Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - A Troubled Mind and An Open Door (Part 3)

September 18, 2025 | 28:0

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - A Troubled Mind and An Open Door (Part 3) | September 18, 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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>> now, listen to this
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>> now, listen to this what god says
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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? oh, this is really cool.
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Oh, this is really cool. everybody say: strength.
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Everybody say: strength. >> congregation: strength!
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>> congregation: 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
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That i've read outta context for years.
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Outta context for years. i didn't even know
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I didn't even 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
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>> congregation: it's about strategy!
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About 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, no depression,
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No devil, no depression, no trauma,
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No trauma, no abuse,
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No abuse, nothing.
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Nothing. [applause]
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[applause] nothing can stop
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Nothing can stop the gospel of jesus christ
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The gospel 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,
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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," because that would make it
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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 you will have
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In the world you will have trouble but take heart
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Trouble but take heart i have overcome
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I have overcome the world."
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The world." [cheering]
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It's not about the trouble
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It's not about the trouble in front a you.
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In front a 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. [laughter]
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[laughter] 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
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But that's not what this is about?
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This is about? is it?
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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
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Satan's not stronger than you.
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Than you. he can't make you do anything.
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He can't make you do anything. if god opens
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If god opens the door to freedom.
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The door 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 testing you.
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I don't care who's testing you. [applause]
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[applause] 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've struggled with it.
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You've 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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'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 is overcome the world;
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Jesus is 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
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"greater is he that is in you
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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
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The condemnation that haunts you at night
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That haunts you at night 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
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That is not what is standing at the door.
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What is standing 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. 'cause he didn't know if things
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'cause he didn't know if things were gonna be alright.
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Were gonna be alright. you know your body
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You know your body can be one place and your mind
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Can be one place and your mind can be another?
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Can be another? and paul's at troas and god's
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And paul's at troas and god's given him opportunities
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Given him 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 titus,
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"but i couldn't find titus, so i left."
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So i left." and it isn't like he left
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And it 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 in all
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He uses that phrase in all of scripture
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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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"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 trying
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'cause i'm trying to raise these kids you see,
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To raise these kids you see, and i know god
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And i know god has given me an opportunity
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Has given me an opportunity to be a great father,
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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 sittin' at the table
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I'm sittin' 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 is on other stuff.
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But my mind 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, maybe.
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Three years from now, 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 i saw us.
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Now when i saw paul 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 could've happened in troas.
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Could've 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
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In troas but because my mind was troubled."
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My mind 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 opens
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The doors that god opens for you.
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For you. that you can't even
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That you can't even enjoy the moments
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Enjoy the moments that god gives you.
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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 that spell the word door
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That 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,
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Disappointments, outcomes,
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Outcomes, one we mentioned
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One we mentioned the offences
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The offences that you can't get over
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That you 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 not only does god
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That not 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
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And i like to imagine the bible how different
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The bible how different it was from our day where,
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It was 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've been in --
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Like there would've been in -- if paul would've had the same
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If paul would've had the same technology as us rather
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Technology as us rather none a this would've been
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None a this would've been an issue.
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An issue. [chuckling]
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[chuckling] what paul does he sends titus
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What paul does he sends titus with a letter --
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With a letter -- and remember i tried
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And remember i tried to show you on the bible --
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To show you 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. [laughter]
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[laughter] 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 tell em
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And when you get back tell em how it's going.
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How it's going. tell me if they received
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Tell me if they received 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,
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And he said, "titus when you get there
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"titus when you get there and find out let me know."
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And find out let me know." now if this would've had
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Now if this would've had a zoom call --
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A zoom call -- if paul could've got on
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If paul could've got on a zoom call,
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A zoom call, just imagine with me,
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Just imagine with me, he could've stayed in troas
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He could've stayed in troas 'cause titus would've got on
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'cause titus would've got on the zoom call and said,
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The zoom call and said, "hey paul, it's all good.
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"hey paul, 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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On a zoom call, paul.
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On a 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 where paul's mind was
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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
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Because i couldn't get my mind right
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Get 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 trusting
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Have you stopped trusting people period
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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
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Even if they wanna do good for you
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Do good for you they're gonna let you down;
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They're gonna let you down; they can't help.
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They can't help. it's the human condition.
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It's the human condition. but for you to sit there and go,
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But for you to sit there and go, "well, i'll never trust anybody
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"well, i'll never trust 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," --
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And people are just," -- yeah, people are just people
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Yeah, people are just people and you're one a them;
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And you're one a 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
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And do some stuff in this life;
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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?
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Have you? have you?
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Have you? have you been standing
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Have you been standing at an open door,
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At 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 real opportunities
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I mean like 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 could've all
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This could've all been over with.
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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 for titus
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So, paul's waiting for titus to see is it alright in corinth?
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To see 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 everyday that goes by
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And everyday that goes by that titus doesn't show up
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That titus doesn't show up paul's mind get's more
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Paul's mind get's 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
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Five minutes that somebody
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That somebody doesn't text me back
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Doesn't text me back that i don't start making up
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That i don't start making up the most screwed up scenarios
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The most screwed up scenarios in my head.
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In my head. [laughter]
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[laughter] and so,
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And so, i feel for paul.
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I feel for paul. [laughter]
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[laughter] 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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The car has flipped
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The car has flipped seven times.
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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? like you have two minutes
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Like 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 me
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Anymore, they don't respond
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Anymore, 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 a blue on my iphone,
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Instead a blue on my iphone, oh my god.
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Oh my god. last week i preached
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Last week i preached about green but if the text
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About green but if the text comes back green:
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Comes back green: you've got your phone off,
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You've got your phone off, you don't ever
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You don't ever wanna talk to me again.
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Wanna talk 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
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And so, this is paul's moment.
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Paul's moment. paul's like,
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Paul's like, "i sent titus to find out,
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"i sent titus 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 the door
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Because although the door was open," --
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Was open," -- see that's the enemy's strategy
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See that's the enemy's 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 outwit you."
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Outwit 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. [applause]
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[applause] he is --
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He is -- 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
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He's bringing classic movies back
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Classic movies back that happened 20 years ago,
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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 a door
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"when i open a 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 has
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Is because what god has on the other side of it
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On the other side of it is so important, oh, yes,
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Is so important, oh, yes, so important.
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So important. there will always be
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There will always be a devil at the door
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A devil 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 there's
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You know why there's a devil at the door?
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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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With your name on it. there's a devil at the door
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There's a devil at the door and the bigger the opportunity
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And the bigger the opportunity is the bigger the devil
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Is the bigger the devil is gonna be.
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Is gonna be. don't you know that by now?
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Don't you know that by now? the bigger it is,
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The bigger it is, what's on the other side
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What's on the other side of the door --
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Of the door -- you been asking god,
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You been asking god, "why am i having to go
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"why am i having to go through all this?
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Through all this? a while back --
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A while back -- i don't know how
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I don't know how to tell you this story,
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To tell you this story, 'cause it's kinda tender to me.
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'cause it's kinda tender to me. i was about to do something
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I was about to do something really significant
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Really significant in this ministry.
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In this ministry. i can't tell you
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I can't tell you what it was
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What it was because it would kinda
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Because it would kinda expose me too much
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Expose me too much and i'm not ready
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And i'm not ready to have a relationship with you
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To have a relationship with you on that level yet.
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On that level yet. [laughter]
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And on the way to the thing
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And on the way to the thing i was going to do
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I was going to do i broke down crying.
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I broke down crying. i don't cry a whole lot
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I don't cry a whole lot only rudy and rocky three
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Only rudy and rocky three can make me cry.
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Can make me cry. [laughter]
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[laughter] third time in my life
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Third time in my life i ever cried.
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I ever cried. [laughter]
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[laughter] and holly has seen me cry
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And holly has seen me cry so little she thought
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I was playin'.
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She said, "stop playin'
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This is not funny."
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Because my head
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Was down on the --
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I was laying on the bed
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And my head was down
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On the pillow.
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She says, "stop playin.'"
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And i couldn't answer her
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To tell her i wasn't playin'
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Because i was crying.
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Because i was crying. i didn't know why
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I didn't know why i was crying.
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I was crying. nobody had just died.
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Nobody had just died. i didn't have
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I didn't have any technical reason
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Any technical reason to be sad in that moment.
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To be sad in that moment. but what was on the other side
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But what was on the other side of that evening
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Of that evening was so important
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Was so important that i believe
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That i believe there was a devil at the door.
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There was a devil at the door. there is always a devil
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There is always a devil at the door
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At the door when god is bringing you
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When god is bringing you into something important.
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Into something important. why do you think kids
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Why do you think kids get demon possessed
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Get demon possessed as they go through puberty?
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As they go through puberty? [laughter]
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And if you don't know --
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And if you don't know -- if you don't know that,
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If you don't know that, you'll think the devil
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You'll think the devil is at the door;
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Is at the door; this must not be god.
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This must not be god. no, no, no, the devil
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No, no, no, the devil is giving you an indication
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Is giving you an indication that this is so big,
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That this is so big, this is so important.
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This is so important. [applause]
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[applause] this might be a life saving
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This might be a life saving word for somebody,
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Word for somebody, have you thought about this?
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Have you thought about this? somebody might be
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Somebody might be on the brink of suicide
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On the brink of suicide while i'm preaching,
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While i'm preaching, and they can't understand.
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And they can't understand. "why am i feeling
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"why am i feeling this depressed?"
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This depressed?" "why am i going through
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"why am i going through this darkness"
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This darkness" but what you might not know
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But what you might not know is that the size of the devil
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Is that the size of the devil that is at your door
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That is at your door indicates the size
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Indicates the size of the assignment
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Of the assignment that is on your life.
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That is on your life. [applause]
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[applause] don't die here!
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Don't die here! this is a door!
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This is a door! this is a door!
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This is a door! [applause]
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[applause] and the door that god opens
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And the door that god opens nobody can shut,
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Nobody can shut, nobody can shut.
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Nobody can shut. and don't you let the devil
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And don't you let the devil use the door
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Use the door of what you don't know
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Of what you don't know to fill your mind
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To fill your mind with hypothetical scenarios
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With hypothetical scenarios that cause your heart to close.
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There's always a devil
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There's always a devil at the door.
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At the door. there's always a insecurity
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There's always a insecurity as you move deeper
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As you move deeper into your purpose
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Into your purpose and your awareness
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And your awareness of your true condition
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Of your true condition in christ,
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In christ, but he can't close
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But he can't close the door god opens.
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The door god opens. all he can do
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All he can do is try to get your mind
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Is try to get your mind so screwed up,
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So screwed up, that as you wait for titus
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That as you wait for titus to bring you news,
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To bring you news, you say goodbye to troas.
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You say goodbye to troas. we don't see paul
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We don't see paul walk away from any other
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Walk away from any other open doors in scripture,
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Open doors in scripture, but he said,
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But he said, "i had no peace of mind."
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"i had no peace of mind." and you know what,
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And you know what, four chapters go by,
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Four chapters go by, and paul doesn't even mention
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And paul doesn't even mention what happens next.
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What happens next. "i said goodbye to troas.
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"i said goodbye to troas. i went to macedonia,"
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I went to macedonia," most probably philippi,
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Most probably philippi, "and i waited for titus.
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"and i waited for titus. every day
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Every day that i didn't see titus
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That i didn't see titus i started making up stuff
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I started making up stuff in my mind.
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The enemy is using a story
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The enemy is using a story to keep you from going
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To keep you from going through your door.
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Through your door. they won't really like you.
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They won't really like you. they won't really accept you.
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They won't really accept you. nobody really cares about you.
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You don't have what it takes.
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You don't have what it takes. you're gonna fail
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You're gonna fail and everybody's gonna laugh.
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And everybody's gonna laugh. so he can't close the door,
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So he can't close the door, but he can tell you a story.
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But he can tell you a story. and every day titus
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And every day titus doesn't show up,
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Doesn't show up, paul has a little bit
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Paul has a little bit harder time trusting
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Harder time trusting that everything's
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That everything's gonna be alright.
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Gonna be alright. it isn't until
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It isn't until 2 corinthians 7:5
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2 corinthians 7:5 that we see that what paul
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That we see that what paul was troubled about
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Was troubled about god had already worked out.
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God had already worked out. [applause]
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[applause] he said,
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He said, "when we got to macedonia,
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"when we got to macedonia, we left troas,
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We left troas, we got to macedonia,
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We got to macedonia, we had no rest.
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We had no rest. on every side," watch this,
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On every side," watch this, this is the trouble
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This is the trouble on the outside, he said,
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On the outside, he said, "harassed at every turn,
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"harassed at every turn, conflicts on the outside,"
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Conflicts on the outside," but that's not what stops you.
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But that's not what stops you. it's never the conflicts
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It's never the conflicts on the outside that stop you.
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On the outside that stop you. somebody else has overcome
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Somebody else has overcome much more than you
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Much more than you to get where they are.
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To get where they are. but it's, "the fears within,"
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But it's, "the fears within," paul said.
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Paul said. and then after months
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And then after months and months of wondering...
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And months of wondering... who am i preaching to right?
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Who am i preaching to right? i know it's been about an hour
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I know it's been about an hour i've been up here talking,
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I've been up here talking, but i been talking to you,
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But i been talking to you, haven't i?
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Haven't i? it's been months
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It's been months you been wondering.
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You been wondering. it's been in a suspended state
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It's been in a suspended state for months.
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For months. and every day
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And every day you waited for titus,
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You waited for titus, and he didn't come
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And he didn't come with news of the solution,
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With news of the solution, the outcome.
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The outcome. it's your mind,
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It's your mind, it's your mind, it's your...
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It's your mind, it's your... it's your mind.
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It's your mind. your mind is like
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Your mind is like that mediterranean sea
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That mediterranean sea where you wonder,
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Where you wonder, "is everything
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"is everything gonna be alright?
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Gonna be alright? but he said in verse six,
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But he said in verse six, "but god."
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"but god." "but god,
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"but god, who comforts the downcast,
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Who comforts the downcast, comforted us
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Comforted us by the coming of titus."
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By the coming of titus." the word of the lord is:
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The word of the lord is: titus is here.
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Titus is here. because when titus
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Because when titus finally arrived
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Finally arrived verse seven,
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Verse seven, he said, "he not only
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He said, "he not only comforted us
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Comforted us by his physical presence
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By his physical presence and his coming
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And his coming but by the comfort
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But by the comfort you had given him.
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You had given him. he told us about
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He told us about your longing for him,
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Your longing for him, your deep sorrow,
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Your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me,
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Your ardent concern for me, so that my joy
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So that my joy was greater than ever."
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Was greater than ever." [applause]
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[applause] so, that my joy
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So, that my joy was greater than ever.
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Was greater than ever. joy is coming,
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Joy is coming, hope is coming,
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Hope is coming, reconciliation is coming,
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Reconciliation is coming, the restoration
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The restoration of all things is coming.
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Of all things is coming. [applause]
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[applause] and i declare it by faith
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And i declare it by faith not by sight;
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Not by sight; my eyes haven't seen it yet,
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My eyes haven't seen it yet, but i know it in my heart:
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But i know it in my heart: titus is coming.
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Titus is coming. [applause]
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[applause] and he said,
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And he said, "i spent all those months
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"i spent all those months worried about something
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Worried about something that god had already
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That god had already worked out."
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Worked out." so, you're standing
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Before an open door,
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Before an open door, you don't always see it,
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You don't always see it, you don't always feel it,
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You don't always feel it, you can't identify it
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You can't identify it 'cause you got a troubled mind.
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'cause you got a troubled mind. but let's just take
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But let's just take a moment stand up.
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A moment stand up. let's just take a moment
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And be still
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And be still in the presence of god.
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In the presence of god. 'cause all the conflict
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'cause all the conflict on the outside,
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On the outside, that's nothing compared
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That's nothing compared to the fears on the inside.
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To the fears on the inside. god, we came today
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God, we came today with troubled minds.
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With troubled minds. i pray for the one
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I pray for the one who is worried about their job.
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Who is worried about their job. i pray for he one who is worried
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I pray for he one who is worried about their kids.
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About their kids. i pray for the one
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I pray for the one who is worried about a report
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Who is worried about a report in their body
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In their body from the doctors
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From the doctors or someone that they love.
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Or someone that they love. i pray for the one
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I pray for the one who is worried about
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Who is worried about an event that is
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An event that is in front of them
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In front of them that they do not believe
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That they do not believe they have the resource
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They have the resource to fulfill, but god, today,
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To fulfill, but god, today, i think you wanted to use
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I think you wanted to use me just like titus
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Me just like titus just to carry
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Just to carry the message to them.
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The message to them. that the door is still open.
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That the door is still open. thank you, jesus,
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Thank you, jesus, that the door is still open.
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That the door is still open. that it's not too late.
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That it's not too late. that you're not too little.
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That you're not too little. that you're not too lost.
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That you're not too lost. he said he comforted us
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He said he comforted us by the coming of titus.
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By the coming of titus. god let me be like titus
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God let me be like titus today bringing a message
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Today bringing a message that god is not counting
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That god is not counting their sins against them.
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Their sins against them. that you are not
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That you are not angry with them.
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Angry with them. that the season of your
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That the season of your favor is upon them.
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Favor is upon them. almighty god opener of doors,
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Almighty god opener of doors, way maker, miracle worker
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Way maker, miracle worker all that that you are
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All that that you are but we need our minds right.
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But we need our minds right. we need our minds right.
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We thank you, lord that you
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We thank you, lord that you hold the key of david.
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Hold the key of david. it's important to us to know
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It's important to us to know that you are our door.
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That you are our door. you are our door.
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You are our door. we came into your
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We came into your presence today because
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Presence today because you are our door.
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You are our door. and god right now for everything
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And god right now for everything that we can't forgive other for,
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That we can't forgive other for, and we can't forgive
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And we can't forgive ourselves for.
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Ourselves for. we just was wanna take
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We just was wanna take a moment before we leave this
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A moment before we leave this place and slam the door
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Place and slam the door in the face of satan
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In the face of satan and say you've cost us enough.
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And say you've cost us enough. [applause]
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[applause] and you've taken enough.
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And you've taken enough. you've robbed enough,
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You've robbed enough, you've destroyed enough.
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You've destroyed enough. no more.
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No more. [applause]
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[applause] that door is closed,
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That door is closed, i'm not going back there.
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I'm not going back there. that door is closed,
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That door is closed, i'm not playing
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I'm not playing that out anymore.
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That out anymore. that door is closed,
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That door is closed, i'm not entertaining
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I'm not entertaining that anymore.
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That anymore. i'm going forward.
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I'm going forward. there is an open door
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There is an open door set before me in heaven.
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Set before me in heaven. i'm not waving goodbye
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I'm not waving goodbye to this open door i'm going
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To this open door i'm going through it in the name
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Through it in the name of jesus.
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Of jesus. i will live and not die!
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I will live and not die! i will declare the works
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I will declare the works of the lord.
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Of the lord. i've got more to do.
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I've got more to do. i'm planted, i'm blessed,
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I'm planted, i'm blessed, i'm flourishing
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I'm flourishing in the courts of the lord.
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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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>> ♪ if you know it now ♪
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♪ to be true ♪
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♪ forever enough ♪
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♪ you are ♪
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♪ always enough ♪
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♪ more than enough ♪
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>> ♪ i'm already loved ♪
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♪ i'm already chosen ♪
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♪ i know who i am ♪
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♪ i know what you've spoken ♪
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♪ i'm already loved ♪
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♪ more than i could imagine ♪
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♪ and that is enough ♪
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♪ sing it out i'm already ♪
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>> ♪ oh i'm already loved ♪
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>> ♪ i'm already chosen ♪
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♪ i'm already chosen ♪
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♪ i know who i am ♪
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♪ i know what you've spoken ♪
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♪ i'm already loved ♪
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♪ more than i could imagine ♪
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Steven Furtick - A Troubled Mind and An Open Door (Part 3)

September 18, 2025 | 28:0

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