Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - There's More To The Story (Part 2)

October 8, 2025 | 28:0

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

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - There's More To The Story (Part 2) | October 8, 2025

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking to
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Strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> the story that you tell --
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>> the story that you tell -- let me put it to you this way,
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Let me put it to you this way, how much you tell is determined
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How much you tell is determined by how much you trust.
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By how much you trust. so i can't tell everybody
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So i can't tell everybody my whole story.
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My whole story. i shouldn't tell everybody
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I shouldn't tell everybody my whole story.
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My whole story. sometimes, we don't even
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Sometimes, we don't even tell ourselves the whole story.
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Tell ourselves the whole story. and so, she built him a room.
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And so, she built him a room. she built another story.
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She built another story. core team, just about
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Core team, just about 11 years ago,
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11 years ago, was building the church,
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Was building the church, and we had no idea.
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And we had no idea. how could we have known
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How could we have known at the time,
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At the time, that you would be here?
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That you would be here? how could we know
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How could we know who will be here from now?
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Who will be here from now? but it's up to us
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But it's up to us where the story stops.
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Where the story stops. three parts of every story
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Three parts of every story you tell, right?
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You tell, right? where you start it,
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Where you start it, where you stop it,
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Where you stop it, and what you skipped.
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And what you skipped. some of us should learn
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Some of us should learn about the third thing.
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About the third thing. you ever been around somebody
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You ever been around somebody who has to tell you
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Who has to tell you every detail,
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Every detail, of what color the bow
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Of what color the bow in her hair was?
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In her hair was? i do not care.
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I do not care. i did not ask you all that.
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I did not ask you all that. and when elijah asked me,
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And when elijah asked me, "how did elevation get big?"
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"how did elevation get big?" i don't know if he knew
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I don't know if he knew that he was going to be sitting
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That he was going to be sitting for the next 50 minutes,
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For the next 50 minutes, 'cause i started --
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'cause i started -- you should do this sometime,
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You should do this sometime, i did this with a --
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I did this with a -- i had a meeting this week
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I had a meeting this week with our apprentice program,
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With our apprentice program, and people who had come
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And people who had come to charlotte to be apprentices
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To charlotte to be apprentices at elevation,
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At elevation, and i told 'em, "draw a circle."
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And i told 'em, "draw a circle." go ahead and get a clean page,
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Go ahead and get a clean page, you need the whole page
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You need the whole page for this,
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For this, and you can finish it
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And you can finish it when you get home,
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When you get home, but draw a big circle,
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But draw a big circle, takes up the whole page.
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Takes up the whole page. and i asked 'em,
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And i asked 'em, "how did you get here?"
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"how did you get here?" then i said,
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Then i said, "draw another circle
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"draw another circle inside that one,
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Inside that one, a little bit smaller.
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A little bit smaller. how did you get there?
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How did you get there? draw another one.
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Draw another one. how did you get there?
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How did you get there? draw another one.
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Draw another one. how did you get there?"
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How did you get there?" see, sometimes it's only
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See, sometimes it's only when you start connecting
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When you start connecting the circles that you see
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The circles that you see that everything you went through
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That everything you went through in your life
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In your life was for a reason
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Was for a reason and it was a ripple.
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And it was a ripple. it was a ripple.
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It was a ripple. she built a room,
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She built a room, she cooked a meal,
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She cooked a meal, they gave an offering.
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They gave an offering. we --
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We -- our core team
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Our core team of the church gave 10%
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Of the church gave 10% as a tithe, and then 10% more,
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As a tithe, and then 10% more, and we didn't have
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And we didn't have a lot of money.
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A lot of money. we had no idea
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We had no idea what we were starting,
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What we were starting, had no idea we'd give
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Had no idea we'd give $21 million to outreach
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$21 million to outreach in less than 11 years.
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In less than 11 years. no idea.
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No idea. you would clap
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You would clap if you had given to it,
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If you had given to it, 'cause it was a ripple.
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'cause it was a ripple. the ripple effect.
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The ripple effect. and we didn't know
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And we didn't know when we dropped the rock,
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When we dropped the rock, and she didn't know when she --
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And she didn't know when she -- you have no idea
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You have no idea what you set off in your life
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What you set off in your life by marrying jordan hicks.
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By marrying jordan hicks. she didn't just change
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She didn't just change her last name,
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Her last name, it changed everything.
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It changed everything. it's going to change
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It's going to change your lineage,
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Your lineage, the x's and the yes,
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The x's and the yes, and all of it.
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And all of it. it's dependent upon a decision,
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It's dependent upon a decision, and she rolled over
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And she rolled over and said to her husband,
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And said to her husband, "i think maybe we should build
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"i think maybe we should build this guy a room."
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This guy a room." "alright man, let's do it."
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"alright man, let's do it." and she started a story,
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And she started a story, and let me tell you something.
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She had no idea
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She had no idea what kind of story
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What kind of story she was stepping into,
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She was stepping into, let me tell you right now.
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Let me tell you right now. she thought she was doing
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She thought she was doing something nice for god.
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Something nice for god. god was just looking for a way
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God was just looking for a way to do something for her.
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To do something for her. there's more to the story.
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She had a nice house,
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She had a nice house, she had a big bank account.
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She had a big bank account. she drove a range rover.
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She drove a range rover. 2017 range rover.
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2017 range rover. but she had a barren womb.
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But she had a barren womb. there's more to the story.
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There's more to the story. see, stuff doesn't tell
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See, stuff doesn't tell the whole story.
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The whole story. you can be very beautiful
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You can be very beautiful and very barren.
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And very barren. you can be extremely loaded
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You can be extremely loaded and very empty.
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And very empty. there's more to the story
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There's more to the story than what you wear.
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Than what you wear. there's more to the story
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There's more to the story than what you weigh.
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Than what you weigh. there's more to the story
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There's more to the story than the neighborhood
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Than the neighborhood that your kids
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That your kids are growing up in.
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Are growing up in. some of the weirdest kids
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Some of the weirdest kids grow up in the nicest
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Grow up in the nicest neighborhoods.
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Neighborhoods. i'm getting loose now,
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I'm getting loose now, pray for me.
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Pray for me. say anything of that at 9:30,
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Say anything of that at 9:30, but i'm talking to you,
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But i'm talking to you, and you're the ones
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And you're the ones who need this strong teaching.
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Who need this strong teaching. you're a little farther gone
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You're a little farther gone than the other ones.
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Than the other ones. [laughter]
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[laughter] there's more --
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There's more -- tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, "there's more to the story."
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"there's more to the story." please, tell 'em, tell 'em.
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Please, tell 'em, tell 'em. "there's more to the story."
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"there's more to the story." and elisha lays down
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And elisha lays down to sleep one night
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To sleep one night in his comfortable bed
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In his comfortable bed that the shunammite woman
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That the shunammite woman had built just for him.
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Had built just for him. and he's thinking,
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And he's thinking, "what can i do for her?"
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"what can i do for her?" and she was thinking,
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And she was thinking, "what can i do for him?"
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"what can i do for him?" and he's thinking,
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And he's thinking, "give, and it will be
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"give, and it will be given to you.
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Given to you. good measure pressed down,
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Good measure pressed down, shaken together,
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Shaken together, running over,"
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Running over," and her initiative
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And her initiative met god's initiative.
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Met god's initiative. and elisha called her in.
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And elisha called her in. i can't figure out why,
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I can't figure out why, but he didn't talk
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But he didn't talk to her directly.
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To her directly. he had his servant, gehazi,
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He had his servant, gehazi, speak to her.
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Speak to her. she standing and right there
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She standing and right there in the doorway.
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In the doorway. read it in the bible.
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Read it in the bible. read it in the bible.
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Read it in the bible. do you read your bible?
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Do you read your bible? bible's not boring,
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Bible's not boring, you're boring.
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You're boring. and he said,
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And he said, "hey, what can i do for you?"
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"hey, what can i do for you?" and she did not have a list.
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And she did not have a list. to her, god wasn't santa claus.
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To her, god wasn't santa claus. she didn't give
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She didn't give so she could get.
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So she could get. she had a mentality that,
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She had a mentality that, i get to give.
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I get to give. everything that i have
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Everything that i have is a gift from god.
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Is a gift from god. why wouldn't i give it
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Why wouldn't i give it back to him?
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Back to him? why wouldn't i?
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Why wouldn't i? why wouldn't i?
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Why wouldn't i? i don't need anything,
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I don't need anything, i'm fine.
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I'm fine. and she was fine,
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And she was fine, she was fine on the outside,
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She was fine on the outside, but she had never been able
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But she had never been able to have a child.
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To have a child. see, the story didn't start
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See, the story didn't start in 2 kings 4.
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In 2 kings 4. the story started years
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The story started years before that.
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Before that. how many times had this woman
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How many times had this woman tried to have a baby?
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Tried to have a baby? how many times had she bought
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How many times had she bought another pregnancy test?
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Another pregnancy test? how many trips to target?
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How many trips to target? only to be disappointed.
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Only to be disappointed. i'm telling the story the way
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I'm telling the story the way i want to tell the story,
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I want to tell the story, all right?
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All right? and he said,
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And he said, "next time you go to target,
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"next time you go to target, buy some blue paint."
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Buy some blue paint." she said,
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She said, "target don't have paint."
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"target don't have paint." he said, "whatever.
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He said, "whatever. it's not the point."
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It's not the point." she said, "you don't like
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She said, "you don't like the color of your room?"
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The color of your room?" these prophets.
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These prophets. build 'em a room,
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Build 'em a room, they don't --
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They don't -- complain about the color.
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Complain about the color. "no, no.
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"no, no. you're not painting my room.
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About this time next year,
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About this time next year, you're going to have
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You're going to have a baby boy."
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A baby boy." and she did.
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And she did. and that's the story,
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And that's the story, 'cause god keeps his promises.
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'cause god keeps his promises. [applause]
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And i guess that's why
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And i guess that's why you like the story so much,
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You like the story so much, 'cause when she made
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'cause when she made room for god,
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Room for god, god did something in her
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God did something in her that she couldn't do
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That she couldn't do for herself,
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For herself, and that's the --
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And that's the -- well, there's more to the story.
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Well, there's more to the story. that baby grew up to be a boy.
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That baby grew up to be a boy. you know those puppies
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You know those puppies grow up to be dogs.
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Grow up to be dogs. think about that
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Think about that while you're having 'em, jordan.
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While you're having 'em, jordan. take your time.
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Take your time. when the boy was out
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When the boy was out in the field one day,
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In the field one day, he said he had a headache.
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He said he had a headache. he was real weak.
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He was real weak. he was acting real strange,
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He was acting real strange, and her son kind of collapsed
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And her son kind of collapsed in the field,
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In the field, and the dad did
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And the dad did what all good dads do.
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What all good dads do. kind of what we do, said,
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Kind of what we do, said, "take 'em to his mom."
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"take 'em to his mom." it's a true story.
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It's a true story. you got to read this,
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You got to read this, this is 2 kings 4.
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This is 2 kings 4. if you read the whole chapter --
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If you read the whole chapter -- see, we stop in the middle
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See, we stop in the middle of the sentence,
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Of the sentence, 'cause it preaches good to say,
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'cause it preaches good to say, "and she built a room,
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"and she built a room, she built another story
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She built another story on the house,
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On the house, and she had a child."
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And she had a child." and when you've given
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And when you've given this offering,
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This offering, god's going to give it to you.
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God's going to give it to you. good measure pressed down,
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Good measure pressed down, shaken together,
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Shaken together, running over.
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Running over. watch this.
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Watch this. they brought her the child,
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They brought her the child, the child died on her lap.
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The child died on her lap. sometimes, even the dreams
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Sometimes, even the dreams that god birthed will die.
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That god birthed will die. sometimes, they'll die.
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Sometimes, they'll die. and now,
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And now, she has a decision to make.
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She has a decision to make. is this the scene?
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Is this the scene? or is it the story?
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Or is it the story? she decided that she would
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She decided that she would take it back to the place
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Take it back to the place where the promise
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Where the promise was originally conceived.
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Was originally conceived. she went back upstairs
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She went back upstairs to that empty guest room,
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To that empty guest room, that story, that second story.
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That story, that second story. she laid that dead child
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She laid that dead child on that bed,
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On that bed, and she went to go see elisha.
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And she went to go see elisha. she knew what to do.
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She knew what to do. when you get stuck in a scene,
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When you get stuck in a scene, you go back to the one
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You go back to the one who started the story
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Who started the story to begin with.
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To begin with. and she found him,
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And she found him, and she fell at his feet,
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And she fell at his feet, and gehazi, the servant,
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And gehazi, the servant, wanted to push her away,
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Wanted to push her away, but she was persistent.
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But she was persistent. this story can't end like this.
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This story can't end like this. the story can't end like this.
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The story can't end like this. and she summoned the man of god,
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And she summoned the man of god, and she insisted
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And she insisted that he come back.
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That he come back. and he went in,
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And he went in, and he closed the door,
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And he closed the door, and he laid his body
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And he laid his body on that boy's boy,
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On that boy's boy, and the first time,
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And the first time, nothing happened,
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Nothing happened, and the second time,
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And the second time, the boy started to sneeze.
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The boy started to sneeze. sneeze, seven times,
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Sneeze, seven times, got up, and lived.
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Got up, and lived. and that's the story.
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And that's the story. [applause]
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[applause] it's a good story,
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It's a good story, 'cause unless you know
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'cause unless you know that whatever is barren
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That whatever is barren in your life
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In your life can still bring forth,
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Can still bring forth, and whatever dies can come alive
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And whatever dies can come alive with one word from god.
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With one word from god. when he breathes into an --
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When he breathes into an -- i believe some things
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I believe some things are going to be resurrected
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Are going to be resurrected in your life.
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In your life. i believe in the life cycle
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I believe in the life cycle of the word of god.
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Of the word of god. nothing that he speaks
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Nothing that he speaks returns void.
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Returns void. it accomplishes
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It accomplishes what he sent it to do.
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[applause]
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[applause] so i was talking
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So i was talking to holly one day,
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To holly one day, and i said, "isn't it crazy,
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And i said, "isn't it crazy, the second part
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The second part of the shunammite
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Of the shunammite woman's story?"
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Woman's story?" she said,
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She said, "yeah, when the child dies
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And is raised from the dead,
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And is raised from the dead, do you remember this?"
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Do you remember this?" i said, "no.
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I said, "no. the other part of the story,
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The other part of the story, in 2 kings 8."
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In 2 kings 8." the second-half of the story.
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The second-half of the story. she said, "2 kings 8?
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She said, "2 kings 8? the shunammite woman's story
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The shunammite woman's story is in 2 kings 4."
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Is in 2 kings 4." now, remember.
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Now, remember. she's the daughter
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She's the daughter of a baptist pastor,
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Of a baptist pastor, she's supposed
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She's supposed to know this stuff.
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To know this stuff. i said, "woman, weren't you
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I said, "woman, weren't you paying attention
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Paying attention in bible school?
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In bible school? bible class?
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Bible class? vacation bible school?"
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Vacation bible school?" the wayside baptist church
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The wayside baptist church in west kendall.
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In west kendall. "weren't you paying attention?
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"weren't you paying attention? the story didn't stop
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The story didn't stop in 2 kings 4.
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In 2 kings 4. the story didn't stop
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The story didn't stop when the child was born.
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When the child was born. the story didn't stop
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The story didn't stop when the child died.
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When the child died. the story didn't stop
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The story didn't stop when the child
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When the child was raised to life."
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Was raised to life." can i show you
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Can i show you 2 kings 8 real quick?
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2 kings 8 real quick? 'cause holly didn't know
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'cause holly didn't know this part.
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This part. i'm embarrassed for her.
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I'm embarrassed for her. she should've known this part.
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She should've known this part. i better get to the text
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I better get to the text real quick.
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Real quick. everybody pray for me.
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Everybody pray for me. look at this, 2 kings 8.
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Look at this, 2 kings 8. everybody say, "chapter eight."
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Everybody say, "chapter eight." the number of new beginnings.
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The number of new beginnings. there had been a seven year
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There had been a seven year famine in the land,
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Famine in the land, and elisha had told the woman
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And elisha had told the woman whose son he had brought
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Whose son he had brought back to life --
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Back to life -- now, watch this.
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Now, watch this. the bible can't call her
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The bible can't call her the woman whose son elisha
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The woman whose son elisha had brought back to life,
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Had brought back to life, if the son had never died.
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If the son had never died. some of the worst scenes
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Some of the worst scenes make the best stories.
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Make the best stories. some things,
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Some things, god has to let you go through,
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God has to let you go through, so when he brings it
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So when he brings it back around,
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Back around, you'll have a story to tell.
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You'll have a story to tell. 2 kings 8, 2 kings 8,
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2 kings 8, 2 kings 8, 2 kings 8.
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2 kings 8. 2 kings 8, and there was
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2 kings 8, and there was a famine in the land,
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A famine in the land, and the prophet said,
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And the prophet said, "take your family,
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"take your family, and move to some other place,
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And move to some other place, for the lord has called
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For the lord has called for a famine on israel."
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For a famine on israel." a famine --
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A famine -- the lord called for famine.
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The lord called for famine. i thought god sent the rain?
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I thought god sent the rain? the same god who sends rain
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The same god who sends rain will often allow you
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Will often allow you to go through a famine.
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To go through a famine. that's how he builds your faith.
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That's how he builds your faith. we tell you god'll bless you
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We tell you god'll bless you and he will,
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And he will, but the same god
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But the same god that will allow you
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That will allow you to carry the blessing
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To carry the blessing will allow you to carry
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Will allow you to carry the burden.
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The burden. how else would your back
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How else would your back become strong enough
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Become strong enough to take it?
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To take it? how else would you stay humble?
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How else would you stay humble? there's more to the story
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There's more to the story than god will bless you.
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Than god will bless you. yes, he'll bless you.
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Yes, he'll bless you. he'll bless you
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He'll bless you in the time of rain,
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In the time of rain, he'll bless you in a famine.
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He'll bless you in a famine. he'll bless you
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He'll bless you when the economy is up,
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When the economy is up, he'll bless you
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He'll bless you when the economy is down.
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When the economy is down. he'll bless you
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He'll bless you when friends love you,
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When friends love you, he'll bless you
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He'll bless you when friends leave you.
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When friends leave you. and the miracle is not that god
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And the miracle is not that god prevented the famine,
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Prevented the famine, but that he provided
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But that he provided for her through it.
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For her through it. so the woman did
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So the woman did as the man of god intended,
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As the man of god intended, she took her family,
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She took her family, and settled in the land
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And settled in the land of the philistines
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Of the philistines for seven years.
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For seven years. and she went where god
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And she went where god told her to go,
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Told her to go, but while she was gone,
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But while she was gone, they confiscated her land,
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They confiscated her land, so watch this.
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So watch this. after the famine ended,
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After the famine ended, she returned from the land
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She returned from the land of the philistines,
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Of the philistines, and had to go see the king
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And had to go see the king about getting back her house
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About getting back her house and land.
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And land. i love this woman's initiative.
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I love this woman's initiative. "come over to my house
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"come over to my house and eat something.
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And eat something. heal this boy
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Heal this boy that you told me to have
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That you told me to have in the first place.
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I'm going straight to the king,
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I'm going straight to the king, walking past all the people
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Walking past all the people who can't do anything about it,
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Who can't do anything about it, right up into the king's court,"
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Right up into the king's court," to see about
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To see about getting her land back.
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Getting her land back. maybe you need to come
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Maybe you need to come to the king today to see about
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To the king today to see about getting your joy back,
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Your peace back,
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Your peace back, your hope back,
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Your hope back, your dream back,
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Your dream back, your passion back.
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Your passion back. who am i preaching to, blakeney?
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Who am i preaching to, blakeney? [applause]
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[applause] now she walked in.
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Now she walked in. now she walked in,
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Now she walked in, "and as she came in --
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"and as she came in -- 2 kings 8:4.
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2 kings 8:4. i can't believe you never
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I can't believe you never read this part, holly.
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Read this part, holly. this is the best part.
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This is the best part. as -- i love my wife.
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As -- i love my wife. "as she came in," --
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"as she came in," -- "as she came in,
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"as she came in, the king was talking
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The king was talking with gehazi,"
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With gehazi," remember him, the servant?
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Remember him, the servant? the servant of elisha?
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The servant of elisha? the one who told the woman,
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The one who told the woman, "you're going to have the baby,"
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"you're going to have the baby," 'cause elisha told him
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'cause elisha told him to tell her?
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To tell her? gehazi is standing there:
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Gehazi is standing there: "the servant of the man of god,
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"the servant of the man of god, and the king had just said," --
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And the king had just said," -- watch the timing of god:
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Watch the timing of god: "the king had just said,
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"the king had just said, 'tell me some stories
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'tell me some stories about the great things
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About the great things elisha has done.'
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Elisha has done.' and gehazi
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And gehazi was telling the king," --
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Was telling the king," -- how good is god at his job?
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How good is god at his job? "and gehazi was telling the king
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"and gehazi was telling the king about the time elisha
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About the time elisha had brought a boy back to life.
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Had brought a boy back to life. at that very moment.
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At that very moment. the mother of the boy
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The mother of the boy walked in,"
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Walked in," and her need
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And her need collided with god's provision,
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Collided with god's provision, and her past
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And her past collided with her future.
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Collided with her future. at just the right time.
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At just the right time. and gehazi said,
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And gehazi said, "wait a minute.
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"wait a minute. i think that's her."
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I think that's her." "it's who?"
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"it's who?" "that's the woman
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"that's the woman i'm telling you about right now.
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I'm telling you about right now. the woman that made
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The woman that made the casserole and built the room
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The casserole and built the room and bed, and a lamp,
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And bed, and a lamp, and the chair.
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And the chair. had the son, and he died,
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Had the son, and he died, and i tried to push her away,
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And i tried to push her away, but elisha went to her house,
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But elisha went to her house, and i don't know what he did
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And i don't know what he did when he went in that room,
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When he went in that room, 'cause i went in there,
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'cause i went in there, and i had to see it for myself,
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And i had to see it for myself, but he came out with a boy,
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But he came out with a boy, and the boy was breathing.
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And the boy was breathing. and i think that's her.
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And i think that's her. i haven't seen her
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I haven't seen her in seven years,
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In seven years, but i swear that's her."
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But i swear that's her." 15 years ago,
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15 years ago, i would've said,
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I would've said, "where's ashton?
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"where's ashton? am i being punk'd right now?
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Am i being punk'd right now? this is crazy.
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This is crazy. this is crazy,"
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This is crazy," and in a full circle moment,
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And in a full circle moment, the woman walks in,
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The woman walks in, what she did in 2 kings 4
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What she did in 2 kings 4 is waiting
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Is waiting for her 2 kings 8.
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For her 2 kings 8. boop.
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Boop. boop.
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Boop. made a meal,
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Made a meal, built a room,
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Built a room, had a son, lost a son,
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Had a son, lost a son, had a son, left town,
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Had a son, left town, came back, saw the king.
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Came back, saw the king. walks in, gehazi says,
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Walks in, gehazi says, "that's her.
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"that's her. i'm telling you.
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I'm telling you. i would recognize her anywhere."
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I would recognize her anywhere." walked in, while gehazi
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Walked in, while gehazi was telling her story,
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Was telling her story, and god's story met her story,
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And god's story met her story, and her story met his story,
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And her story met his story, and it all came full circle.
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And it all came full circle. now, if the son hadn't died,
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Now, if the son hadn't died, would the story even exist?
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Would the story even exist? gehazi's not going to tell
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Gehazi's not going to tell the king about a woman
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The king about a woman who had a baby.
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Who had a baby. lots of women have babies,
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Lots of women have babies, but it's the fact
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But it's the fact that she lost the baby,
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That she lost the baby, that made her story
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That made her story worth telling.
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Worth telling. it was the fact
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It was the fact that she couldn't have the baby
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That made his birth miraculous.
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That made his birth miraculous. it was the scene
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It was the scene she would have chosen to skip
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She would have chosen to skip that brought her to this place.
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That brought her to this place. how many know god
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How many know god is working all things together
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For your good?
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For your good? i need you to stand up
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I need you to stand up and give god some kind
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And give god some kind of praise.
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Of praise. some kind of praise.
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Some kind of praise. if you know he's working
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If you know he's working in your life,
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In your life, i might not see it,
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I might not see it, i might not feel it,
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I might not feel it, i might not know
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I might not know the story right now,
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The story right now, but god is telling my story,
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But god is telling my story, my story is still being told.
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My story is still being told. i'm not staying in this pit,
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I'm not staying in this pit, i'm not staying on this cross.
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I'm not staying on this cross. i'm not staying
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I'm not staying in this grave.
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In this grave. i'm barren now,
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I'm barren now, but god promised to bless me.
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But god promised to bless me. and the king looked
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And the king looked at the woman,
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At the woman, and the woman looked at gehazi,
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And the woman looked at gehazi, and the king said,
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And the king said, "is it true?"
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"is it true?" you know what's cool?
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You know what's cool? she didn't have to convince him
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She didn't have to convince him of her miracle,
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Of her miracle, 'cause her miracle
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'cause her miracle was standing with her.
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Was standing with her. as she walked in
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As she walked in with that boy --
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With that boy -- [applause]
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[applause] i'm going to say it,
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I'm going to say it, might come across wrong,
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Might come across wrong, i'm going to say it.
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I'm going to say it. i feel it in my heart.
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I feel it in my heart. you are my miracle.
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You are my miracle. i prayed for this church
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I prayed for this church that you're sitting in
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That you're sitting in when i was 16,
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When i was 16, back in moncks corner.
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Back in moncks corner. i prayed god would allow me
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I prayed god would allow me to have a ministry to people,
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To have a ministry to people, where i could preach the bible
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Where i could preach the bible and help it come alive,
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And help it come alive, so they could step
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So they could step into the story of god.
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Into the story of god. and here you are,
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And here you are, and here i am.
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And here i am. and we've got a story to tell,
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And we've got a story to tell, and the world needs our story.
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And the world needs our story. the world needs our story.
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The world needs our story. the world needs our story.
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The world needs our story. the world needs to know he died.
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The world needs to know he died. the world needs to know he rose.
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The world needs to know he rose. the world needs to know
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The world needs to know he reigns.
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He reigns. the world needs
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The world needs to know he is --
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To know he is -- [applause]
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[applause] -- our god,
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-- our god, and we are his people,
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And we are his people, and we tell his story,
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And we tell his story, and that's what
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And that's what the church is about,
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The church is about, and that's --
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And that's -- it's about his story.
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It's about his story. your story, his story.
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Your story, his story. she walks in
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She walks in and gehazi's talking,
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And gehazi's talking, and she walks in,
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And she walks in, and she didn't understand it
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And she didn't understand it while she was going through it,
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While she was going through it, but it's come full circle,
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But it's come full circle, and the king said,
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And the king said, "is it true?"
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"is it true?" put it back up, 2 kings 8:6.
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Put it back up, 2 kings 8:6. and she told him the story.
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And she told him the story. you got a story to tell.
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You got a story to tell. what story will you tell?
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What story will you tell? i got to tell my son a story
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I got to tell my son a story this week of a church
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This week of a church that is generous, sacrificial,
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That is generous, sacrificial, and mission-focused.
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And mission-focused. i got to tell him the story
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I got to tell him the story of a god who has always
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Provided for me,
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Provided for me, and that's going to be
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And that's going to be his story,
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His story, that's going to be his story.
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That's going to be his story. what story will you tell?
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What story will you tell? what story will we tell?
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What story will we tell? will another generation arise
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Will another generation arise that didn't own the story?
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Talking about
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Talking about how elevation church
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How elevation church used to see hundreds of people
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Used to see hundreds of people come to christ every weekend,
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Come to christ every weekend, the church where they used to
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The church where they used to give millions of dollars
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Give millions of dollars every year to outreach.
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Every year to outreach. or are we going to keep
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Or are we going to keep the story going?
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The story going? that's the question.
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That's the question. where it starts,
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Where it starts, where it stops,
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Where it stops, what you skip,
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What you skip, and if you skip this part
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And if you skip this part called sacrifice,
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Called sacrifice, you don't get to see the part
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You don't get to see the part called significance.
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Called significance. it must come --
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It must come -- she's snapping at me,
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She's snapping at me, i'm preaching good.
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I'm preaching good. she told him the story,
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She told him the story, so he said
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So he said to one of his officials,
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To one of his officials, "see that everything
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"see that everything she had lost
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She had lost is restored to her,
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Is restored to her, including the value of the crops
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Including the value of the crops that have been harvested
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That have been harvested during her absence."
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During her absence." he said, "not only are you going
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He said, "not only are you going to give it back,
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To give it back, there's more to the story.
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There's more to the story. you're going to repay it
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You're going to repay it with interest."
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With interest." won't god do it?
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Won't god do it? you got to shout like
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You got to shout like you believe it, now.
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You believe it, now. i'm standing in this circle.
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I'm standing in this circle. [applause]
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[applause] it must be told.
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It must be told. this story must be told.
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This story must be told. we have a story to tell.
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We have a story to tell. we have a church to build,
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We have a church to build, we have a job to do.
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We have a job to do. you have a story to tell.
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You have a story to tell. it's your story.
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It's your story. have you owned it,
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Have you owned it, or have you just been told it?
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Or have you just been told it? until you own the story
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Until you own the story that you've been told,
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That you've been told, until it is your story,
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Until it is your story, it has to be personal.
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It has to be personal. i have a story.
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I have a story. he saved me.
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He saved me. i have a story,
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I have a story, he called me.
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He called me. i have a story,
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I have a story, he redeemed me.
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He redeemed me. i have a story to tell,
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I have a story to tell, and it must be told.
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And it must be told. it must be told.
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It must be told. somebody say, "it must be told."
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Somebody say, "it must be told." come on, find seven people
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Come on, find seven people for all seven years of famine,
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For all seven years of famine, tell 'em, "it must be told."
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Tell 'em, "it must be told." "it must be told."
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"it must be told." i got a story to tell,
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I got a story to tell, and it must be told.
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And it must be told. it must be told.
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It must be told. it must be told.
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It must be told. this is our story, church.
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This is our story, church. he lived, he died, he rose,
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He lived, he died, he rose, and he lives again.
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And he lives again. this is our story.
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This is our story. will you tell it?
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Will you tell it? tell it.
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Tell it. tell it.
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>> when you know that your life
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>> when you know that your life is headed somewhere,
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Is headed somewhere, when you know
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When you know that it's going to end somewhere
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That it's going to end somewhere with you fulfilling purpose,
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With you fulfilling purpose, no amount of pain
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No amount of pain can cause you to stop
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Can cause you to stop your progress.
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Your progress. >> growing up,
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>> growing up, i experienced a lot of pain.
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I experienced a lot of pain. i didn't have any expectations
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I didn't have any expectations for my life.
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For my life. >> everyone had expectations
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>> everyone had expectations about who i was going to be.
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About who i was going to be. i allowed the enemy to define
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I allowed the enemy to define my life by the scenes
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My life by the scenes of my past.
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Of my past. >> why would you let
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>> why would you let your enemy edit your life?
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Your enemy edit your life? why would you hand him the pen?
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Why would you hand him the pen? >> you'll never be a good mom.
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>> you'll never be a good mom. >> you're going to turn out
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>> you're going to turn out just like your father.
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Just like your father. >> just watch.
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>> just watch. you'll fail.
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You'll fail. >> the devil is a liar.
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>> the devil is a liar. if he's been telling you that,
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If he's been telling you that, kick him off the editor's desk,
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Kick him off the editor's desk, and tell him,
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And tell him, "i refuse to see it that way."
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"i refuse to see it that way." that's the wrong lens.
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That's the wrong lens. that can't be true.
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That can't be true. that is not god.
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That is not god. >> the enemy doesn't get
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>> the enemy doesn't get to decide how my story goes.
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To decide how my story goes. he doesn't get to put
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He doesn't get to put a label on my life.
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A label on my life. weak, pathetic,
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Weak, pathetic, failure, addict --
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Failure, addict -- stop.
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Stop. >> there's more to my story.
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>> there's more to my story. >> and there's more
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>> and there's more to your story, too.
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To your story, too. "there's more to your story",
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"there's more to your story", isn't just a collection
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Isn't just a collection of sermons.
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Of sermons. it's a tool
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It's a tool that will teach you
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That will teach you to shift your perspective
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To shift your perspective and see that there is more.
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And see that there is more. >> what i thought was weakness,
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>> what i thought was weakness, i now see as strength.
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I now see as strength. >> where i once felt shame,
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>> where i once felt shame, today, i see god's grace.
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Today, i see god's grace. >> what i saw as failure,
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>> what i saw as failure, i now recognize
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I now recognize as an opportunity to grow.
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As an opportunity to grow. >> the enemy doesn't get
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>> the enemy doesn't get to write the headline
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To write the headline of my life.
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Of my life. i do.
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I do. >> i'm writing the new headline
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>> i'm writing the new headline over this chapter,
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Over this chapter, and i'm calling
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And i'm calling this chapter, "victory".
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This chapter, "victory". i'm calling
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I'm calling this chapter, "growth".
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This chapter, "growth". i'm calling this chapter,
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I'm calling this chapter, "a new beginning".
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"a new beginning". >> i choose to believe
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>> i choose to believe there's more.
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There's more. i choose to learn from my past
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I choose to learn from my past and build a better future.
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>> and you can, too.
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Call or go online now
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To request these
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Resources today.
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♪ ♪
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>> what if the story
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>> what if the story that you've been telling
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That you've been telling yourself about your life,
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Yourself about your life, maybe even for your whole life
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Maybe even for your whole life is a lie?
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Is a lie? what if the scene
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What if the scene you're in right now is not
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You're in right now is not an accurate representation
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An accurate representation of the future that
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Of the future that god has for you?
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God has for you? and more importantly,
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And more importantly, what if you could begin today
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What if you could begin today to write a better story for
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To write a better story for your life by the grace of god?
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Your life by the grace of god? i believe you can do just that.
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I believe you can do just that. and we have a special resource
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Today to help you get started.
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>> "there's more to your story,"
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Is what the resource is called.
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It's a five part series
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That will give you
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Practical tools to look
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Past the difficult scenes
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Of your story and see
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The full purpose of god
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In your life.
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You choose how
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You see your life and you
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Choose how you respond.
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>> and i want you
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To respond right now.
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I want you to call or go online
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I want you to call or go online and request this resource,
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And request this resource, "there's more to your story."
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"there's more to your story." it begins today.
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It begins today. and this resource can be yours
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And this resource can be yours with a gift of any amount.
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With a gift of any amount. your gift today will also
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Your gift today will also make a difference getting
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Make a difference getting the gospel story out,
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The gospel story out, as we continue
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As we continue to touch people
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To touch people around the world.
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Around the world. it's a step toward
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It's a step toward changing your life
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Changing your life and someone else's.
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And someone else's. call right now and go online
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Call right now and go online and let's begin writing
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And let's begin writing your best story today.
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>> ♪ 'cause the god ♪
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♪ of the mountain ♪
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♪ is the god of the valley ♪
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♪ there's not a place ♪
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♪ your mercy and grace ♪
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♪ won't find me again ♪
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♪ come on now ♪
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♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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♪ there's nothing oh ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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♪ lord there's nothing ♪
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♪ nothing is better than you ♪
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♪ i know it's true ♪
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♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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♪ somebody testify ♪
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>> ♪ better than you ♪
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♪ there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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>> ♪ lord there's nothing ♪
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♪ nothing is better than you ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ if he's ever ♪
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♪ made a way for you ♪
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♪ i want you to sing this ♪
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♪ come on tear the roof off ♪
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♪ you turn mourning to dancing ♪
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♪ you give beauty for ashes ♪
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♪ you turn shame into glory ♪
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♪ you're the only one who can ♪
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♪ come on ♪
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♪ you turn mourning to dancing ♪
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♪ you give beauty for ashes ♪
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♪ you turn shame into glory ♪
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♪ tell 'em now ♪
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♪ you're the only one who can ♪
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♪ let's turn the graves ♪
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♪ you turn graves into gardens ♪
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♪ you turn bones into armies ♪
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Steven Furtick - There's More To The Story (Part 2)

October 8, 2025 | 28:0

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