yeah, there's not just a worship ministry out there
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A worship ministry out there in california.
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In california. that's in the bible.
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That's in the bible. the place was called
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The place was called the house of god.
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The house of god. that's what it's named after.
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That's what it's named after. and it's not just
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And it's not just in one location.
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In one location. it's anywhere
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That god visits.
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That god visits. yeah.
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Yeah. "he called that place bethel,
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"he called that place bethel, though the city used
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Though the city used to be called luz."
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To be called luz." and luz means almond tree.
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Wow.
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Wow. that's a big jump from
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That's a big jump from a nut tree to the house of god.
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A nut tree to the house of god. tell somebody next to you,
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Tell somebody next to you, this is crazy.
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This is crazy. this is crazy.
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This is crazy. this is crazy.
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Now, verse 20.
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Now, verse 20. "then jacob made a vow saying,
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"then jacob made a vow saying, 'if god will be with me
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'if god will be with me and will watch over me
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And will watch over me on the journey i am taking
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On the journey i am taking and will give me food
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And will give me food to eat and clothes to wear
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To eat and clothes to wear so that i return safely
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So that i return safely to my father's household,
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To my father's household, then the lord will be my god
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Then the lord will be my god and this stone that i have
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And this stone that i have set up as a pillar will
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Set up as a pillar will be god's house,
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Be god's house, and of all that you give me,
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And of all that you give me, god, i know you're my source.
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God, i know you're my source. of all that you give me,
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Of all that you give me, i have nothing without you.
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I have nothing without you. of all that you give me,
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Of all that you give me, i will give you a tenth.'"
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Amen.
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Amen. verse 11 is where i want
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To take my title from,
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To take my title from, "so that i return safely
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"so that i return safely to my father's household,
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To my father's household, then the lord will be my god."
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Then the lord will be my god." then the lord will be my god.
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Then the lord will be my god. then the lord will be my god.
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The lord told me to preach
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The lord told me to preach to you today three words.
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To you today three words. "this is then."
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"this is then." this is then.
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This is then. and i could tell
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And i could tell that's a little bit like
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That's a little bit like mystical or whatever.
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Mystical or whatever. so, just turn to your neighbor.
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So, just turn to your neighbor. give 'em my subtitle.
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Give 'em my subtitle. tell 'em, "god uses stupid."
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Tell 'em, "god uses stupid." >> congregation: god
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>> congregation: god uses stupid.
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Uses stupid. >> yeah, tell 'em this one
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>> yeah, tell 'em this one might be for you because god,
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Might be for you because god, i have a strong feeling.
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I have a strong feeling. father, if you can
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Father, if you can speak through a donkey,
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Speak through a donkey, speak through me in
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Speak through me in jesus' name.
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Jesus' name. amen.
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Amen. touch three people.
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Touch three people. say, this is your word today.
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Say, this is your word today. this is then.
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This is then. god uses stupid.
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God uses stupid. "now, pastor steve,
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"now, pastor steve, i wish you wouldn't say
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I wish you wouldn't say words like stupid
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Words like stupid up there in the pulpit.
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Up there in the pulpit. that's not a sanctified word,
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That's not a sanctified word, and i don't appreciate it.
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And i don't appreciate it. i bring my kids into service."
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I bring my kids into service." well, you ought
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Well, you ought to drop them in ekids.
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To drop them in ekids. we have excellent volunteers
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We have excellent volunteers and juice boxes.
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[applause]
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Do we give them juice boxes
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Do we give them juice boxes in ekids?
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In ekids? i don't know.
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I don't know. i haven't checked.
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[laughter]
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You know how our ministry seems
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You know how our ministry seems so strategic when you see it
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So strategic when you see it up there on the screens,
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Up there on the screens, and we have egroups and ekids
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And we have egroups and ekids and eteams and ebikes
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And eteams and ebikes and no ecigarettes yet
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And no ecigarettes yet in the church.
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In the church. but it sounds so strategic.
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But it sounds so strategic. i said something last week,
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I said something last week, and i got a testimony
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And i got a testimony of a miracle from
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Of a miracle from one of our campus pastors,
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One of our campus pastors, so i want to say it again to you
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So i want to say it again to you because miracles are already
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Because miracles are already happening in this season.
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Happening in this season. miracles are already happening
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Miracles are already happening in this season.
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In this season. and he was telling me
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And he was telling me a very difficult season
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A very difficult season that he's been through,
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That he's been through, and then god began to bring
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And then god began to bring some resolution,
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And he saw it.
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And he saw it. and the thing that i said
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And the thing that i said that helped him for his faith
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That helped him for his faith is that a lot of times
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Is that a lot of times what you explain
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What you explain later as strategy,
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Later as strategy, you experience as surrender.
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You experience as surrender. how many heard me say that
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Last week from this very pulpit?
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Last week from this very pulpit? and i'm going to say it again.
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And i'm going to say it again. you experience a lot of things
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You experience a lot of things as surrender in real time.
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As surrender in real time. what do i mean by surrender?
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What do i mean by surrender? you don't know what else to do.
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You don't know what else to do. and then, when you
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And then, when you get through it,
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Get through it, you look back,
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You look back, and you start saying,
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And you start saying, "well, step one, step two,
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"well, step one, step two, step three, step four."
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Step three, step four." you know, somebody else might
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You know, somebody else might struggle with an addiction
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Struggle with an addiction that you came through,
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That you came through, and you're kind
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And you're kind of coaching them later,
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Of coaching them later, and now you're kind of arrogant
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And now you're kind of arrogant because you've got, you know,
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Because you've got, you know, nine or ten years under
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Nine or ten years under your belt.
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Your belt. and you're like, well,
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And you're like, well, the first thing you need to do,
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The first thing you need to do, and then the second thing.
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And then the second thing. and i found it very helpful.
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And i found it very helpful. and you may mean well,
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And you may mean well, but just make sure you
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But just make sure you tell them that the first thing
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Tell them that the first thing you do is, "help!
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You do is, "help! god, i need you.
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God, i need you. i don't know what
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I don't know what to do without you."
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To do without you." and some of the things that
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And some of the things that look strategic in your life,
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Look strategic in your life, you actually stumbled into,
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You actually stumbled into, if you'll be honest about it.
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If you'll be honest about it. it was the hand of god
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It was the hand of god guiding you.
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Guiding you. it was the voice of god
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It was the voice of god calling you.
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Calling you. it was his net that caught you.
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It was his net that caught you. it was his word that kept you.
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It was his word that kept you. many of the things in
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Many of the things in our ministry that felt very
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Our ministry that felt very strategic in year five
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Strategic in year five and in year ten
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And in year ten were actually things that
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Were actually things that at the time just felt like,
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At the time just felt like, "what do we do next, god?"
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"what do we do next, god?" we are a multi-site church.
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We are a multi-site church. let's welcome all
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Let's welcome all of our locations today,
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Of our locations today, all 20 locations,
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All 20 locations, our efam all over the world.
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[applause]
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We strategically placed these
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We strategically placed these locations on a multi-site church
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Locations on a multi-site church with the campuses that we have
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With the campuses that we have and the model that we have so we
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And the model that we have so we could reach people, right?
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Could reach people, right? it was strategic.
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It was strategic. no, it was surrender.
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No, it was surrender. we were out of space,
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We were out of space, no more room to put people.
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No more room to put people. what can we do?
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What can we do? well, maybe we can get another
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Well, maybe we can get another high school auditorium
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High school auditorium down the road.
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Down the road. it was surrender.
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It was surrender. what do we do?
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What do we do? who do we bribe?
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Who do we bribe? who do we pay off?
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Who do we pay off? how can we get
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How can we get that other auditorium?
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That other auditorium? why isn't the video working?
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Why isn't the video working? why isn't the video working
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Why isn't the video working again the next week?
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Again the next week? and it's messy like that.
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And it's messy like that. and it's steps like that.
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And it's steps like that. and it's trusting like that.
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And it's trusting like that. and it's falling like that.
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And it's falling like that. and it's standing like that.
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And it's standing like that. and it's waiting like that.
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And it's waiting like that. and it's moving like that.
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And it's moving like that. and it's zigging
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And it's zigging and it's zagging, remember?
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And it's zagging, remember? and it's zigging
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And it's zigging and it's zagging.
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And it's zagging. and it's having and it's losing
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And it's having and it's losing and it's getting back.
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And it's getting back. and this is
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And this is what growth feels like,
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What growth feels like, more like surrender,
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More like surrender, less like strategy.
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Less like strategy. later you can
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Later you can explain it as strategy.
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Explain it as strategy. you can write your book,
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You can write your book, seven steps
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Seven steps to a healthier marriage.
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To a healthier marriage. but the truth is,
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But the truth is, you got down on your knees
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You got down on your knees that third month
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That third month of marriage and said,
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Of marriage and said, "god, i don't
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"god, i don't believe in divorce.
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Believe in divorce. but i don't know
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But i don't know where i am on murder.
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Where i am on murder. and if you don't help me
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And if you don't help me with this white man."
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With this white man." and the strategic explanation
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And the strategic explanation often camouflages
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Often camouflages the surrendered experience.
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The surrendered experience. why you tell me that?
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Why you tell me that? because i know right now you
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Because i know right now you don't know what to do
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Don't know what to do about this thing in your life.
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About this thing in your life. and yet, i would suggest to you
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And yet, i would suggest to you personally and pastorally that
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Personally and pastorally that god has already done enough
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God has already done enough for you to trust him.
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For you to trust him. i met with a financial advisor.
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And the first time i met him,
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He said, "i just need you
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To trust me."
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I said, "whoa, buckaroo.
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We ain't about to build a trust
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Off of one meeting when you
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Get paid on commission.
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The only way trust is going
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The only way trust is going to be built in this
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Relationship is through results.
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Relationship is through results. and that's going to take years,
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And that's going to take years, not months.
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Not months. so, if you need me
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So, if you need me to trust you from
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To trust you from this meeting, just know,
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This meeting, just know, i don't trust you one bit.
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I don't trust you one bit. i don't trust you.
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I don't trust you. i don't get paid to trust you.
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I don't get paid to trust you. and as a matter of fact,
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And as a matter of fact, i want you to know that
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I want you to know that i am operating from
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I am operating from a fundamental distrust of you.
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A fundamental distrust of you. because i am not going to work
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Because i am not going to work this hard to provide
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This hard to provide for my family.
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For my family. and then just because
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And then just because you have a nice smile
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You have a nice smile and a button-down shirt,
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And a button-down shirt, i'm supposed
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I'm supposed to just trust you?
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To just trust you? i got button-down shirts.
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I got button-down shirts. serial killers have
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Serial killers have button-down shirts.
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Button-down shirts. i don't trust you.
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I don't trust you. you got to show me
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You got to show me something to trust in."
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Something to trust in." is that good wisdom
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Is that good wisdom for business?
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For business? is that good wisdom for faith?
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Is that good wisdom for faith? jacob seems to be saying
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Jacob seems to be saying here at this threshold
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Here at this threshold of his own journey,
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Of his own journey, "i don't know if i can
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"i don't know if i can trust you yet, god.
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Trust you yet, god. i don't know you like that.
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I don't know you like that. i don't know yet if i can fully
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I don't know yet if i can fully believe what you say to me."
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Believe what you say to me." oh, jacob, how dare you doubt
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Oh, jacob, how dare you doubt the sovereignty of god?
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The sovereignty of god? people, he's far from home.
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People, he's far from home. he doesn't have a bible to read.
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He doesn't have a bible to read. he just had a dream or a vision
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He just had a dream or a vision in which he saw a staircase that
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In which he saw a staircase that went from earth to heaven.
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Went from earth to heaven. and he's supposed to just
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And he's supposed to just wake up and say,
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Wake up and say, "let's go, god.
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"let's go, god. wherever you take me
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Wherever you take me i'm with you."
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I'm with you." so, he does something
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So, he does something very interesting.
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Very interesting. and i want to show it to you
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And i want to show it to you because as i studied it,
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Because as i studied it, two words stood out
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Two words stood out to me in the text.
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To me in the text. and a lot of you have been
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And a lot of you have been listening to me preach
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Listening to me preach for a long time.
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For a long time. show of hands or just put
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Show of hands or just put a raised hand in the chat.
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A raised hand in the chat. how many of you have been
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How many of you have been listening to me preach for
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Listening to me preach for at least one year?
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At least one year? how many of you have been
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How many of you have been listening to me preach for about
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Listening to me preach for about three years or more?
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Three years or more? raise your hand.
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Raise your hand. keep them up.
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Keep them up. five years or more.
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Five years or more. how many of you started
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How many of you started listening to me preach
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Listening to me preach before you wanted to,
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Before you wanted to, but somebody in your house
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But somebody in your house had me preaching and you
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Had me preaching and you had to listen to them because
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Had to listen to them because they wouldn't turn it off?
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They wouldn't turn it off? that's all right, too.
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That's all right, too. i am not going to take this
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I am not going to take this a step further and ask if you
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A step further and ask if you even want to be here today.
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Even want to be here today. i'm drawing the line.
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I'm drawing the line. but by the time
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But by the time you've heard me preach,
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You've heard me preach, maybe you can pick up
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Maybe you can pick up my rhythm.
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My rhythm. there's something jacob says,
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There's something jacob says, and i want you to catch it.
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And i want you to catch it. it's two words.
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It's two words. it's kind of like a continuum
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It's kind of like a continuum that he establishes here.
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That he establishes here. and i believe it's the continuum
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And i believe it's the continuum that we're living in as well.
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That we're living in as well. in verse 20, jacob makes a vow.
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And in that vow, he said,
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And in that vow, he said, "if god will be with me
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"if god will be with me and will watch over me
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And will watch over me on this journey i am taking
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On this journey i am taking and will give me food to eat
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And will give me food to eat and clothes to wear
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And clothes to wear so that i return safely
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So that i return safely to my father's household,
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To my father's household, then the lord will be my god."
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Then the lord will be my god." the two words are in
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The two words are in those two verses.
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And i wonder if you've been
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And i wonder if you've been listening to me preach,
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Listening to me preach, jim and libby, for like
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Jim and libby, for like 13, 14, 18 years,
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13, 14, 18 years, can you guess which words
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Can you guess which words just went to me?
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Just went to me? because i'm picturing
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Because i'm picturing this congregation that
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This congregation that i'm preaching to.
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I'm preaching to. remember, some people
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Remember, some people lost their job this week.
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Lost their job this week. some people got a promotion.
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Some people got a promotion. some people are complaining
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Some people are complaining about their job.
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About their job. some people would love
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To snatch up the job that that
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To snatch up the job that that person is complaining about.
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Person is complaining about. somebody right here
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Somebody right here this week is saying,
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This week is saying, i got to lose some weight.
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I got to lose some weight. somebody's trying
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Somebody's trying to put on some weight,
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To put on some weight, drinking all the protein
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Drinking all the protein they've got.
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They've got. somebody is wishing
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Somebody is wishing they were single again.
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They were single again. somebody is saying,
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Somebody is saying, "god, rescue me from this
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"god, rescue me from this season of singleness."
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Season of singleness." somebody is saying,
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"god, i don't know what to do."
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"god, i don't know what to do." somebody's saying,
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Somebody's saying, "god, i know what to do,
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"god, i know what to do, but i don't want to do it,
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But i don't want to do it, so i'm going to pretend like
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So i'm going to pretend like i don't know what you want me
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I don't know what you want me to do so i can continue
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To do so i can continue to pretend like i'm waiting
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To pretend like i'm waiting for direction when really,
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For direction when really, i'm procrastinating my faith
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I'm procrastinating my faith and calling it patience."
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And calling it patience." everything is happening
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Everything is happening in this room.
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In this room. what i saw in the text,
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What i saw in the text, it was just two little words.
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Let's read it again.
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Let's read it again. he said, "if,"
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He said, "if," that was the first one,
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That was the first one, "if god will be with me
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"if god will be with me and will watch over me
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And will watch over me on this journey i am taking
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On this journey i am taking and will give me food to eat
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And will give me food to eat and clothes to wear."
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And clothes to wear." now, remember,
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God just told him,
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God just told him, i'm going to give you
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I'm going to give you the north, the south,
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The north, the south, the east, and the west,
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The east, and the west, but that's going to
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But that's going to come later.
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Come later. jacob says,
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Jacob says, "i don't even need you
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"i don't even need you to give me real estate
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To give me real estate right now.
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Right now. if you will just give me food
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If you will just give me food to eat and clothes to wear."
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To eat and clothes to wear." everybody say, "if."
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Everybody say, "if." >> congregation: if.
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>> congregation: if. >> if you'll do that for me.
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"if you will be with me
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"if you will be with me and give me food to eat
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And give me food to eat and clothes to wear.
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And clothes to wear. if you will be with me,
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If you will be with me, give me food to eat
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Give me food to eat and clothes to wear
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And clothes to wear so that i return safely
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So that i return safely to my father's household,
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To my father's household, then the lord will be my god."
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The second word is then.
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The second word is then. if, then.
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If, then. if, then.
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If, then. sounds like the boy
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Sounds like the boy thinks he can bargain
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Thinks he can bargain with the most high.
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With the most high. sounds like the boy thinks
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Sounds like the boy thinks that god is trying out to be
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That god is trying out to be his financial advisor.
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His financial advisor. here's what we're going to do.
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Here's what we're going to do. we're going to sit down and have
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We're going to sit down and have a quarterly meeting,
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A quarterly meeting, and if you're profitable to me,
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And if you're profitable to me, then i'll serve you.
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Then i'll serve you. i don't read it that way at
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I don't read it that way at all at this stage in my life.
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All at this stage in my life. i think jacob is saying
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I think jacob is saying it doesn't take much
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It doesn't take much for me to trust you.
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For me to trust you. i just need you
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I just need you to show me enough.
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To show me enough. just enough that
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Just enough that i'll know three things.
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I'll know three things. one, that you're with me.
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One, that you're with me. one, that i've got something
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One, that i've got something to eat and something to wear.
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To eat and something to wear. i can't run through
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I can't run through this desert naked,
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This desert naked, and i can't go to
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And i can't go to the next stop hungry.
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The next stop hungry. so, i need you to be with me.
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So, i need you to be with me. i need you to feed me,
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I need you to feed me, and i need you to watch over me.
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And i need you to watch over me. i need you to be with me.
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I need you to be with me. i need you to watch over me.
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I need you to watch over me. i need you to feed me.
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I need you to feed me. and if you'll do that,
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And if you'll do that, that much, that, that much,
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That much, that, that much, if you'll do that much,
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If you'll do that much, then you'll be my god.
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Then you'll be my god. if you'll be with me,
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If you'll be with me, that's a prayer
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That's a prayer for god's presence.
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For god's presence. and when you sit down to pray,
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And when you sit down to pray, whoever is going to pray, say,
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Whoever is going to pray, say, "lord, i want to thank you,
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"lord, i want to thank you, first of all, for your presence.
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First of all, for your presence. you've been with me."
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You've been with me." how many know the truth
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How many know the truth that god has been with you
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That god has been with you when nobody else was?
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When nobody else was? you might be there right now.
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You might be there right now. it might have been last night
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It might have been last night you were saying, "god, i sure
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You were saying, "god, i sure am lonely."
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Am lonely." but even in your
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But even in your greatest loneliness,
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Greatest loneliness, there was light, wasn't there?
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There was light, wasn't there? come on, even when you were
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A little girl and you were
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12 or 13 years old,
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And you just felt
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So weird and so strange,
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There was something
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Inside of you that
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You knew you weren't alone,
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Even though you felt alone.
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That even though you didn't
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Get invited to the parties,
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There was something in you that
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Knew that i have a purpose.
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You were never alone,
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You were never alone, not for any of it.
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Not for any of it. he is present.
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He is present. and i don't need a feeling
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And i don't need a feeling to prove his presence.
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To prove his presence. you know, i don't need more
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You know, i don't need more proof of his presence
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Proof of his presence than i already have.
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Than i already have. he told me he was with me,
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He told me he was with me, so he is with me.
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So he is with me. it's just a matter of me
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It's just a matter of me becoming aware of it.
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Becoming aware of it. surely the lord
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Surely the lord is in this place,
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Is in this place, and i was not aware of it.
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And i was not aware of it. so, thank god for his presence.
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So, thank god for his presence. number two, thank him for
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Number two, thank him for his protection, his protection.
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His protection, his protection. he said, "lord, if you'll be
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He said, "lord, if you'll be with me and if you'll
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With me and if you'll watch over me,
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Watch over me, if you'll protect me, god."
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If you'll protect me, god." what does it mean
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What does it mean that god protected me?
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That god protected me? it doesn't mean that you never
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It doesn't mean that you never broke your toe and said, ouch.
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Broke your toe and said, ouch. it doesn't mean that he kept
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It doesn't mean that he kept every weapon from being formed.
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Every weapon from being formed. it means that in spite
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It means that in spite of whatever weapon was formed,
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Of whatever weapon was formed, you had the faith to endure it.
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You had the faith to endure it. and i want you to thank him for
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And i want you to thank him for your shield and your buckler.
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Your shield and your buckler. i want you to thank him that
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I want you to thank him that there have been angels around
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There have been angels around you that kept you from
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You that kept you from car accidents that you
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Car accidents that you didn't see coming.
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[applause]
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I want you to thank him for
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I want you to thank him for slow drivers that got in front
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Slow drivers that got in front of you and you cussed at them.
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Of you and you cussed at them. and they kept you from getting
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And they kept you from getting to the next intersection
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To the next intersection where there was going
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Where there was going to be a drunk driver.
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To be a drunk driver. but you were too busy cussing
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But you were too busy cussing at the slow driver to know
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At the slow driver to know about the drunk driver.
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About the drunk driver. so, i want you to thank god
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So, i want you to thank god for the protection that you
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For the protection that you haven't even recognized yet.
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Haven't even recognized yet. i want you to just go back
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I want you to just go back over your life and realize
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Over your life and realize that there were
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That there were some things that god did.
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Some things that god did. i want you to praise him
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I want you to praise him for the crazy person
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For the crazy person that you asked him
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That you asked him to make fall in love with you
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To make fall in love with you because you had not turned
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Because you had not turned the corner and seen
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The corner and seen their crazy yet.
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Their crazy yet. and you found out four years
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And you found out four years later that when god said no,
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Later that when god said no, when you said please,
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When you said please, god was doing you the greatest
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God was doing you the greatest favor of your life.
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Favor of your life. he was protecting you.
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He was protecting you. don't you see that?
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Don't you see that? he wasn't punishing me
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He wasn't punishing me because he hated me.
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Because he hated me. he was punishing me
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He was punishing me to protect me.
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To protect me. there is a punishment,
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There is a punishment, a discipline that comes from
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A discipline that comes from god that is meant to protect.
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God that is meant to protect. if god is convicting you right
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If god is convicting you right now of a sin in your life,
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Now of a sin in your life, i want you to praise him
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I want you to praise him for his protection.
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For his protection. he's looking out for you.
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He's looking out for you. he hasn't given up on you.
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He hasn't given up on you. he's not going to let your heart
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He's not going to let your heart get so hard that you keep on
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Get so hard that you keep on doing it till you die from it.
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Doing it till you die from it. i want you to praise god
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I want you to praise god for his protection.
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For his protection. i want you to thank him that
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I want you to thank him that he kept your mind from going
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He kept your mind from going absolutely buck wild over 2025.
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Absolutely buck wild over 2025. your mom lost her mind,
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Your mom lost her mind, you didn't lose yours.
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You didn't lose yours. you kept your sanity.
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You kept your sanity. he brought you here.
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He brought you here. he woke you up.
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He woke you up. look at your neighbor and say,
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Look at your neighbor and say, you know what's crazy?
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You know what's crazy? i woke up this morning.
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I woke up this morning. food on my table.
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Food on my table. clothes on my back.
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Clothes on my back. i thank god
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I thank god for his presence.
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For his presence. watch.
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Watch. i thank god for his protection,
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And i thank him for
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And i thank him for his provision.
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His provision. how many know god to be
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How many know god to be a good, good father?
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A good, good father? rains on the righteous
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Rains on the righteous and the unrighteous.
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And the unrighteous. the just and the unjust.
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The just and the unjust. he blessed me when
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He blessed me when i did it right.
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I did it right. he blessed me
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He blessed me when i turned left.
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He provided for me.
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He provided for me. he gave me some things.
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He gave me some things. he opened some doors
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He opened some doors that nobody could shut.
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That nobody could shut. he closed some doors that
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He closed some doors that nobody could open.
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Nobody could open. he provided for me.
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He provided for me. he didn't always
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He didn't always give me what i wanted,
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Give me what i wanted, but he gave me what i needed.
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But he gave me what i needed. he is my jehovah jireh.
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He is my jehovah jireh. i had the blade in the air,
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I had the blade in the air, but there was a ram in the bush.
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But there was a ram in the bush. god made a way for me.
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God made a way for me. didn't look like it would work.
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Didn't look like it would work. felt like it shouldn't work.
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Felt like it shouldn't work. probably wasn't going to work.
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Probably wasn't going to work. i already planned out my speech,
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I already planned out my speech, but he left me in
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But he left me in the middle of the road.
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The middle of the road. and he gave me a ring,
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And he gave me a ring, and he gave me a robe.
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[cheering and applause]
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So, i praise him for his --
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So, i praise him for his -- oh yeah, i'm trying
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Oh yeah, i'm trying to get you to praise god.
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To get you to praise god. i'm trying to get you
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I'm trying to get you to praise god.
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To praise god. i'm trying to --
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I'm trying to -- you know how they use rage bait
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You know how they use rage bait to try to get you to go off
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To try to get you to go off and crash out?
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And crash out? you know that rage bait?
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You know that rage bait? how my kids will
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How my kids will rage bait each other?
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Rage bait each other? well, the lord told me today,
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Well, the lord told me today, "i have an assignment
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"i have an assignment for you, furtick.
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For you, furtick. i want you to
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I want you to praise bait my people.
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Praise bait my people. and try to find if you can
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And try to find if you can finally push the button.
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Finally push the button. because some of them are
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Because some of them are waiting like they don't have
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Waiting like they don't have anything to praise me for.
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Anything to praise me for. but if you can get them
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But if you can get them to look back.
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To look back. don't even have
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Don't even have to look back that far.
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To look back that far. just look back over
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Just look back over your last step
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Your last step and you'll see
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And you'll see that it had not been.
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That it had not been. come on, high five three people
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Come on, high five three people and say, i'm past due.
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And say, i'm past due. i'm past due.
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I'm past due. i'm past due.
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I'm past due. what you mean?
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What you mean? i owe god this praise.
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♪ ♪
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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. for some of you this
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For some of you this might be a new rhythm
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Might be a new rhythm that you're stepping into.
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That you're stepping into. maybe god has been stirring
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Maybe god has been stirring something in your heart
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Something in your heart and you're not even sure
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What to call it yet.
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What to call it yet. but you're here
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But you're here and you're listening
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And you're listening and that's what matters.
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And that's what matters. our heart as
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Our heart as a ministry is simple.
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A ministry is simple. we exist so the people
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We exist so the people far from god will be raised
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Far from god will be raised to life in christ.
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To life in christ. everything we do is about
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Everything we do is about getting god's word into
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Getting god's word into people's hearts because that's
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People's hearts because that's where real change begins.
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Where real change begins. which is why we want
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Which is why we want to invite you to be a part
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To invite you to be a part of what god is doing
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Of what god is doing through this ministry.
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Through this ministry. when you choose to give,
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When you choose to give, you're not just supporting
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You're not just supporting a broadcast you're helping
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A broadcast you're helping make sure that someone else,
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Make sure that someone else, somewhere else can hear
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Somewhere else can hear the truth that brings hope
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The truth that brings hope and healing and new life.
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And healing and new life. your generosity
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Your generosity becomes an invitation.
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Becomes an invitation. it opens the door for the gospel
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It opens the door for the gospel to reach someone who may be
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To reach someone who may be searching right now.
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Searching right now. you can call the number
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You can call the number on your screen
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On your screen or go online to give.
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Or go online to give. every gift matters.
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Every gift matters. when we bring our gifts together
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When we bring our gifts together god multiplies them
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God multiplies them and lives are changed.
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And lives are changed. thank you for
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Thank you for partnering with us.
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Partnering with us. thank you for believing
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Thank you for believing that god's word still
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That god's word still transforms hearts.
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Transforms hearts. and thank you for being
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And thank you for being a part of the story that god
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A part of the story that god is writing in this season.
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>> the mission
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Of steven furtick ministries
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Has always been getting
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God's word into people's hearts.
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In 2022, we launched
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Our prison ministry
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And god has been moving.
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Today, our volunteers
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Bring church to 14 facilities
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Nationwide and reach thousands
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More online through
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Outreach partners
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In an app called pando.
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We've seen over 700 baptisms,
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Over 3,000 decisions for christ,
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And we're believing that
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We will have a consistent
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Presence in 20 prisons
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By the end of 2026
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Because we know that...
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And it's your partnership
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That makes it possible.
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♪ ♪
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♪ your name is god ♪
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♪ no one else beside ♪
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♪ el shaddai ♪
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♪ if you don't worry ♪
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♪ why should i ♪
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♪ your name is god ♪
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♪ author of my life ♪
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♪ i'm trusting ♪
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♪ in your name god ♪
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♪ 'til the day i die ♪
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♪ your name is god ♪
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♪ no one else beside ♪
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♪ oh el shaddai ♪
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♪ if you don't worry ♪
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♪ why should i ♪
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♪ your name is god ♪
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♪ author of my life ♪
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♪ i'm trusting ♪
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♪ in your name god ♪
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♪ 'til the day i die ♪
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♪ your name is ♪
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♪ prince of peace ♪
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♪ king of kings ♪
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♪ lord of lords ♪
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♪ alpha and omega ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ oh through the storm ♪
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♪ it is well with my soul ♪
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♪ i know you are faithful ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ hey ♪
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♪ and prince of peace ♪
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♪ king of kings ♪
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♪ lord of lords ♪
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♪ alpha and omega ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ oh through the storm ♪
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♪ it is well with my soul ♪
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♪ i know you are faithful ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ oh you are faithful ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ your name is god ♪
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♪ no one else beside ♪
00:26:47.125 --> 00:26:50.128
♪ el shaddai ♪
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♪ if you don't worry ♪
00:26:51.529 --> 00:26:53.999
♪ why should i ♪
00:26:54.065 --> 00:26:56.001
♪ your name is god ♪
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♪ author of my life ♪
00:26:59.604 --> 00:27:02.207
♪ i'm trusting ♪
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♪ in your name god ♪
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♪ 'til the day i die ♪
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♪ your name is god ♪
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♪ no one else beside ♪
00:27:11.883 --> 00:27:14.886
♪ el shaddai ♪
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♪ if you don't worry ♪
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♪ why should i ♪
00:27:18.890 --> 00:27:21.526
♪ your name is god ♪
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♪ author of my life ♪
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♪ i'm trusting ♪
00:27:26.965 --> 00:27:28.066
♪ in your name god ♪
00:27:28.133 --> 00:27:30.000

Steven Furtick - This Is Then (Part 1)

April 15, 2026 | 27:29

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