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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - This Is Then (Part 2) | April 16, 2026
- An encouraging message from
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- Pastor steven furtick
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- Of elevation church.
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- If you're looking
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- To strengthen your faith
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- And shift your perspective,
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- Stay tuned.
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> i was telling
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- >> i was telling the lord one day,
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- The lord one day, "i'll be so thankful
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- "i'll be so thankful when i get through this.
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- When i get through this. when i get through this,
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- When i get through this, then i'll be so thankful."
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- Then i'll be so thankful." the lord says, "switch it.
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- The lord says, "switch it. when you get thankful,
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- When you get thankful, you'll get through this.
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- [applause]
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- Because the way
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- Because the way you're thinking right now,
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- You're thinking right now, you ain't gonna make it.
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- You ain't gonna make it. you ain't gonna make it unless
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- You ain't gonna make it unless you get a little crazy,
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- You get a little crazy, get a little stupid."
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- Get a little stupid." start thanking god for
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- Stupid stuff.
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- Stupid stuff. uh-huh.
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- Uh-huh. and i want to take it
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- And i want to take it a little bit further,
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- A little bit further, not only did the things
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- Not only did the things in my life that now look
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- In my life that now look the most strategic at
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- The most strategic at the time seem the stupidest.
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- But some other people said
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- But some other people said they were stupid.
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- They were stupid. i told my friends i want
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- I told my friends i want to name the church elevation.
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- To name the church elevation. you know, now, we got a lot
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- You know, now, we got a lot of cool church names.
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- Of cool church names. there weren't churches called
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- There weren't churches called things like elevation
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- Things like elevation not that many.
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- Not that many. i'm never there were some.
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- I'm never there were some. i'm not saying
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- I'm not saying i'm the originator.
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- I'm the originator. i just thought,
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- I just thought, "wow, be great
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- "wow, be great to call it elevation,
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- To call it elevation, you know, lift up jesus,
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- You know, lift up jesus, lift up people.
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- Lift up people. you're going higher.
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- You're going higher. you know, elevation."
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- You know, elevation." remember one dude
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- Remember one dude looked at me and said,
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- Looked at me and said, "sounds stupid.
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- "sounds stupid. sounds like the name
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- Sounds like the name of a youth group.
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- Of a youth group. it sounds like if u2
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- It sounds like if u2 had a youth group,"
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- Had a youth group," is what he said.
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- Is what he said. it's a fine line.
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- It's a fine line. so, i like it.
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- So, i like it. i like it.
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- I like it. i like it.
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- I like it. that's a stupid name
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- That's a stupid name for church, elevation.
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- For church, elevation. that'll never work.
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- That'll never work. i had a flashback the other day.
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- I had a flashback the other day. i don't know if y'all remember
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- I don't know if y'all remember this, janet, this dude --
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- This, janet, this dude -- ‘cause think about now,
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- ‘cause think about now, you got jacob and he
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- You got jacob and he says this thing,
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- Says this thing, “i'm gonna take this rock,
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- “i'm gonna take this rock, and i'm gonna pour oil on it.”
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- And i'm gonna pour oil on it.” he's just freaking out, man.
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- He's just freaking out, man. “and this rock is gonna
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- “and this rock is gonna be your house, god.
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- Be your house, god. i'm gonna turn
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- I'm gonna turn this stone into your house
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- This stone into your house and of everything you give me -"
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- And of everything you give me -" i mean, he's just disoriented.
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- I mean, he's just disoriented. he doesn't know what to do.
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- He doesn't know what to do. so, he just says,
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- So, he just says, "if you will show me enough,
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- "if you will show me enough, if you give me your presence,
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- If you give me your presence, your protection,
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- Your protection, your provision,
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- Your provision, i will trust you."
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- I will trust you." and he pours
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- And he pours this oil on a rock.
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- This oil on a rock. well, it made me think about
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- Well, it made me think about some of the things we did
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- Some of the things we did that seemed stupid at the time
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- That seemed stupid at the time when the church was young.
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- When the church was young. because i want to share it
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- Because i want to share it with these lovely people
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- With these lovely people because god still wants
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- Because god still wants to use stupid today.
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- To use stupid today. in your family,
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- In your family, in your athletic career,
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- In your athletic career, in your business,
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- In your business, in your spiritual life,
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- In your spiritual life, in your emotions,
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- In your emotions, god wants to use
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- God wants to use what people call stupid.
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- What people call stupid. one of the first things
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- One of the first things that i remember was when
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- That i remember was when the man came to give us
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- The man came to give us a strategy on giving.
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- A strategy on giving. he said, "the strategic move
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- He said, "the strategic move when you're starting a church,"
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- When you're starting a church," now listen to this.
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- Now listen to this. tell me this doesn't sound
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- Tell me this doesn't sound strategic on the surface.
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- Strategic on the surface. because the world's wisdom
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- Because the world's wisdom sounds strategic on the surface.
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- Sounds strategic on the surface. this is how you do it and this
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- This is how you do it and this is what you get, right?
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- Is what you get, right? and then, you'll be blessed,
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- And then, you'll be blessed, but...
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- But... so, here's what he said to do
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- And to me it felt like
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- And to me it felt like a compromise of my integrity.
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- A compromise of my integrity. he said, "you're not gonna
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- He said, "you're not gonna have any money."
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- Have any money." that was true.
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- That was true. he said, "you don't have
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- He said, "you don't have that many members."
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- That many members." and that was true.
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- And that was true. he said, "so, each of you know
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- He said, "so, each of you know somebody who was a member
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- Somebody who was a member of another church.
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- Of another church. ask them for the next 24 months
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- Ask them for the next 24 months to redirect their tithe
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- That they would give
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- That they would give to their church and give it
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- To their church and give it to you instead.
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- To you instead. their church won't miss it,
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- Their church won't miss it, and it'll make or break you."
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- And it'll make or break you." i thanked him for his time.
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- I thanked him for his time. at the time we were so broke
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- At the time we were so broke i didn't even have any money
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- I didn't even have any money to pay him to come
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- To pay him to come and give us the speech,
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- And give us the speech, so i gave him
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- So i gave him a chili's gift card.
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- A chili's gift card. and i said thank you for coming.
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- And i said thank you for coming. that's how broke we were.
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- That's how broke we were. so, in a way what he said
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- So, in a way what he said sounded really good.
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- Sounded really good. “hmm, i do know some people.
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- “hmm, i do know some people. i've been traveling
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- I've been traveling doing ministry.
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- Doing ministry. i've got some contacts.
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- I've got some contacts. maybe i should reach out
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- Maybe i should reach out and do it that way."
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- And do it that way." but the spirit of the lord
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- But the spirit of the lord wouldn't let me do it like that.
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- Wouldn't let me do it like that. you ever had the spirit
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- You ever had the spirit tell you to do something
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- Tell you to do something that seems stupid?
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- That seems stupid? see, that seems smart,
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- See, that seems smart, but here's what the lord told me
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- But here's what the lord told me to tell our team instead.
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- To tell our team instead. i shut the door,
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- I shut the door, i let him leave.
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- I let him leave. i said, "what he just said
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- I said, "what he just said if we do it that way
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- If we do it that way it might work for a while.
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- It might work for a while. but it's gonna set up a pattern
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- But it's gonna set up a pattern where we did not build it
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- Where we did not build it on the rock."
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- [applause]
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- We got to trust god.
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- [applause]
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- Tell your neighbor,
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- Tell your neighbor, "i gotta trust god."
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- "i gotta trust god." >> congregation: i gotta
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- >> congregation: i gotta trust god.
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- Trust god. >> so, i asked them, didn't i?
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- >> so, i asked them, didn't i? i said, "so, can we do
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- I said, "so, can we do this instead?"
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- This instead?" while we're still
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- While we're still at this church waiting
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- At this church waiting to go start our church,
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- To go start our church, we were being sent from a church
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- We were being sent from a church with permission and blessing.
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- With permission and blessing. i said, "while we're still under
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- I said, "while we're still under the covering of this church,
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- The covering of this church, let's keep giving 10%
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- Let's keep giving 10% of our income to this church,
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- Of our income to this church, and let's give an additional 10
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- And let's give an additional 10 to the one we're starting."
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- To the one we're starting." and they all did it.
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- And they all did it. as far as i know.
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- As far as i know. i didn't check
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- I didn't check the w-2's to do the math,
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- The w-2's to do the math, but they all did it.
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- But they all did it. so, when i say to you today
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- So, when i say to you today that it is my desire as a pastor
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- That it is my desire as a pastor that every single family
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- That every single family in this church,
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- In this church, every single individual
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- Every single individual in this church,
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- In this church, would put god first through
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- Would put god first through the tithe and give 10%,
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- The tithe and give 10%, i'm not telling you that
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- I'm not telling you that because of a need we have.
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- Because of a need we have. i'm telling you that because
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- I'm telling you that because it's the foundation
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- It's the foundation that everything you see
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- That everything you see today was built on.
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- Today was built on. and i say it with confidence,
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- And i say it with confidence, and i say it with clarity.
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- [applause]
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- "well, i like that
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- "well, i like that first part of the sermon
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- First part of the sermon you were preaching,
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- You were preaching, pastor steven,
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- Pastor steven, that was really good and fun.
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- That was really good and fun. like that calorie
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- Like that calorie cancellation blessing,
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- Cancellation blessing, can we go back to that?"
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- Can we go back to that?" no, we can't because now
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- No, we can't because now i got to talk to you.
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- I got to talk to you. we all love the part
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- We all love the part where god said to jacob,
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- Where god said to jacob, "i'll be with you,"
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- "i'll be with you," but what about the part
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- But what about the part where jacob said to god,
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- Where jacob said to god, "if you'll be with me,
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- "if you'll be with me, then i'm with you."
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- Then i'm with you." i always thought 10%
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- I always thought 10% sounded like a lot until
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- Sounded like a lot until i figured out that it
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- I figured out that it all came from god.
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- All came from god. and maybe the 90 that
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- And maybe the 90 that he lets me keep is a lot,
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- He lets me keep is a lot, and maybe the 10 that
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- And maybe the 10 that he asked me to give
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- He asked me to give isn't that big.
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- Isn't that big. i'm just talking to you
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- I'm just talking to you about trust in god.
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- About trust in god. trust in god is not
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- Trust in god is not because you sang
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- Because you sang the chorus really loud.
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- The chorus really loud. trust in god is not
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- Trust in god is not because you clapped
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- Because you clapped your hands on the beat.
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- Your hands on the beat. trust in god is not
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- Trust in god is not because you have
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- Because you have a good feeling about this.
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- A good feeling about this. trust in god is when
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- Trust in god is when you say i'm in
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- You say i'm in and i know it looks stupid,
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- And i know it looks stupid, but you gave it all to me.
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- But you gave it all to me. you gave it all to me anyway.
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- Another stupid thing --
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- Another stupid thing -- can i just tell you
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- Can i just tell you a little bit of a testimony
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- A little bit of a testimony of stupid stuff that god
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- Of stupid stuff that god used in our life?
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- Used in our life? this might help you.
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- This might help you. how many of y'all are
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- How many of y'all are kind of newly married like
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- Kind of newly married like you say like a year
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- You say like a year or two or something
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- Or two or something like that?
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- Like that? just raise your hand at me
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- Just raise your hand at me real quick.
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- Real quick. newly married.
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- Newly married. how many of y'all hope
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- How many of y'all hope to be raising your hand
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- When i ask that question
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- When i ask that question in three years from now?
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- In three years from now? all right, check out
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- All right, check out the market research in here.
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- [laughter]
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- This is a great place to come
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- This is a great place to come to meet all of your life needs.
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- To meet all of your life needs. i came to her and i said,
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- I came to her and i said, "woman, the lord don't
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- "woman, the lord don't want us to be in debt,
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- Want us to be in debt, the lord don't want us
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- The lord don't want us to have cars we can't afford,
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- To have cars we can't afford, the lord don't want us
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- The lord don't want us to have furniture that
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- To have furniture that we haven't paid for yet."
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- We haven't paid for yet." what's the thing that
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- What's the thing that they have where you can
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- They have where you can pay for a jacket and put it
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- Pay for a jacket and put it $18 a month and be paying
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- $18 a month and be paying for it for 18 years?
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- For it for 18 years? klarna?
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- Klarna? you said it's called klarna?
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- You said it's called klarna? clark --
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- Clark -- you said karma?
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- [laughter]
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- I said, "we're not klarna,
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- I said, "we're not klarna, we're not laying away.
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- We're not laying away. the only way we're gonna
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- The only way we're gonna buy for something is if
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- Buy for something is if we can afford it."
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- We can afford it." and that meant that our house
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- And that meant that our house was filled at the beginning
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- Was filled at the beginning of our marriage with
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- Of our marriage with furniture that came from
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- Furniture that came from eric's dad's trailer.
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- Eric's dad's trailer. and he was over the trailer park
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- And he was over the trailer park so he would repo people's
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- So he would repo people's furniture and save it.
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- Furniture and save it. and so, our marriage was built
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- And so, our marriage was built on the foundation of furniture
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- On the foundation of furniture from the trailer park that was
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- From the trailer park that was repoed from people who didn't
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- Repoed from people who didn't pay the rent.
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- Pay the rent. that's who your pastor is.
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- That's who your pastor is. that's how smart i am.
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- That's how smart i am. follow me as i follow christ.
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- Follow me as i follow christ. that's it.
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- That's it. that's who i am, buddy.
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- [applause]
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- That's who i am, buddy.
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- That's who i am, buddy. but i paid for everything
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- But i paid for everything we ever put in our house,
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- We ever put in our house, and i don't mean that
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- And i don't mean that to say if you're in debt
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- To say if you're in debt that you did it wrong.
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- That you did it wrong. i'm just telling you --
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- I'm just telling you -- as a matter of fact,
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- As a matter of fact, it would feel stupid
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- It would feel stupid sometimes when i knew we could
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- Sometimes when i knew we could just put it on a card.
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- Just put it on a card. see, what the world calls wise,
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- See, what the world calls wise, what the world calls strategic
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- What the world calls strategic god calls stupid.
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- God calls stupid. and what the world calls stupid
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- And what the world calls stupid god calls strategic.
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- God calls strategic. ain't that crazy?
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- Ain't that crazy? and as a matter of fact,
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- And as a matter of fact, once brother dave ramsey got me
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- Once brother dave ramsey got me convinced on the emergency fund.
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- Convinced on the emergency fund. how many of y'all did
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- How many of y'all did the emergency fund that
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- The emergency fund that dave ramsey talked about?
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- Dave ramsey talked about? it's a great practice, man.
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- It's a great practice, man. it's like save, what is it?
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- It's like save, what is it? three months to six months
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- Three months to six months of your living expenses
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- Of your living expenses and put it away,
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- And put it away, so that when the tire goes
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- So that when the tire goes flat you don't have to go
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- Flat you don't have to go in debt to replace it.
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- In debt to replace it. so, we did that like in
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- So, we did that like in our first two years of marriage,
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- Our first two years of marriage, and i was so proud when
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- And i was so proud when that number hit.
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- That number hit. i figured out what
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- I figured out what the number would be boom, boom,
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- The number would be boom, boom, boom, boom, boom this how much
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- Boom, boom, boom this how much we need to save.
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- We need to save. saved it up.
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- Saved it up. got to the level
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- Got to the level and that night when
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- And that night when i went to tell her in
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- I went to tell her in the kitchen that we've hit
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- The kitchen that we've hit our emergency fund goal,
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- Our emergency fund goal, i felt a prompting
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- I felt a prompting from the lord that i tried
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- From the lord that i tried to rebuke as satan,
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- To rebuke as satan, and the prompting said,
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- And the prompting said, "give it all away."
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- "give it all away." i said, "that's stupid."
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- I said, "that's stupid." not to the lord.
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- Not to the lord. i thought it was the devil.
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- I thought it was the devil. i thought was the devil.
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- I thought was the devil. because dave said i had
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- Because dave said i had to save it.
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- [laughter]
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- Full disclosure,
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- Full disclosure, now, many times over the lord
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- Now, many times over the lord has blessed us and i have not
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- Has blessed us and i have not kept my savings at zeros
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- Kept my savings at zeros every time since that day.
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- Every time since that day. but i remember
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- But i remember walking in and saying,
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- Walking in and saying, "you know that emergency fund?
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- "you know that emergency fund? it's about to be
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- It's about to be a missions gift."
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- A missions gift." stupid, ain't it?
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- Stupid, ain't it? i don't know, you tell me.
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- I don't know, you tell me. because when we wrote those
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- Because when we wrote those checks at that kitchen table,
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- Checks at that kitchen table, i remember the place.
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- I remember the place. see, you never forget the place
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- See, you never forget the place where god makes you a promise.
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- Where god makes you a promise. that's why jacob named
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- The place bethel,
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- The place bethel, he said this is god's house.
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- He said this is god's house. you say, "it's stupid to call
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- You say, "it's stupid to call a rock the house of god."
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- A rock the house of god." not when god spoke to you there.
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- Not when god spoke to you there. stupid unless you had god
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- Stupid unless you had god speak to you there.
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- Speak to you there. and the lord spoke to me
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- And the lord spoke to me two sentences.
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- Two sentences. he said, "if you keep
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- He said, "if you keep your hands open to me,
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- Then you will always have
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- Then you will always have everything you need.
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- Everything you need. you will always
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- You will always be able to do everything
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- Be able to do everything i've called you to do."
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- I've called you to do." he spoke that to me
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- He spoke that to me at that kitchen table,
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- At that kitchen table, that came from the trailer park
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- That came from the trailer park repossessed furniture,
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- Repossessed furniture, that was scratched up
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- That was scratched up and dinged up.
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- And dinged up. and i had money to buy
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- And i had money to buy a new one and the lord said,
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- A new one and the lord said, "this time i want you
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- "this time i want you to give it."
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- To give it." we didn't have kids yet.
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- We didn't have kids yet. it wasn't like we were
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- It wasn't like we were being irresponsible.
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- Being irresponsible. you're like --
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- You're like -- i can already see people
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- I can already see people misapplying this message.
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- Misapplying this message. do you know what i mean?
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- Do you know what i mean? like the lord said
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- Like the lord said he would use stupid.
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- He would use stupid. baby, that's the word
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- Baby, that's the word i've been waiting for.
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- I've been waiting for. did you hear what
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- Did you hear what pastor said today?
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- Pastor said today? i'm getting a boat!
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- [laughter]
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- I'm getting a boat!
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- I'm getting a boat! man of god said
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- Man of god said i could get a boat.
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- I could get a boat. don't pervert this word,
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- Don't pervert this word, you know what i'm talking about.
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- You know what i'm talking about. keep me in context.
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- Keep me in context. and i want to ask you
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- And i want to ask you a question,
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- A question, was it stupid?
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- Was it stupid? i don't know.
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- I don't know. one of the things we
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- One of the things we gave to was this,
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- Gave to was this, look around.
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- [applause]
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- Some of your kids
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- Some of your kids have been baptized here.
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- Have been baptized here. i don't think it was stupid.
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- I don't think it was stupid. some of you had your life
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- Some of you had your life put back together here.
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- Put back together here. i don't think it was stupid.
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- I don't think it was stupid. some of you pray
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- Some of you pray to receive christ here.
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- To receive christ here. i don't call that stupid.
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- I don't call that stupid. he is no fool who gives when
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- He is no fool who gives when he cannot keep to gain
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- He cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
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- What he cannot lose. you call it stupid,
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- You call it stupid, i call it surrender.
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- I call it surrender. and jacob takes the --
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- And jacob takes the -- and remember, he has
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- And remember, he has very little with him.
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- Very little with him. he's on the run.
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- He's on the run. and he takes the little bit
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- And he takes the little bit of oil that he has
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- Of oil that he has and pours it on the rock.
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- And pours it on the rock. the rock is stupid,
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- The rock is stupid, the oil is stupid,
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- The oil is stupid, the whole thing is stupid
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- The whole thing is stupid unless god is in it,
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- Unless god is in it, but god uses stupid.
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- But god uses stupid. and he says this, he says,
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- And he says this, he says, "i'll trust you,
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- "i'll trust you, and i'll give to you,
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- And i'll give to you, if you will be with me,
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- If you will be with me, and if you will give me food,
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- And if you will give me food, and if you will give me clothes,
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- And if you will give me clothes, and if you will watch out for me
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- And if you will watch out for me and watch over me.
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- And watch over me. if, then you will be my god."
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- If, then you will be my god." so, i want to ask a question
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- So, i want to ask a question and i need some
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- And i need some participation on this,
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- Participation on this, how many of you if we
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- How many of you if we take jacob's rubric,
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- Take jacob's rubric, if we take jacob's grid,
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- If we take jacob's grid, if we take jacob's prayer,
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- If we take jacob's prayer, if we take jacob's
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- If we take jacob's not negotiation,
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- Not negotiation, but if we take
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- But if we take jacob's surrender
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- Jacob's surrender to the lord as a template,
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- To the lord as a template, how many of you would say that
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- How many of you would say that god has been with you?
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- God has been with you? make some noise.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- How many of you would say
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- How many of you would say that god put food on your table?
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- [cheering and applause]
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- Y'all cheering a little soft
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- Y'all cheering a little soft about that one.
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- About that one. maybe you're hungry right now,
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- Maybe you're hungry right now, but i'm saying you're gonna have
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- But i'm saying you're gonna have something to eat before
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- Something to eat before the sun goes down.
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- The sun goes down. how many of you have
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- How many of you have clothes on your body,
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- Clothes on your body, even if the waist fits
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- A little tighter in november
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- A little tighter in november than it did in january?
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- Than it did in january? come on.
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- Come on. i got clothes on my body,
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- I got clothes on my body, food on my table.
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- Food on my table. how many would say
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- How many would say god has kept me alive?
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- [cheering and applause]
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- Jacob said,
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- Jacob said, "if you will be present,
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- "if you will be present, if you will protect,
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- If you will protect, and if you will provide if,"
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- Verse 21, "then you will
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- Verse 21, "then you will be my god."
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- Be my god." and the lord
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- And the lord said to tell you,
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- If he's been with you, presence,
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- If he's been with you, presence, if he's provided for you,
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- If he's provided for you, food and clothing,
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- Food and clothing, if he's watched out
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- If he's watched out for you, protection.
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- For you, protection. if he's done that for you,
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- If he's done that for you, then this is then.
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- Then this is then. you don't need more proof,
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- You don't need more proof, this is then.
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- This is then. say it, this is then.
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- Say it, this is then. and i know you've been
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- And i know you've been postponing your joy,
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- Postponing your joy, "oh, i'll be happy then."
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- "oh, i'll be happy then." no, this is then.
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- No, this is then. "when my kids come back to god,
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- "when my kids come back to god, i'm gonna throw a big party
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- I'm gonna throw a big party and celebrate."
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- And celebrate." no, no, no.
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- No, no, no. god is working
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- God is working in their life right now.
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- In their life right now. i'm gonna go down this road with
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- I'm gonna go down this road with the praise for the prodigal,
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- The praise for the prodigal, ‘cause this is then.
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- ‘cause this is then. "when i get this
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- "when i get this amount in the bank,
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- Amount in the bank, i'll be secure."
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- I'll be secure." no, you won't,
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- No, you won't, you'll pay taxes.
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- You'll pay taxes. so, the fact that
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- So, the fact that you have enough,
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- You have enough, you had gas in
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- You had gas in the tank to get here,
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- The tank to get here, you have energy in
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- You have energy in your body to get here,
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- Your body to get here, this is then.
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- This is then. you better take
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- You better take that rock that you got
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- That rock that you got and that oil that you got,
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- And that oil that you got, and pour what you've got on
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- And pour what you've got on where you're at and praise god
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- Where you're at and praise god at a kitchen table
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- At a kitchen table that was repoed from
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- That was repoed from somebody's trailer park.
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- Somebody's trailer park. and ask god,
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- And ask god, "what would you have me
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- "what would you have me to do next for you?"
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- To do next for you?" this is then.
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- This is then. the lord made jacob a promise,
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- The lord made jacob a promise, "i'm gonna bring
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- "i'm gonna bring the blessing of the lord
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- The blessing of the lord through your offspring."
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- Through your offspring." he had no kids.
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- He had no kids. but then he had 12
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- But then he had 12 and then those 12 had some
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- And then those 12 had some and those became nations,
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- And those became nations, and the nations became a tribe.
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- And the nations became a tribe. each of the nations became
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- Each of the nations became their own tribe,
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- Their own tribe, and then those tribes
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- And then those tribes they took the land that god
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- They took the land that god had promised to jacob,
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- Had promised to jacob, that he had promised to isaac,
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- That he had promised to isaac, that he had promised
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- That he had promised to abraham.
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- To abraham. god is a promise keeper.
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- God is a promise keeper. he's a promise keeper
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- He's a promise keeper in your life.
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- In your life. he's not just getting
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- He's not just getting started in your life.
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- Started in your life. it's already in progress.
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- It's already in progress. the thing that you're praying
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- The thing that you're praying about is already in progress.
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- About is already in progress. the thing that you're worried
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- The thing that you're worried about he's already working on.
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- About he's already working on. the thing that you need
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- The thing that you need he already knows it.
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- He already knows it. the thing that you lack
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- The thing that you lack he already supplies.
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- He already supplies. the thing that
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- The thing that you're not he already is.
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- You're not he already is. god's already working on this.
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- [applause]
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- Because then that nation
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- Because then that nation gave birth to a savior,
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- Gave birth to a savior, jesus came from
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- Jesus came from the tribe of judah.
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- The tribe of judah. and the messiah was born
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- And the messiah was born and the messiah died on a cross.
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- And the messiah died on a cross. and the bible says something
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- And the bible says something very interesting from
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- Very interesting from jesus' own mouth
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- In matthew 21:43 and 44.
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- In matthew 21:43 and 44. he said to them,
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- He said to them, "have you never read
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- "have you never read in the scriptures," 42,
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- In the scriptures," 42, "the stone," what did jacob
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- "the stone," what did jacob lay his head on?
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- Lay his head on? "the stone the builders
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- "the stone the builders rejected has become
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- Rejected has become the cornerstone."
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- The cornerstone." somebody shout,
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- Somebody shout, "the lord has done this...
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- "the lord has done this... >> congregation: the lord
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- >> congregation: the lord has done this...
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- Has done this... >> "and it is marvelous
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- >> "and it is marvelous in our eyes."
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- I see it now.
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- I see it now. i see that jacob's rock
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- I see that jacob's rock was pointing to jesus.
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- I see that jacob
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- I see that jacob who was the second born
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- Who was the second born not the chosen one was
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- Not the chosen one was the one who was blessed,
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- The one who was blessed, was pointing to jesus
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- Was pointing to jesus who was born of a virgin.
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- Who was born of a virgin. who became the rock on
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- Who became the rock on which the church was built.
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- Which the church was built. and now, i see what jesus means
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- When he says that god
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- When he says that god selected what man rejected.
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- Selected what man rejected. because jesus was
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- Because jesus was what the people rejected but
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- What the people rejected but it's what god wanted all along.
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- It's what god wanted all along. so, jesus is saying that
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- So, jesus is saying that the thing that you need
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- The thing that you need is right in front of you,
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- Is right in front of you, but you are rejecting it.
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- But you are rejecting it. and you cannot expect
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- And you cannot expect the blessing of god and reject
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- The blessing of god and reject the way he sends it.
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- The way he sends it. so, god says,
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- So, god says, "i know you're in
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- "i know you're in a hard place right now,
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- A hard place right now, a rocky place right now,
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- A rocky place right now, a place that you can't fully
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- A place that you can't fully call home right now.
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- Call home right now. i understand that i --"
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- I understand that i --" look at me.
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- Look at me. look at me.
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- Look at me. look at me.
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- Look at me. i've been praying
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- I've been praying for you this week.
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- For you this week. i've been praying that god
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- I've been praying that god would say what it is right now
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- Would say what it is right now that he wants you to anoint.
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- That he wants you to anoint. because you can anoint a rock
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- Because you can anoint a rock and it can become a place
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- And it can become a place where god meets with you.
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- Where god meets with you. that means you're anointed
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- That means you're anointed for the hard place.
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- For the hard place. that means you're anointed
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- That means you're anointed for the difficult thing.
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- For the difficult thing. that means god is teaching you
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- That means god is teaching you to trust him in transition.
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- To trust him in transition. and i hear the spirit
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- And i hear the spirit of the lord saying,
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- Of the lord saying, "what more do i have to do
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- "what more do i have to do to get you to trust me?
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- To get you to trust me? when is it going
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- When is it going to be then for you?"
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- To be then for you?" if experience was going
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- If experience was going to teach us to trust god,
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- To teach us to trust god, we would have
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- We would have trusted him by now.
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- Trusted him by now. he's done enough
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- He's done enough for you to trust him.
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- For you to trust him. he's done enough for you
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- He's done enough for you to trust him.
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- To trust him. he can be trusted.
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- He can be trusted. the fact that he
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- The fact that he put you on this planet,
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- Put you on this planet, the fact that he kept you
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- The fact that he kept you to this day,
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- To this day, the fact that
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- The fact that he provided for you through
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- He provided for you through every season of your life.
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- Every season of your life. he's done enough
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- He's done enough and if he never does
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- And if he never does anything else, i trust him.
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- Anything else, i trust him. if he never does it,
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- If he never does it, he died for me.
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- He died for me. he forgave me.
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- He forgave me. he cast my sins from
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- He cast my sins from the east to the west.
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- The east to the west. and you don't need
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- And you don't need more proof to trust him,
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- More proof to trust him, you just need more practice.
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- You just need more practice. you need more practice saying,
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- You need more practice saying, "god, i trust you."
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- "god, i trust you." you know how we get through
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- You know how we get through something really hard,
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- Something really hard, and we get through it and then
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- And we get through it and then we forget that we told god
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- We forget that we told god if we got through it,
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- If we got through it, we would serve him?
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- We would serve him? not this time, baby.
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- Not this time, baby. this is then.
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- This is then. you said if god would give you
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- You said if god would give you the responsibility,
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- The responsibility, you would shoulder it.
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- You would shoulder it. well, this is then.
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- Well, this is then. you got it, baby.
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- You got it, baby. you're the one for the job.
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- You're the one for the job. you said that if god
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- You said that if god would give you the blessing,
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- Would give you the blessing, you would take care of it.
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- You would take care of it. this is then.
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- This is then. and god is calling you
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- And god is calling you to trust him with it
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- To trust him with it because it didn't start
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- Because it didn't start with you and it's not
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- With you and it's not on you to sustain it,
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- On you to sustain it, but i'm praying that
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- But i'm praying that you would show up with oil
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- You would show up with oil to every hard place
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- To every hard place in your life this week.
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- In your life this week. and i'm praying that you would
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- And i'm praying that you would do something stupid to see god
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- Do something supernatural.
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- [applause]
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- That is the word of the lord.
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- That is the word of the lord. give him praise and glory
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- Give him praise and glory in this house.
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- In this house. give him praise and glory,
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- And thanks.
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- [cheering and applause]
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- If he's been good to you,
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- If he's been good to you, then lift up a shout of praise
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- Then lift up a shout of praise for your own self,
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- For your own self, for your own journey.
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- For your own journey. everyone's standing,
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- Everyone's standing, no one moving.
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- No one moving. we'll dismiss all together.
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- We'll dismiss all together. this is then.
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- This is then. this is then.
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- This is then. jacob said,
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- Jacob said, "if you'll just be with me,
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- "if you'll just be with me, watch over me,
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- Watch over me, and provide for me,
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- And provide for me, then you'll be my god."
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- Then you'll be my god." and i'm here to tell you,
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- And i'm here to tell you, he's done all three for me.
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- He's done all three for me. thank him for his presence.
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- Thank him for his presence. thank him for his protection.
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- Thank him for his protection. thank him for his provision.
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- Thank him for his provision. everybody in this church that
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- Everybody in this church that ain't a tither ought to be
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- Ain't a tither ought to be online setting up your tithing
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- Online setting up your tithing when i finish this message,
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- When i finish this message, and i ought not
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- And i ought not have to beg for it.
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- Have to beg for it. god's been too good to you.
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- God's been too good to you. what would it take?
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- What would it take? how much more would god have
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- How much more would god have to do to get you to trust him?
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- To do to get you to trust him? i can't afford not to trust him.
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- I can't afford not to trust him. he's my god.
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- He's my god. he's my god.
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- He's my god. i've seen too much.
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- I've seen too much. this is the lord's doing.
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- [applause]
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- Aren't you glad god uses
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- Aren't you glad god uses stupid that i don't have
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- Stupid that i don't have to figure it out just have
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- To figure it out just have enough faith to move forward.
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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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- >> when a kit is packed
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- At elevation church,
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- It starts small,
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- Putting hygiene products
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- Together or packaging
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- Ingredients for a meal.
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- But that's just
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- The beginning of the journey.
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- Once put together in boxes,
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- They travel by train,
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- By boat, by truck.
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- That kit is being positioned
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- For the moment it's needed,
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- When disaster happens.
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- When hunger rises
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- Locally and globally,
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- That kit is there to provide
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- For an immediate need.
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- When you give,
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- This is what you're giving for.
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- >> ♪ look what ♪
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- ♪ you've done for me ♪
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- ♪ i will never stop ♪
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- ♪ singing hallelujah ♪
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- >> ♪ hallelujah ♪
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- >> ♪ look what ♪
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- ♪ you've done for me ♪
- 00:24:37.561 --> 00:24:39.196
- ♪ i can't breathe ♪
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- ♪ in your breath ♪
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- ♪ and not sing of your love ♪
- 00:24:41.532 --> 00:24:44.268
- ♪ lord you've done ♪
- 00:24:44.335 --> 00:24:46.103
- ♪ too much for me ♪
- 00:24:46.170 --> 00:24:47.838
- ♪ i can't hold back ♪
- 00:24:47.905 --> 00:24:49.340
- ♪ my heart or my hallelujah ♪
- 00:24:49.406 --> 00:24:52.877
- ♪ lord you've done ♪
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- ♪ too much for me ♪
- 00:24:54.745 --> 00:24:56.447
- ♪ i was lost ♪
- 00:24:56.514 --> 00:24:57.615
- ♪ but you washed me clean ♪
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- ♪ with your blood ♪
- 00:24:59.750 --> 00:25:01.318
- ♪ lord look what ♪
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- ♪ you've done for me ♪
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- ♪ i will never stop ♪
- 00:25:05.122 --> 00:25:07.157
- ♪ singing hallelujah ♪
- 00:25:07.224 --> 00:25:10.027
- ♪ lord look what ♪
- 00:25:10.094 --> 00:25:11.695
- ♪ you've done for me ♪
- 00:25:11.762 --> 00:25:13.197
- >> ♪ look at what he's done ♪
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- >> ♪ look what ♪
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- ♪ you've done for me ♪
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- ♪ this is why i will say ♪
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- ♪ thank you ♪
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- >> ♪ oh ♪
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- >> ♪ thank you ♪
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- ♪ for the wonders ♪
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- ♪ you've done ♪
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- ♪ and the ones that ♪
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- ♪ you're still gonna do ♪
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- ♪ thank you ♪
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- ♪ oh jesus ♪
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- ♪ thank you ♪
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- ♪ all my worship belongs ♪
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- ♪ to the one who has ♪
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- ♪ carried me through ♪
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- ♪ thank you ♪
- 00:25:52.970 --> 00:25:54.672
- >> ♪ for the wonders ♪
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- ♪ you've done ♪
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- ♪ and the ones that ♪
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- ♪ you're still gonna do ♪
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- ♪ thank you ♪
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- ♪ i can't breathe in ♪
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- ♪ your breath ♪
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- ♪ and not sing ♪
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- ♪ of your love lord ♪
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- ♪ you've done ♪
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- ♪ too much for me ♪
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- ♪ i can't hold back ♪
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- ♪ my heart or my hallelujah ♪
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- ♪ lord ♪
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- ♪ you've done ♪
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- ♪ too much for me ♪
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- ♪ i was lost ♪
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- ♪ but you washed me clean ♪
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- ♪ with your blood ♪
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- ♪ lord look what ♪
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- ♪ you've done for me ♪
- 00:26:26.870 --> 00:26:28.639
- ♪ i will never stop ♪
- 00:26:28.706 --> 00:26:30.708
- ♪ singing hallelujah ♪
- 00:26:30.774 --> 00:26:33.611
- ♪ lord look what ♪
- 00:26:33.677 --> 00:26:35.312
- ♪ you've done for me ♪
- 00:26:35.379 --> 00:26:37.615
- >> ♪ my god ♪
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- >> ♪ look what ♪
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- ♪ you've done for me ♪
- 00:26:39.783 --> 00:26:41.018
- >> ♪ look at what ♪
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- ♪ he's done ♪
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- >> ♪ look what ♪
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- ♪ you've done for me ♪
- 00:26:44.054 --> 00:26:45.356
- >> ♪ you paid ♪
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- ♪ the highest price lord ♪
- 00:26:46.056 --> 00:26:47.558
- ♪ look what ♪
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- ♪ you've done for me ♪
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- >> ♪ we sing ♪
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- >> ♪ thank you ♪
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- ♪ thank you ♪
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- ♪ for the wonders ♪
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- ♪ you've done ♪
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- ♪ and the ones that ♪
- 00:27:06.543 --> 00:27:07.344
- ♪ you're still gonna do ♪
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- ♪ thank you ♪
- 00:27:09.980 --> 00:27:12.282
- >> ♪ jesus ♪
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- ♪ would you sing that ♪
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- >> ♪ thank you ♪
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- ♪ thank you ♪
- 00:27:18.689 --> 00:27:21.492
- ♪ all my worship belongs ♪
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- ♪ to the one who has ♪
- 00:27:23.694 --> 00:27:25.029
- ♪ carried me through ♪
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- ♪ thank you ♪
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