Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - A Troubled Mind and An Open Door (Part 2)

September 17, 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 - A Troubled Mind and An Open Door (Part 2) | September 17, 2025

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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>> cause i refuse
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>> cause i refuse to let unforgiveness
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To let unforgiveness in my heart
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In my heart block the future
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Block the future that god has for me.
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That god has for me. [applause]
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He said so i want you
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He said so i want you to forgive
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To forgive cause i'm forgiving.
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Cause i'm forgiving. and we gotta get our mind right.
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And we gotta get our mind right. cause here's what happened,
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Cause here's what happened, this is the part of the text
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This is the part of the text i couldn't figure out.
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I couldn't figure out. that paul who saw
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That paul who saw the greatest opportunities
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The greatest opportunities for the gospel,
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For the gospel, the life, death,
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The life, death, and resurrection
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And resurrection of jesus christ,
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Of jesus christ, that's the gospel.
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That's the gospel. that if you believe in his name
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That if you believe in his name you will be saved.
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You will be saved. that's the gospel.
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That's the gospel. that his blood atones
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That his blood atones for your sins.
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For your sins. that you don't have
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That you don't have to have the blood of bulls
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To have the blood of bulls and goats,
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And goats, old testament sacrifices,
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Old testament sacrifices, that by believing in his name
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That by believing in his name you may have life.
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You may have life. nothing could stop the gospel
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Nothing could stop the gospel from progressing through paul.
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From progressing through paul. but he describes something
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But he describes something very interesting,
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Very interesting, and i want us
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And i want us to study it today.
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To study it today. he says in verse 12,
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He says in verse 12, "now when i went to troas
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"now when i went to troas to preach the gospel of christ
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To preach the gospel of christ and found that the lord
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And found that the lord had opened a door for me,
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Had opened a door for me, i still had no peace of mind,
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I still had no peace of mind, because i did not find
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Because i did not find my brother titus there.
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My brother titus there. so i said goodbye to them
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So i said goodbye to them and went on to macedonia."
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And went on to macedonia." wow.
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Wow. so we got troas,
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So we got troas, that's a whole city.
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That's a whole city. and we got titus,
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And we got titus, that's one person.
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That's one person. let's look at this
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Let's look at this together again
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Together again cause i don't know
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Cause i don't know of you had your starbucks today
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Of you had your starbucks today and i don't want you
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And i don't want you to miss it.
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To miss it. in verse 12 he said,
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In verse 12 he said, i went to troas
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I went to troas and gave me an open door
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And gave me an open door to share the gospel
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To share the gospel in this city.
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In this city. troas is also a port city.
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Troas is also a port city. look you see this,
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Look you see this, zoom in on the camera.
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Zoom in on the camera. yeah you see it.
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Yeah you see it. can you see corinth?
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Can you see corinth? corinth.
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Corinth. [laughter]
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You know we could have
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You know we could have done this professional?
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Done this professional? i could've put it on the screen.
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I could've put it on the screen. it could have been great.
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It could have been great. and there --
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And there -- oh look, look, look,
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Oh look, look, look, there's troas.
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See troas.
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And there's ephesus
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In macedonia.
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So paul's like
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I came here, corinth.
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And i preached the word
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In this important city,
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This isthmus
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That connects southern greece
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To the mainland.
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It's important,
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It's important,
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Everybody say it's important.
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And he says
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And he says you are more important to me
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You are more important to me than being right is.
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Than being right is. i'm not gonna argue with you
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I'm not gonna argue with you about this cause it's stopping
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About this cause it's stopping the gospel from flowing.
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The gospel from flowing. i'm not gonna argue
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I'm not gonna argue with you about this
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With you about this because there's stuff
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Because there's stuff that needs to happen.
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That needs to happen. there's something important
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There's something important that needs to get distributed.
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That needs to get distributed. see paul understands
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See paul understands that if the church at corinth
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That if the church at corinth doesn't get right with him,
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Doesn't get right with him, it's gonna affect the rest
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It's gonna affect the rest of his ministry
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Of his ministry to the gentile world.
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To the gentile world. so he said i'm letting go
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So he said i'm letting go of the offense
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Of the offense to seize the opportunity.
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To seize the opportunity. why am i preaching about that?
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Why am i preaching about that? because some of you are losing
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Because some of you are losing the opportunity cause you
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The opportunity cause you won't let go off the offense.
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Won't let go off the offense. [cheering]
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[cheering] y'all went to sleep
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Y'all went to sleep while i was over here messing
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While i was over here messing with this camera.
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With this camera. wake up.
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Wake up. i said the opportunity
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I said the opportunity is greater than the offense.
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Is greater than the offense. [cheering]
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[cheering] and so that's corinth...
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And so that's corinth... you see corinth.
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[laughter]
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And then...
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[laughter]
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There's troas.
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Anyway, take my word for it.
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Between the two,
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Between the two, this is what i wanna get to.
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This is what i wanna get to. between the two is macedonia.
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Between the two is macedonia. and now paul has sent a letter
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And now paul has sent a letter to the church at corinth.
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To the church at corinth. you following me so far.
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You following me so far. they said paul's
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They said paul's not a real apostle.
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Not a real apostle. we like apollos better.
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We like apollos better. we don't like paul anymore.
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We don't like paul anymore. he told us to put our pants on
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He told us to put our pants on and stop sleeping around
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And stop sleeping around and calling ourselves
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And calling ourselves good christians.
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Good christians. and we don't like that.
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And we don't like that. and paul told us
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And paul told us to straighten up.
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To straighten up. we don't like paul anymore.
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We don't like paul anymore. we liked him
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We liked him when he was telling us be saved
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When he was telling us be saved and receive the free gift
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And receive the free gift of forgiveness.
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Of forgiveness. but now he's tryna
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But now he's tryna put something in place
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Put something in place and actually help us live
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And actually help us live in christian freedom,
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In christian freedom, and we don't like that anymore.
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And we don't like that anymore. we rather be slaves
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We rather be slaves to these mute, deaf idols.
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To these mute, deaf idols. [applause]
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[applause] so paul's like no, no,
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So paul's like no, no, no stop that.
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No stop that. you gotta stop that.
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You gotta stop that. god has given you an open door.
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God has given you an open door. you are an important city.
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You are an important city. you are an important city.
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You are an important city. i'm not preaching about them
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I'm not preaching about them i'm preaching about you.
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I'm preaching about you. you are an important city.
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You are an important city. you are an important city.
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You are an important city. ah, you got the confidence
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Ah, you got the confidence to say it,
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To say it, say it out loud.
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Say it out loud. i am an important city.
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I am an important city. >> congregation: i am
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>> congregation: i am an important city.
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An important city. >> i am an important city.
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>> i am an important city. even though i came
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Even though i came from a small town
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From a small town i'm an important city.
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I'm an important city. i am a shipping destination.
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I am a shipping destination. i am a port for the gospel
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I am a port for the gospel of jesus christ.
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Of jesus christ. i am an opening
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I am an opening to generational freedom.
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To generational freedom. yes i am.
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Yes i am. i am an important city.
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I am an important city. oh little town of bethlehem
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Oh little town of bethlehem from you shall come a ruler.
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From you shall come a ruler. i am an important city.
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I am an important city. [applause]
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And i have an open door.
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And i have an open door. and god has placed
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And god has placed opportunities in my life
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Opportunities in my life in this season
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In this season that are amazing.
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That are amazing. and the word of god says
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And the word of god says that if god opens a door,
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That if god opens a door, nobody can shut it.
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Nobody can shut it. that's in revelation 3:7-8
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That's in revelation 3:7-8 thank you very much.
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Thank you very much. he lord told the church
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He lord told the church at philadelphia through
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At philadelphia through the apostle john who was exiled
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The apostle john who was exiled on an island
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On an island and god still showed him
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And god still showed him a door.
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A door. exiled on island called patmos,
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Exiled on island called patmos, and god showed him a door.
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And god showed him a door. isolated in
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Isolated in a terrible situation,
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A terrible situation, but god showed him a door.
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But god showed him a door. and listen what he prophesied
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And listen what he prophesied to the church at philadelphia.
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To the church at philadelphia. he said, "these are
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He said, "these are the words of him
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The words of him who is holy and true,
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Who is holy and true, who holds the key of david."
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Who holds the key of david." that means that jesus christ
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That means that jesus christ has a kingdom over
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Has a kingdom over which he has all authority.
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Which he has all authority. the key of david.
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The key of david. that's the god you serve.
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That's the god you serve. so when people leave you out,
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So when people leave you out, you're not locked out
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You're not locked out because he has the key
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Because he has the key to that room.
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To that room. [applause]
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[applause] i'm just happy, y'all,
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I'm just happy, y'all, cause everybody
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Cause everybody doesn't like you.
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Doesn't like you. everybody doesn't have to.
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Everybody doesn't have to. if god is for you.
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If god is for you. if god is for you.
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If god is for you. you don't have to say anything.
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You don't have to say anything. you don't have
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You don't have to defend yourself.
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To defend yourself. you don't have
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You don't have to go back and forth.
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To go back and forth. let it go and get through
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Let it go and get through this door.
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This door. the door is yours.
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The door is yours. [cheering]
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[cheering] okay.
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So he says, "he holds
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So he says, "he holds the key of david.
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The key of david. what he opens," --
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What he opens," -- this is speaking
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This is speaking about salvation.
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About salvation. this is speaking about
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This is speaking about how jesus christ is the door.
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How jesus christ is the door. how you come to god through him,
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How you come to god through him, through nothing else,
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Through nothing else, through no other system.
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Through no other system. he is the author of salvation.
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He is the author of salvation. he is the finisher of our faith.
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He is the finisher of our faith. he holds the key of david.
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He holds the key of david. i'm preaching about jesus now.
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I'm preaching about jesus now. i'm preaching about jesus.
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I'm preaching about jesus. and he said what i open
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And he said what i open no one can shut,
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No one can shut, "and what he shuts
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"and what he shuts no one can open."
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No one can open." next verse, please.
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Next verse, please. let's stay on this for a second.
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Let's stay on this for a second. "i know your deeds.
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"i know your deeds. see, i have placed
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See, i have placed before you
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Before you an open door."
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An open door." the lord said,
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The lord said, "i placed before you."
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"i placed before you." it's not gonna be in your past.
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[applause]
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[applause] that's why paul
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That's why paul had to forgive.
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Had to forgive. he said whatever happened,
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He said whatever happened, that whatever they did --
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That whatever they did -- now look paul forgave the guy
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Now look paul forgave the guy but he didn't put him
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But he didn't put him on his senior leadership team.
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On his senior leadership team. [laughter]
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[laughter] he just said, "i'm going
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He just said, "i'm going through the door."
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Through the door." and what he opens none can shut,
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And what he opens none can shut, what he shuts no one can open.
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What he shuts no one can open. i have put before you
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I have put before you an open door
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An open door that no one can shut.
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That no one can shut. now listen to this what god says
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Now listen to this what god says to the church at philadelphia,
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To the church at philadelphia, and i believe he might say it
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And i believe he might say it to the church
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To the church at elevation too.
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At elevation too. "i know you have
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"i know you have little strength."
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Little strength." it's not about strength.
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It's not about strength. can i show you something?
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Can i show you something? this is really cool.
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This is really cool. everybody say strength.
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Everybody say strength. strength.
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Strength. >> now everybody say scheme.
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>> now everybody say scheme. >> congregation: scheme.
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>> congregation: scheme. >> go back to 2 corinthians 2.
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>> go back to 2 corinthians 2. verse 11 is one of those
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Verse 11 is one of those that i've read out of context
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That i've read out of context for years.
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For years. i didn't really know
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I didn't really know what it meant.
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What it meant. i never really read it
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I never really read it in the context
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In the context of paul's conflict.
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Of paul's conflict. but now i have
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But now i have and i saw something.
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And i saw something. he said in verse 11,
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He said in verse 11, "we gotta forgive
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"we gotta forgive and get through this
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And get through this in order that satan
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In order that satan might not outwit us.
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Might not outwit us. for we are not aware
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For we are not aware of his schemes."
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Of his schemes." now what was interesting
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Now what was interesting to me is he didn't say
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To me is he didn't say in order that satan --
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In order that satan -- put the verse back up.
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Put the verse back up. he didn't say
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He didn't say in order that satan
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In order that satan might not overpower us.
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Might not overpower us. he said, "outwit us."
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He said, "outwit us." because the battle
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Because the battle is not about strength.
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Is not about strength. it's about strategy.
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It's about strategy. [applause]
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[applause] put this in the chat.
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Put this in the chat. say it out loud
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Say it out loud if you're with me in the room.
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If you're with me in the room. it's about the strategy.
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It's about the strategy. >> congregation: it's about
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>> congregation: it's about the strategy.
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The strategy. >> and satan
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>> and satan is not stronger than you.
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Is not stronger than you. we just read this.
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We just read this. if god opens a door,
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If god opens a door, nobody can shut it.
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Nobody can shut it. no devil.
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No devil. no depression.
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No depression. no trauma.
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No trauma. no abuse.
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No abuse. nothing can stop the gospel
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Nothing can stop the gospel of jesus christ
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Of jesus christ from going forth in your life,
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From going forth in your life, in your heart,
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In your heart, in your marriage.
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In your marriage. we give the devil
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We give the devil too much credit sometimes.
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Too much credit sometimes. because we'll say
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Because we'll say oh well the devil
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Oh well the devil is attacking my marriage.
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Is attacking my marriage. the devil is attacking
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The devil is attacking my finances.
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My finances. that's where you're feeling it
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That's where you're feeling it but that's not where
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But that's not where the attack is happening.
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The attack is happening. he didn't say in order
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He didn't say in order that satan might not overpower
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That satan might not overpower us because that would make it
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Us because that would make it about your strength.
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About your strength. and we already know
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And we already know from john 16:33,
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From john 16:33, that jesus said,
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That jesus said, "peace i give to you.
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"peace i give to you. my peace i leave with you.
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My peace i leave with you. in the world
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In the world you would have trouble,
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You would have trouble, but take heart,
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But take heart, i have overcome the world."
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I have overcome the world." [applause]
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[applause] it's not about
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It's not about the trouble in front of you.
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The trouble in front of you. we can have a testimony service
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We can have a testimony service about your trouble.
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About your trouble. what's the point?
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What's the point? we can all line up and play
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We can all line up and play "can i top your trouble?"
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"can i top your trouble?" i have a headache.
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I have a headache. i have a backache.
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I have a backache. i don't have a back.
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I don't have a back. i don't have a head,
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I don't have a head, i'm decapitated.
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I'm decapitated. i've seen people do it.
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I've seen people do it. and we top each other
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And we top each other with our trouble.
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With our trouble. but that's not what this
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But that's not what this is about is it?
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Is about is it? it's not about
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It's not about what's happening in my life.
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What's happening in my life. satan's not stronger than you.
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Satan's not stronger than you. he can't make you do anything.
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He can't make you do anything. if god opens the door
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If god opens the door to freedom,
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To freedom, if god opens the sea,
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If god opens the sea, you can go through it.
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You can go through it. i don't care who's chasing you.
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I don't care who's chasing you. and i don't care
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And i don't care who said you couldn't.
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Who said you couldn't. i don't care how long
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I don't care how long you struggled with it.
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You struggled with it. [applause]
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[applause] it's not about
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It's not about who's stronger.
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Who's stronger. it's about who's smarter.
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It's about who's smarter. cause you're like,
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Cause you're like, "well that's jesus.
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"well that's jesus. jesus has overcome the world.
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Jesus has overcome the world. i'm not jesus."
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I'm not jesus." but 1 john 4:4 says,
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But 1 john 4:4 says, "greater is he that is in you,
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"greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world."
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Than he that is in the world." so he's not stronger.
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So he's not stronger. that's not why you're stuck.
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That's not why you're stuck. he's not stronger.
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He's not stronger. you have the spirit of god.
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You have the spirit of god. he's not stronger.
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He's not stronger. the condemnation that haunts you
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The condemnation that haunts you in your midnight hour
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In your midnight hour has been nailed to the cross.
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Has been nailed to the cross. the written regulations
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The written regulations have been nailed to the cross.
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Have been nailed to the cross. that's dealt with.
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That's dealt with. that is not what's standing
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That is not what's standing at the door.
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At the door. paul said i had an open door,
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Paul said i had an open door, but i had a troubled mind.
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But i had a troubled mind. and so, he sent titus
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And so, he sent titus with a letter
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With a letter to the corinthian church
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To the corinthian church because he didn't know
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Because he didn't know if things we're gonna
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If things we're gonna be alright.
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Be alright. you know your body
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You know your body can be one place
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Can be one place and your mind can be another.
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And your mind can be another. and paul's at troas
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And paul's at troas and god's given him
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And god's given him opportunities,
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Opportunities, and he can preach the gospel
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And he can preach the gospel to a whole city.
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To a whole city. and he said,
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And he said, "but i couldn't find
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"but i couldn't find titus so i left."
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Titus so i left." and isn't like he left
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And isn't like he left because he wanted to.
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Because he wanted to. when paul says in verse 14 --
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When paul says in verse 14 -- 13 excuse me i believe it is,
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13 excuse me i believe it is, he said, "i said goodbye."
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He said, "i said goodbye." that's the only time
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That's the only time he uses that phrase
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He uses that phrase in all of scripture.
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In all of scripture. it's a solemn farewell.
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It's a solemn farewell. he's almost embarrassed
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He's almost embarrassed about it.
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About it. he's like
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He's like i couldn't get my mind right
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I couldn't get my mind right so i couldn't seize
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So i couldn't seize the opportunity.
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The opportunity. now that hit me.
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Now that hit me. cause i'm tryna raise
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Cause i'm tryna raise these kids you see.
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These kids you see. and i know god has given me
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And i know god has given me an opportunity
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An opportunity to be a great father.
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To be a great father. but sometimes,
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But sometimes, if i'm honest with you,
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If i'm honest with you, i'm sitting at the table
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I'm sitting at the table with them and my body is there,
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With them and my body is there, my body is there,
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My body is there, but my mind
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But my mind is on other stuff.
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Is on other stuff. and some of it is real
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And some of it is real and some of it
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And some of it is completely fabricated.
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Is completely fabricated. of stuff that might happen,
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Of stuff that might happen, three years from now.
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Three years from now. maybe.
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Maybe. and so my mind will drift
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And so my mind will drift to the possibly and slip away
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To the possibly and slip away from the present.
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From the present. now when i saw paul,
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Now when i saw paul, i saw us.
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I saw us. he said i was in troas
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He said i was in troas and so was the open door
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And so was the open door that god gave me.
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That god gave me. and great things
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And great things coulda happened in troas,
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Coulda happened in troas, but i had to say goodbye.
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But i had to say goodbye. not because of the trouble
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Not because of the trouble in troas but because my mind
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In troas but because my mind was troubled.
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Was troubled. the enemy wants to mess
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The enemy wants to mess with your mind so much
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With your mind so much that you can't even go through
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That you can't even go through the doors that god
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The doors that god opens for you.
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Opens for you. that you can't even enjoy
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That you can't even enjoy the moments that god gives you.
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The moments that god gives you. he wants to mess
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He wants to mess with your mind
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With your mind and scramble your perspective
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And scramble your perspective to the point
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To the point where you can't even focus
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Where you can't even focus long enough to sit down
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Long enough to sit down and pray about something.
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And pray about something. he wants to get you
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He wants to get you so focused on something,
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So focused on something, and i put down four things
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And i put down four things to spell the word door
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To spell the word door with each first letter.
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With each first letter. one was the disappointments
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One was the disappointments in your life.
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In your life. one was the outcomes
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One was the outcomes that you can't control.
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That you can't control. that's the o.
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That's the o. disappointments, outcome.
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Disappointments, outcome. one we mentioned.
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One we mentioned. the offenses that you
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The offenses that you can't get over.
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Can't get over. and one is the regrets
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And one is the regrets of the opportunities
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Of the opportunities that you can't get back.
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That you can't get back. so i realized
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So i realized that only does god
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That only does god use open doors,
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Use open doors, so does satan.
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So does satan. have you ever opened a door
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Have you ever opened a door in your mind to the devil?
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In your mind to the devil? a door of just like
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A door of just like going down a trail.
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Going down a trail. and i like to imagine the bible,
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And i like to imagine the bible, how different it was
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How different it was from our day where --
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From our day where -- look if there would have been
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Look if there would have been technology today
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Technology today like there would have been in --
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Like there would have been in -- if paul woulda had the same
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If paul woulda had the same technology as us rather,
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Technology as us rather, none of this
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None of this would've been an issue.
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Would've been an issue. what paul does he sends titus
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What paul does he sends titus with a letter, and remember
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With a letter, and remember i tried to show you
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I tried to show you on the bible,
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On the bible, don't worry
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Don't worry we are not going through
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We are not going through that again with the camera.
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That again with the camera. but he sends titus
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But he sends titus back to corinth
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Back to corinth over the aegean sea
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Over the aegean sea and he goes, "alright,
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And he goes, "alright, you go to corinth
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You go to corinth and when you get back
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And when you get back tell me how it's going.
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Tell me how it's going. tell me if they receive
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Tell me if they receive my correction."
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My correction." he's trying to reconcile
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He's trying to reconcile the relationship,
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The relationship, but he sends titus
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But he sends titus with the letter,
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With the letter, his trustworthy companion
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His trustworthy companion in the gospel.
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In the gospel. and he said, "titus,
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And he said, "titus, when you get there
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When you get there and find out let me know.
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And find out let me know. now if this
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Now if this would've had a zoom call.
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Would've had a zoom call. if paul could've got
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If paul could've got on a zoom call,
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On a zoom call, just imagine with me,
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Just imagine with me, he coulda stayed in troas.
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He coulda stayed in troas. cause titus
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Cause titus woulda got on the zoom call
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Woulda got on the zoom call and said, "hey paul,
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And said, "hey paul, it's all good.
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It's all good. i got aquila
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I got aquila and priscilla here,
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And priscilla here, and we're all here
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And we're all here on the zoom call, paul.
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On the zoom call, paul. and it's all good, paul.
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And it's all good, paul. we're all good.
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We're all good. they got your letter
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They got your letter and they love you.
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And they love you. and it's all good
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And it's all good and whatever, whatever."
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And whatever, whatever." but see the reason
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But see the reason i wanna show you the map
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I wanna show you the map is because between corinth
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Is because between corinth were paul's mind was
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Were paul's mind was and troas where his body was,
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And troas where his body was, there was a sea and to me
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There was a sea and to me it looked like my mind.
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It looked like my mind. it looked like how sometimes
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It looked like how sometimes my body is in one place
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My body is in one place but my mind is in another.
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But my mind is in another. and paul with a note
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And paul with a note of sadness said,
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Of sadness said, i had to say goodbye
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I had to say goodbye to the opportunity
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To the opportunity that god gave me.
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That god gave me. because i couldn't get
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Because i couldn't get my mind right
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My mind right in the process.
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In the process. has that been you?
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Has that been you? let me give you a little test
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Let me give you a little test to see if that's been you.
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To see if that's been you. have you been not letting
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Have you been not letting new people love you
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New people love you because of how old people
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Because of how old people hurt you.
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Hurt you. have you stopped
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Have you stopped trusting people, period?
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Trusting people, period? because you found out
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Because you found out that people are not
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That people are not trustworthy totally.
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Trustworthy totally. you never should trust anyone
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You never should trust anyone totally other than god.
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Totally other than god. even if they wanna do good
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Even if they wanna do good for you they're gonna let
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For you they're gonna let you down.
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You down. they can't help it.
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They can't help it. it's the human condition.
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It's the human condition. but for you to sit there
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But for you to sit there and go well
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And go well "i'm never trusting anybody
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"i'm never trusting anybody with anything again.
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With anything again. i gotta do it all on my own.
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I gotta do it all on my own. if you want something done
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If you want something done right you gotta do it yourself.
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Right you gotta do it yourself. and people are just people."
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And people are just people." yeah, people are just people
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Yeah, people are just people and you're one of them,
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And you're one of them, and jesus died for all of us.
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And jesus died for all of us. so you gotta get back
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So you gotta get back in the game
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In the game and do some stuff in this life.
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And do some stuff in this life. and not get so bitter
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And not get so bitter that you don't go through
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That you don't go through the door.
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The door. [applause]
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[applause] have you been standing
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Have you been standing in an open door
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In an open door but the enemy's
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But the enemy's got your mind so troubled
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Got your mind so troubled that you can't go through it?
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That you can't go through it? i mean like
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I mean like real opportunities
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Real opportunities god has given you
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God has given you to be fruitful.
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To be fruitful. but you're scarred.
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But you're scarred. not only scarred,
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Not only scarred, scarred is good;
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Scarred is good; it means it's healed.
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It means it's healed. you're wounded,
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You're wounded, and the wound is still open.
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And the wound is still open. so now the door is closing.
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So now the door is closing. and weeks and months
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And weeks and months of your life are slipping away.
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Of your life are slipping away. and you say goodbye to troas.
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And you say goodbye to troas. and you go to macedonia.
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And you go to macedonia. why was paul so desperate
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Why was paul so desperate to find titus?
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To find titus? 'cause titus had the news.
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'cause titus had the news. if titus could've texted paul,
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If titus could've texted paul, this coulda all been over with.
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This coulda all been over with. but they didn't have
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But they didn't have a text message.
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A text message. it takes months to cross
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It takes months to cross the mediterranean sea.
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The mediterranean sea. so paul's waiting
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So paul's waiting for titus to see,
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For titus to see, is it alright in corinth?
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Is it alright in corinth? is it gonna be alright?
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Is it gonna be alright? are they gonna accept
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Are they gonna accept the correction?
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The correction? are they back on track
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Are they back on track 'cause he loves them
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'cause he loves them and they're important?
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And they're important? and every day that goes by
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And every day that goes by that titus doesn't show up,
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That titus doesn't show up, paul's mind gets more
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Paul's mind gets more and more burdened.
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And more burdened. honestly, i can't last
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Honestly, i can't last five minutes that somebody
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Five minutes that somebody doesn't text me back
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Doesn't text me back that i don't start
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That i don't start making up the most screwed up
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Making up the most screwed up scenarios in my head.
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Scenarios in my head. [laughter]
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[laughter] and so i feel for paul.
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And so i feel for paul. i'm serious.
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I'm serious. if holly doesn't --
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If holly doesn't -- if i don't see bubbles
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If i don't see bubbles within 25 seconds,
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Within 25 seconds, in my mind she's dead,
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In my mind she's dead, the car has flipped seven times.
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The car has flipped seven times. it's horrible.
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It's horrible. i know it's kinda funny
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I know it's kinda funny but it's really not
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But it's really not in the moment.
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In the moment. anybody like me?
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Anybody like me? you have two minutes
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You have two minutes to respond to me
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To respond to me and i'm freaking out.
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And i'm freaking out. maybe they don't like
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Maybe they don't like me anymore.
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Me anymore. maybe they don't respond
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Maybe they don't respond to me anymore.
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To me anymore. and when it's on green
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And when it's on green when i text you
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When i text you and it's on green
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And it's on green instead of blue
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Instead of blue on my iphone, oh my god.
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On my iphone, oh my god. last week i preached
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Last week i preached about green.
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About green. but if the text comes back green
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But if the text comes back green you've got your phone off.
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You've got your phone off. you don't ever wanna talk
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You don't ever wanna talk to me again.
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To me again. i can get so offended.
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I can get so offended. i am so bad at interpreting
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I am so bad at interpreting silence and space.
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Silence and space. and so this is paul's moment.
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And so this is paul's moment. paul's like i sent titus
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Paul's like i sent titus to find out
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To find out and i couldn't find titus,
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And i couldn't find titus, so i left troas
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So i left troas cause i couldn't find titus.
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Cause i couldn't find titus. i left the open door
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I left the open door cause i had no peace.
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Cause i had no peace. i left the opportunity
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I left the opportunity because although
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Because although the door was open --
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The door was open -- see that's the enemy strategy.
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See that's the enemy strategy. that's why he says
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That's why he says you can't let the devil
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You can't let the devil out with you.
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Out with you. he is using stuff
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He is using stuff that hasn't even happened yet
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That hasn't even happened yet to run you off
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To run you off from opportunities
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From opportunities that are right
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That are right in front of you.
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In front of you. you see how smart he is.
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You see how smart he is. he's bringing movies
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He's bringing movies from the past.
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From the past. he's bringing classic movies
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He's bringing classic movies back that happened 20 years ago.
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Back that happened 20 years ago. and it keeps you from seeing
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And it keeps you from seeing what's standing two feet
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What's standing two feet in front of you.
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In front of you. but god said,
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But god said, "when i open the door,
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"when i open the door, no devil can shut it.
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No devil can shut it. and the reason that the devil
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And the reason that the devil is at the door to begin with
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Is at the door to begin with is because what god
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Is because what god has on the other side of it
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Has on the other side of it is so important.
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Is so important. oh, yes, so important.
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Oh, yes, so important. there will always be a devil
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There will always be a devil at the door
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At the door of anything important
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Of anything important that god brings you into.
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That god brings you into. of anything significant
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Of anything significant that god brings you into.
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That god brings you into. there will always be an enemy
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There will always be an enemy to anything significant.
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To anything significant. you know why
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You know why there's a devil at the door?
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There's a devil at the door? because what is on
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Because what is on the other side really matters.
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The other side really matters. you are an important city.
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You are an important city. you are a chosen vessel.
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You are a chosen vessel. you might not be paul,
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You might not be paul, but god has something
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But god has something with your name on it.
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>> the enemy fights you
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>> the enemy fights you the hardest
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The hardest when you're on the verge
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When you're on the verge of a horizon of a greater,
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Of a horizon of a greater, truer, newer version
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Truer, newer version of you that god
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Of you that god has seen all along.
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Has seen all along. that's what i mean
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That's what i mean by a green light
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By a green light at the red sea.
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At the red sea. when god enables you
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When god enables you to do something
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To do something that you could never do
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That you could never do apart from him.
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Apart from him. "apart from me
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"apart from me you can do nothing."
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You can do nothing." but i can do all things
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But i can do all things through christ
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Through christ who strengthens me,
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Who strengthens me, and i can do this too.
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>> are you limiting yourself
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Based on fear
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Or past experiences while god
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Is making a way for you?
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In this series
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From pastor steven furtick
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You will learn to look past
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What seems insurmountable
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And focus on god's provision.
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Call or go online
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To request your copy of
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"god has given you
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The green light"
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And step forward in faith today.
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♪ ♪
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>> if today's message
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>> if today's message from pastor steven
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From pastor steven encouraged you,
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Encouraged you, i wanna invite you to call
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I wanna invite you to call or go online right now
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Or go online right now to request your copy
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To request your copy of this sermon.
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Of this sermon. it's part of pastor steven's
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It's part of pastor steven's series called,
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Series called, "god has given you
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"god has given you the green light",
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The green light", and it's available
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And it's available for your gift of any amount.
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For your gift of any amount. this series is for anyone
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This series is for anyone facing resistance,
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Facing resistance, anyone who might be
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Anyone who might be tempted to quit.
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Tempted to quit. god did not bring
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God did not bring you this far to give up.
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You this far to give up. he didn't bring you through
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He didn't bring you through past trials to just stop now,
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Past trials to just stop now, and this series is gonna
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And this series is gonna help you see the opportunities
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Help you see the opportunities that are still before you
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That are still before you and remind you that your have
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And remind you that your have the strength that you need
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The strength that you need to keep moving forward.
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To keep moving forward. i know what it's like to feel
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I know what it's like to feel like you've hit a wall
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Like you've hit a wall and all you wanna do is stop.
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And all you wanna do is stop. this series is such
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This series is such a powerful reminder
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A powerful reminder that even in those moments,
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That even in those moments, god is telling us to keep going.
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God is telling us to keep going. he's already given us
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He's already given us what we need to take
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What we need to take that next step.
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That next step. so, please don't wait,
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So, please don't wait, call the number on your screen
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Call the number on your screen or visit us online
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Or visit us online to request your copy of
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To request your copy of "god has given you
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"god has given you the green light".
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The green light". it's available for
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It's available for your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. and thank you for your giving,
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And thank you for your giving, your support helps us share
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Your support helps us share these messages of hope
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These messages of hope with people everywhere.
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>> ♪ you give beauty ♪
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♪ for ashes ♪
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♪ you turn shame ♪
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♪ into glory ♪
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♪ tell him now ♪
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♪ you're the only one ♪
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♪ who can ♪
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♪ he's turning graves ♪
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♪ you turn graves ♪
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♪ into garden ♪
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♪ into garden ♪ ♪ you turn bones ♪
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♪ into armies ♪
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♪ you turn seas ♪
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♪ into highways ♪
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♪ you're the only ♪
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♪ one who can ♪
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>> ♪ he's the only one ♪
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>> ♪ you're the only ♪
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♪ one who can ♪
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>> ♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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♪ come on choir ♪
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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 ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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>> ♪ i search and i found ♪
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♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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♪ there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you lord ♪
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♪ there's nothing ♪
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♪ nothing is ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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>> ♪ come on if he turned ♪
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♪ your grave into garden say ♪
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♪ you turn graves ♪
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♪ into gardens ♪
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♪ you turn bones ♪
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♪ into armies ♪
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♪ you turn seas ♪
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♪ into highways ♪
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♪ you're the only ♪
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♪ one who can ♪
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♪ you turn graves ♪
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♪ into gardens ♪
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>> ♪ he's turning bones ♪
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♪ into an army ♪
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>> ♪ you turn bones ♪
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♪ into armies ♪
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>> ♪ he's making ways ♪
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♪ through the seas ♪
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♪ you turn seas ♪
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♪ into highways ♪
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♪ you're the only ♪
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♪ one who can ♪
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♪ you're the only ♪
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♪ one who can ♪
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♪ you're the only ♪
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♪ one who can ♪
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♪ ♪
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Somebody give him
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Praise in this house
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[cheering]
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♪ ♪
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I don't think
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We're finished yet
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Come on
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I think he's turning
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Some things over tonight
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♪ ♪
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You turn my mourning
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Into dancing
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Come on
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♪ you turn mourning ♪
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♪ to dancing ♪
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♪ you give beauty ♪
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♪ for ashes ♪
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>> ♪ shame into glory ♪
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>> ♪ you turn shame ♪
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♪ into glory ♪
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>> hi, i'm pastor holly furtick
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>> hi, i'm pastor holly furtick from elevation church
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From elevation church and i wanna
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And i wanna personally invite you
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Personally invite you to “reflect,”
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To “reflect,” on september 19th.
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Now, this night is
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Just for the ladies.
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And it's a time for us
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To gather together
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And rest in god's presence
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And deepen our faith,
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And just be filled by
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His unfailing love.
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We'd love for you
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We'd love for you to join us online
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To join us online and even invite
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And even invite a friend or two
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To come and experience
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This night with you.
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You can rsvp today
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At elevationchurch.org
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And i'll meet you there.
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Steven Furtick - A Troubled Mind and An Open Door (Part 2)

September 17, 2025 | 28:0

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