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Steven Furtick - Trust Me I'm Trying (Part 1)

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Trust Me I'm Trying (Part 1) | February 25, 2026

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>> now john 5:7,
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>> now john 5:7, "sir, the invalid replied,
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"sir, the invalid replied, i have no one to help
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I have no one to help me into the pool when
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Me into the pool when the water is stirred,
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The water is stirred, while i am trying to get in,
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While i am trying to get in, someone else goes down
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Someone else goes down ahead of me."
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Ahead of me." you're gonna love this because
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You're gonna love this because you've been wanting to say this
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You've been wanting to say this anyway on my title and i'mma let
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Anyway on my title and i'mma let you say it right now and because
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You say it right now and because i'm telling you to say it,
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I'm telling you to say it, you will have
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You will have permission to say it.
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Permission to say it. look at the person next to you
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Look at the person next to you and tell him this and tell him
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And tell him this and tell him in a convincing way, say,
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In a convincing way, say, "trust me, i'm trying."
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"trust me, i'm trying." you may be seated.
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You may be seated. i promise i am.
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I really am trying.
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I know i don't always hit the
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Mark but i really am trying.
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'cause for me i have a rule,
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Especially as a boss,
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Especially as a boss, the people that work for me is
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The people that work for me is that i always try to make it
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That i always try to make it a point never to
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A point never to punish somebody who's
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Punish somebody who's trying to be proactive.
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Trying to be proactive. i feel like if somebody makes a
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I feel like if somebody makes a mistake because they took
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Mistake because they took it a little too far,
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It a little too far, that's a little,
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That's a little, jesus let peter cut malchus' ear
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Jesus let peter cut malchus' ear off in the garden and put it
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Off in the garden and put it back on like mr. potato head.
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Back on like mr. potato head. but i think he liked peter
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But i think he liked peter because peter wouldn't
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Because peter wouldn't just sit around,
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Just sit around, peter was like,
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Peter was like, "alright, i can do
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"alright, i can do something about this.
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Something about this. the spirit is willing,
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The spirit is willing, the flesh is weak and i'm about
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The flesh is weak and i'm about to use my flesh to cut off..."
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To use my flesh to cut off..." and that's a really
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And that's a really interesting thing, isn't it?
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Interesting thing, isn't it? now the kids will
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Now the kids will call somebody a try-hard.
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Call somebody a try-hard. it's like a way of saying,
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It's like a way of saying, you know if it looks like you
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You know if it looks like you tried too hard on your outfit.
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Tried too hard on your outfit. and i get that.
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And i get that. but i like people who
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But i like people who will give it a level of
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Will give it a level of effort and even if they miss,
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Effort and even if they miss, they swing so big,
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They swing so big, i always like people like that.
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I always like people like that. i thought i should
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I thought i should tell you this,
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Tell you this, if i ever come up here to
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If i ever come up here to preach and i don't do good,
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Preach and i don't do good, which i'm sure happens,
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Which i'm sure happens, it won't be because
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It won't be because i didn't try.
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I didn't try. so if you ever see me up here
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So if you ever see me up here struggling on this pulpit
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Struggling on this pulpit and you're like,
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And you're like, "i don't really
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"i don't really understand this one.
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Understand this one. i think i see what he
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I think i see what he was trying to do,
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Was trying to do, did you catch that?"
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Did you catch that?" number one,
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Number one, it's probably your fault,
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It's probably your fault, 'cause you didn't pray
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'cause you didn't pray enough before you
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Enough before you came to church,
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Came to church, i'm just kidding,
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I'm just kidding, but trust me, i'm trying.
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But trust me, i'm trying. and i think sometimes it can be
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And i think sometimes it can be frustrating when you are giving
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Frustrating when you are giving your best effort but what is
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Your best effort but what is required of you is beyond your
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Required of you is beyond your best ability and i'mma try to
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Best ability and i'mma try to ignore this fly buzzing around
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Ignore this fly buzzing around my head but touch somebody
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My head but touch somebody and say, "i'm trying,
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And say, "i'm trying, i'm really trying."
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You must have to really trust
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You must have to really trust jesus to follow him when he
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Jesus to follow him when he walked the earth.
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Walked the earth. people say, "oh i wish i could
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People say, "oh i wish i could have followed jesus and walked
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Have followed jesus and walked with him, you know,
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With him, you know, now it's harder
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Now it's harder 'cause god is not visible
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'cause god is not visible like that and it would
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Like that and it would have been so cool."
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Have been so cool." no, it wouldn't.
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No, it wouldn't. it would have been so difficult
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It would have been so difficult to trust jesus and he was always
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To trust jesus and he was always getting in so much trouble,
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Getting in so much trouble, he was always explaining his
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He was always explaining his actions and his
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Actions and his intentions after the fact,
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Intentions after the fact, and what that required from
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And what that required from his disciples was just this
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His disciples was just this crazy amount of trust,
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Crazy amount of trust, i'm trying, i'm really trying.
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Whatever you do,
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Whatever you do, just pray for me.
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Just pray for me. do 'em all.
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Do 'em all. let's back up and see why he's
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Let's back up and see why he's feeling so feisty today.
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Feeling so feisty today. sometime later today john 5,
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Sometime later today john 5, jesus went up to jerusalem for
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Jesus went up to jerusalem for the feast of the jews,
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The feast of the jews, now there's in
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Now there's in jerusalem near the sheep gate,
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Jerusalem near the sheep gate, a pool,
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A pool, which in aramaic
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Which in aramaic is called the bethesda,
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Is called the bethesda, means house of mercy.
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Means house of mercy. and it's surrounded by
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And it's surrounded by surrounded by five
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Surrounded by five covered colonnades. (or porches)
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Covered colonnades. (or porches) here a great number of disabled
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Here a great number of disabled people used to lie-the blind,
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People used to lie-the blind, the lame and the paralyzed.
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The lame and the paralyzed. it's important to know
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It's important to know before i go on,
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Before i go on, that is a specific dwelling
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That is a specific dwelling place for people with
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Place for people with physical infirmities and the
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Physical infirmities and the reason i point that out is i'mma
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Reason i point that out is i'mma make some spiritual parallels to
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Make some spiritual parallels to the physical infirmities that
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The physical infirmities that are mentioned in this passage.
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Are mentioned in this passage. but i don't want us to
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But i don't want us to miss the historicity for the
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Miss the historicity for the sake of application,
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Sake of application, i think that would
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I think that would be irresponsible bible teaching.
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Be irresponsible bible teaching. the people who were at this
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The people who were at this particular hospital,
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Particular hospital, if we can even call it that,
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If we can even call it that, it was more like
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It was more like a public service,
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A public service, this pool was
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This pool was not a resort pool.
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Not a resort pool. nobody is bringing you
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Nobody is bringing you little umbrellas in your
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Little umbrellas in your drink at this pool,
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Drink at this pool, this is a crowded pool and
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This is a crowded pool and it's pushing and shoving and
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It's pushing and shoving and word has it that if you can get
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Word has it that if you can get in the pool when the angel stirs
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The water intermittently,
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The water intermittently, you can get healed.
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You can get healed. and this puts certain people who
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And this puts certain people who have certain disabilities at an
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Have certain disabilities at an advantage over others.
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Advantage over others. for instance,
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For instance, it said, there were the blind,
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It said, there were the blind, the lame and the paralyzed.
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The lame and the paralyzed. and so if you're
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And so if you're a blind man by this pool,
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You can probably feel
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You can probably feel your way to the edge of the pool
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Your way to the edge of the pool so that when there's an
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So that when there's an opportunity to get
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Opportunity to get in and be healed,
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In and be healed, you'll be the
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You'll be the first one there.
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First one there. but if you're paralyzed it
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But if you're paralyzed it puts you at a disadvantage.
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Puts you at a disadvantage. because even if you get yourself
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Because even if you get yourself to the edge of the pool,
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To the edge of the pool, there's a chance someone
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There's a chance someone else can pull you back,
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Else can pull you back, you are powerless.
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You are powerless. and that's an
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And that's an interesting thing about life,
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Interesting thing about life, i was out at the
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I was out at the ball field last baseball season
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Ball field last baseball season and i saw this really good dad
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And i saw this really good dad with a fanny pack,
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With a fanny pack, he didn't look happy,
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He didn't look happy, he didn't look like,
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He didn't look like, you know, "these were days,
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You know, "these were days, making memories."
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Making memories." he didn't look selfie-ready.
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He didn't look selfie-ready. but you know what i
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But you know what i liked about him?
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Liked about him? he was carting this wagon,
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He was carting this wagon, he looked like he
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He looked like he had some sacks for his kids,
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Had some sacks for his kids, and maybe he was
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And maybe he was on snack duty that day.
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On snack duty that day. and i just admired him
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And i just admired him 'cause he was trying.
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'cause he was trying. i watched him pull that
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I watched him pull that wagon up the hill.
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Wagon up the hill. i thought about it how
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I thought about it how he was trying.
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He was trying. he was sweating all
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He was sweating all through his shirt,
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Through his shirt, you could tell he came
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You could tell he came straight from work,
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Straight from work, it wasn't a baseball shirt,
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It wasn't a baseball shirt, he must have had the
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He must have had the wagon that he packed the
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Wagon that he packed the night before because he didn't
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Night before because he didn't have time to change the shirt
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Have time to change the shirt but he just came out there,
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But he just came out there, shirt was untucked on one side,
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Shirt was untucked on one side, look like he spilled a little
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Look like he spilled a little something on the collar.
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Something on the collar. and he was sweating through it
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And he was sweating through it but he was trying.
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But he was trying. and i've always loved the
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And i've always loved the scripture that says
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Scripture that says that jesus looked at one
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That jesus looked at one man and he loved him.
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Man and he loved him. i've thought about
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I've thought about that a lot lately,
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That a lot lately, jesus would show up to a
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Jesus would show up to a place and look for somebody who
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Place and look for somebody who was at a disadvantage.
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Was at a disadvantage. i kinda imagine him walking
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I kinda imagine him walking around the pool at bethesda and
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Around the pool at bethesda and i'm sure his disciples were
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I'm sure his disciples were shocked that he would waste time
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Shocked that he would waste time with the bunch of people that
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With the bunch of people that they would call crippled.
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They would call crippled. that's not a pc term but that's
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That's not a pc term but that's how they would have put it.
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How they would have put it. sickness was connected to
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Sickness was connected to spiritual disorder in this time.
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Spiritual disorder in this time. judaism in the first century
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Judaism in the first century made a strong connection between
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Made a strong connection between your spiritual conditions and
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Your spiritual conditions and your physical condition.
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Your physical condition. so if like if you had money
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So if like if you had money that was a proof that you
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That was a proof that you were living right.
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Were living right. it's how they thought about it.
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It's how they thought about it. we know that that's
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We know that that's not always the case.
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Not always the case. we know a lot of times some of
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We know a lot of times some of the greatest people who are the
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The greatest people who are the most faithful to god,
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Most faithful to god, they might not live in
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They might not live in a big house on earth,
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A big house on earth, but we're probably be
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But we're probably be cleaning their toilets in heaven
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Cleaning their toilets in heaven for the treasure that they're
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For the treasure that they're storing up after this life and
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Storing up after this life and yet there's this tendency to
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Yet there's this tendency to just judge things
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Just judge things by the physical,
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By the physical, always for all of us,
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Always for all of us, so i kinda picture him,
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So i kinda picture him, jesus walking around
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Jesus walking around and asking questions.
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And asking questions. one interesting thing the text,
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One interesting thing the text, let me show you this real quick.
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Let me show you this real quick. it's too cool just for
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It's too cool just for me just to reference.
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Me just to reference. i wanna make sure,
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I wanna make sure, it's very vivid.
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It's very vivid. yes, it said,
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Yes, it said, "one who was there,
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"one who was there, verse 5, had been an
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Verse 5, had been an invalid for 38 years.
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Invalid for 38 years. and when jesus
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And when jesus saw him lying there,
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Saw him lying there, and learned."
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And learned." now what stood out to me about
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Now what stood out to me about that text wasn't that
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That text wasn't that jesus saw him,
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Jesus saw him, what stood out to me about
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What stood out to me about this text wasn't
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This text wasn't that the man had issues,
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That the man had issues, we all have issues and
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We all have issues and frankly we all have areas of
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Frankly we all have areas of paralysis and i'mma talk about
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Paralysis and i'mma talk about yours in 7 minutes so buckle in
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Yours in 7 minutes so buckle in and get that judgmental
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And get that judgmental look off your face.
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Look off your face. 'cause i'm coming for you.
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'cause i'm coming for you. on this particular occasion
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On this particular occasion what stood out to me
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What stood out to me is jesus learned.
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Is jesus learned. i didn't think he could do that,
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I didn't think he could do that, because he's the image of god,
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Because he's the image of god, he's the wisdom of god,
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He's the wisdom of god, how can the wisdom of
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How can the wisdom of god learn information.
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God learn information. i figured he must have been
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I figured he must have been walking around asking questions.
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Walking around asking questions. "how about her,
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"how about her, how long has she been here?"
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How long has she been here?" somebody said,
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Somebody said, "well, she just
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"well, she just got here last week."
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Got here last week." and jesus said,
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And jesus said, "nah, not her.
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"nah, not her. how about him?
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How about him? how long has he been like that?
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How long has he been like that? that blind guy right there?"
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That blind guy right there?" "yes, it's recent,
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"yes, it's recent, it's been two months i think.
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It's been two months i think. two months?
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Two months? jimmy, two months?
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Jimmy, two months? yeah, two months and three days.
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Yeah, two months and three days. yeah, two months
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Yeah, two months and three days."
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And three days." "nah, nah, nah, not him.
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"nah, nah, nah, not him. how about that one?"
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How about that one?" "three years."
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"three years." "we'll see, put him on standby."
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"we'll see, put him on standby." 'cause he's looking for somebody
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'cause he's looking for somebody to heal he's looking for
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To heal he's looking for somebody who can
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Somebody who can experience a miracle,
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Experience a miracle, he's looking for a platform
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He's looking for a platform to demonstrate his power.
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To demonstrate his power. "how about him?"
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"how about him?" "five years."
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"five years." "how about her?"
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"how about her?" "seven."
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"seven." "how about that guy?
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"how about that guy? how long has he been like that?"
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How long has he been like that?" "nine years."
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"nine years." "getting closer.
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"getting closer. how about him?"
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How about him?" and finally,
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And finally, somebody figures
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Somebody figures it out and says,
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It out and says, "well, if you want somebody
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"well, if you want somebody who's been here a while,
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Who's been here a while, i see what you're doing,
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I see what you're doing, 38 years."
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38 years." long enough that he has given up
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Long enough that he has given up hope that anything can
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Hope that anything can ever be different.
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Ever be different. and jesus learned that
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And jesus learned that there was one.
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There was one. i'mma try so hard not to cry
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When i say this to you,
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When i say this to you, but verse 5 says,
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But verse 5 says, "one who was there had
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"one who was there had been an invalid for 38 years."
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Been an invalid for 38 years." what does it mean that jesus who
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What does it mean that jesus who only had three years to do
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Ministry and was on his way to a
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Ministry and was on his way to a feast would come by for one?
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Feast would come by for one? does it mean,
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Does it mean, could it mean,
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Could it mean, that out of everybody that i'm
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That out of everybody that i'm preaching to today,
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Preaching to today, out of everybody
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Out of everybody that made a decision
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That made a decision to show up at a campus,
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To show up at a campus, that god might want
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That god might want the one in the back who
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The one in the back who got here 12 minutes late,
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Got here 12 minutes late, pulling a wagon,
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Pulling a wagon, just trying to get
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Just trying to get through the week.
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Through the week. could it be that god is
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Could it be that god is looking for the one who had
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Looking for the one who had the worst week?
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The worst week? the worst upbringing?
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The worst upbringing? the one that other people said
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The one that other people said could never be anything?
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Could never be anything? the one who has gotten so
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The one who has gotten so used to how it is?
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Used to how it is? this is really
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This is really what happens in life,
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What happens in life, you get so used to how it is,
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You get so used to how it is, that you cannot recognize
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That you cannot recognize that how it used to be is no
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That how it used to be is no longer what's in front of you.
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Longer what's in front of you. alright so let's work on
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Alright so let's work on this a little bit.
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This a little bit. "bring him here, jesus says."
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"bring him here, jesus says." now when you get to heaven,
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Now when you get to heaven, you'll probably be shocked who's
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You'll probably be shocked who's there and who's not.
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There and who's not. how many agree,
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How many agree, there's gonna be some
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There's gonna be some people in heaven that are
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People in heaven that are gonna shock us like,
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Gonna shock us like, "whoa, she made it?
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"whoa, she made it? that must have been like a thief
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That must have been like a thief on the cross death bed kinda,
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On the cross death bed kinda, she got in right at the wire."
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She got in right at the wire." "whoa, they made it?
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"whoa, they made it? i thought they
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I thought they believed weird stuff.
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Believed weird stuff. they were new-agey,
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And they made it?"
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And they made it?" i think we're gonna be surprised
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I think we're gonna be surprised who's there and who's not.
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Who's there and who's not. 'cause i think we're always
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'cause i think we're always surprised who god picks and who
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Surprised who god picks and who he uses and who he doesn't.
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He uses and who he doesn't. one was there who was there who
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One was there who was there who had been lying there for so long
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That you can even tell in his
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That you can even tell in his response in the question jesus
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Response in the question jesus asked him that he had gotten
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Asked him that he had gotten tired of trying,
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Tired of trying, my message today is for
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My message today is for anybody who's tired of trying
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Anybody who's tired of trying in an area of your life.
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In an area of your life. tired of trying to repair a
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Tired of trying to repair a significant relationship,
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Significant relationship, tired of trying to be open so
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Tired of trying to be open so that you can
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That you can experience relationship,
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Experience relationship, tired of trying to overcome the
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Tired of trying to overcome the thing that you keep going back
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Thing that you keep going back to and it's been since you were
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To and it's been since you were even in your teens and
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Even in your teens and now you're a grown man,
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Now you're a grown man, i edited it for youtube,
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I edited it for youtube, and now i'm tired of
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And now i'm tired of trying because there was a time
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Trying because there was a time where i tried to get people
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Where i tried to get people to help me to get into the
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To help me to get into the pool but now i found out
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Pool but now i found out that there's no one to help me,
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That there's no one to help me, now what's mind
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Now what's mind blowing about the situation,
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Blowing about the situation, at the pool,
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At the pool, at bethesda,
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At bethesda, is how many different
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Is how many different ways i have heard this preach
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Ways i have heard this preach that completely contradict the
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That completely contradict the heart of god.
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Heart of god. for instance,
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For instance, when jesus comes up
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When jesus comes up to the man and learned that
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To the man and learned that he had been lying there and he
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He had been lying there and he had been in this condition for
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Had been in this condition for a long time, pause.
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A long time, pause. how many of y'all have been
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How many of y'all have been in a certain condition
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In a certain condition for a long time?
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For a long time? jesus, i need help,
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Jesus, i need help, there's three honest
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There's three honest people in the church.
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People in the church. and i forgot i was coming out to
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And i forgot i was coming out to speak to the perfect saints,
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Speak to the perfect saints, the 10/10, a+ saints,
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The 10/10, a+ saints, i forgot i was
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I forgot i was talking to the all-stars,
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Talking to the all-stars, i thought i was coming to
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I thought i was coming to elevation where they're not
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Elevation where they're not afraid to be real,
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Afraid to be real, in your name, amen.
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In your name, amen. how many of y'all have had
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How many of y'all have had certain patterns of thinking
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Certain patterns of thinking that have been negative
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That have been negative for a long time?
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For a long time? i mean, a long time?
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I mean, a long time? i don't know how old
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I don't know how old the man was,
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The man was, but 38 years, trust me,
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But 38 years, trust me, i'm 39, is a long time.
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I'm 39, is a long time. this is the entire span of my
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This is the entire span of my natural life and for so long
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Natural life and for so long he's been unable to move that
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He's been unable to move that now he cannot recognize the help
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Now he cannot recognize the help that is standing right in front
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That is standing right in front of him and jesus asks a question
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Of him and jesus asks a question that i have
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That i have often heard misinterpreted,
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Often heard misinterpreted, "do you want to get well?"
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"do you want to get well?" tone is everything,
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Tone is everything, that's why you can't
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That's why you can't text every conversation.
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Text every conversation. because tone is everything.
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Because tone is everything. sometimes you need to pick up
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Sometimes you need to pick up the phone and call people
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The phone and call people because completely depending on
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Because completely depending on the tone is how you see
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The tone is how you see the heart of jesus.
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The heart of jesus. i always read it for a long
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I always read it for a long time like jesus said,
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Time like jesus said, "do you want to get well?"
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"do you want to get well?" i almost see him now like he's
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I almost see him now like he's got something in his back pocket
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Got something in his back pocket and he's sneaking around the
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And he's sneaking around the pool looking for somebody,
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Pool looking for somebody, they say god helps
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They say god helps those who help themselves,
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Those who help themselves, but i almost see
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But i almost see jesus looking for somebody who
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Jesus looking for somebody who can't and he's like,
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Can't and he's like, "i see you caught
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"i see you caught in this situation,
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In this situation, you wanna get well?"
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You wanna get well?" and the man has every reason
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And the man has every reason to be suspicious.
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To be suspicious. can you imagine how many people
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Can you imagine how many people have taken advantage of him?
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Have taken advantage of him? in almost 40 years of suffering?
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In almost 40 years of suffering? how many hustlers have come
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How many hustlers have come trough the pool at bethesda?
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Trough the pool at bethesda? trying to sell a magic
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Trying to sell a magic potion or bubbling water?
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Potion or bubbling water? "hey, i got some cream, man,
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"hey, i got some cream, man, put it on your legs,
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Put it on your legs, i promise, it's blessed.
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I promise, it's blessed. hey, man, i promise you,
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Hey, man, i promise you, i'll bring you to the pool,
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I'll bring you to the pool, i'll push you in when
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I'll push you in when the water starts bubbling,
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The water starts bubbling, just give me half now
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Just give me half now and half after the move,
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And half after the move, i promise you,
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I promise you, i can carry you in,
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I can carry you in, i got you."
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I got you." how many times did somebody
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How many times did somebody make him a promise?
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Make him a promise? 'cause it seems
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'cause it seems cruel that christ,
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Cruel that christ, the expression of the
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The expression of the love of god would stand over a
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Love of god would stand over a man who couldn't move and ask
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Man who couldn't move and ask him such a ridiculous question.
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Him such a ridiculous question. do you wanna lose weight?
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Do you wanna lose weight? well yeah.
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Well yeah. do you want to be happy?
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Do you want to be happy? well yeah.
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Well yeah. do you want to be able to live
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Do you want to be able to live at peace without anxiety?
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At peace without anxiety? well yeah.
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Well yeah. what you selling?
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What you selling? i heard this spiel before,
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I heard this spiel before, i tried that diet.
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I tried that diet. how many of y'all tried
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How many of y'all tried that diet before?
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That diet before? i put a meditation
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I put a meditation app on my phone,
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App on my phone, y'all to be honest with you,
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Y'all to be honest with you, i got four mediations apps
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I got four mediations apps on my phone.
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On my phone. i tried all of them,
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I tried all of them, i either fall asleep,
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I either fall asleep, or my legs start
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Or my legs start doing like that,
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Doing like that, i can't do it,
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I can't do it, everybody tells me to meditate.
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Everybody tells me to meditate. the bible says meditate,
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The bible says meditate, russel brand says meditate.
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Russel brand says meditate. joe rogan says meditate,
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Joe rogan says meditate, everybody's telling
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Everybody's telling me to meditate,
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Me to meditate, i tried it,
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I tried it, i really did try it,
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I really did try it, they also taught me
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They also taught me about portion control.
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About portion control. i tried portion control,
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I tried portion control, how many y'all tried,
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How many y'all tried, somebody told me one time,
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Somebody told me one time, they said, "here's how they
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They said, "here's how they stayed at an ideal weight,
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Stayed at an ideal weight, when you're full,
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When you're full, stop eating."
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Stop eating." my only problem,
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My only problem, i never found full.
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I never found full. that gauge got broken somewhere
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That gauge got broken somewhere in my childhood.
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In my childhood. i never felt full.
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I never felt full. so i kept eating,
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So i kept eating, i tried that,
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I tried that, oh, they say if
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Oh, they say if you don't complain,
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You don't complain, you will feel more
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You will feel more connected to god,
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Connected to god, i tried it,
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I tried it, but i found out
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But i found out sometimes if you don't complain,
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Sometimes if you don't complain, nothing changes.
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I tried so hard not to complain,
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I tried so hard not to complain, i one time,
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I one time, i was going to go seven
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I was going to go seven days without complaining
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Days without complaining and i thought if i could do it,
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And i thought if i could do it, i could make a sermon out of it.
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I could make a sermon out of it. i thought i could call it,
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I thought i could call it, you know, seven days,
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You know, seven days, a week of worship,
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A week of worship, or something like that.
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Or something like that. i tried so hard not to
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I tried so hard not to complain for seven days.
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Complain for seven days. what happen was and this is so
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Embarrassing to admit to you,
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Embarrassing to admit to you, the more i tried not
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The more i tried not to complain externally,
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To complain externally, 'cause sometimes you can
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'cause sometimes you can fix the symptom,
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Fix the symptom, now i'm in the text,
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Now i'm in the text, you can fix the symptom
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You can fix the symptom and stop trying to complain,
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And stop trying to complain, but the root to it,
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But the root to it, what happened to me was,
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What happened to me was, i went five good
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I went five good days without complaining,
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Days without complaining, but on day six,
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But on day six, the walls of jericho came
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The walls of jericho came tumbling down a day early,
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Tumbling down a day early, everything in my path,
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Everything in my path, oh it was a tornado,
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Oh it was a tornado, it was a downpour because
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It was a downpour because when you fix the symptom
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When you fix the symptom but don't address system that
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But don't address system that created the symptom,
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Created the symptom, the end is worse
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The end is worse than the beginning.
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Than the beginning. [applause]
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[applause] you wanna get well?
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You wanna get well? well yeah, i'm trying.
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Well yeah, i'm trying. when you get to heaven,
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When you get to heaven, you be surprised who's
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You be surprised who's there and who's not.
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There and who's not. but one thing you might really
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But one thing you might really be shocked about, this dude,
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Be shocked about, this dude, whoever he is in john 5,
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Whoever he is in john 5, is gonna have a long line of
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Is gonna have a long line of preachers waiting to apologize
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Preachers waiting to apologize to him for how we misinterpreted
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To him for how we misinterpreted his story in john 5.
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His story in john 5. oh, i've heard everything,
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Oh, i've heard everything, i've heard it said that
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I've heard it said that in 38 years the man
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In 38 years the man should have been able to
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Should have been able to crawl or roll his way to the
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Crawl or roll his way to the edge of the pool, yeah,
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Edge of the pool, yeah, like that would work,
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Like that would work, 'cause now somebody stronger
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'cause now somebody stronger than you is just gonna
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Than you is just gonna hold you back at the moment,
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Hold you back at the moment, you're still powerless
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You're still powerless to fall in at the right time.
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To fall in at the right time. and besides,
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And besides, when has jesus ever taunted
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When has jesus ever taunted someone into transformation?
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Someone into transformation? you really think that's the
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You really think that's the spirit of the savior?
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Spirit of the savior? some of us do.
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Some of us do. we really picture god
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We really picture god like standing over us,
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Like standing over us, in our minds,
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In our minds, our concepts of god, like,
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Our concepts of god, like, you don't want it bad enough.
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You don't want it bad enough. if you would have done it
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If you would have done it different when they were eight,
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Different when they were eight, they wouldn't be in so much
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They wouldn't be in so much trouble when they were eighteen.
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Trouble when they were eighteen. see?
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See? you screwed them up.
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You screwed them up. that's what god sounds
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That's what god sounds like to a lot of us,
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Like to a lot of us, so it's no surprise
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So it's no surprise that when we hear jesus say,
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That when we hear jesus say, "do you want to get well?"
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"do you want to get well?" he says it with a
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He says it with a snarl you know?
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Snarl you know? do you even wanna get well?
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Do you even wanna get well? do you even lift,
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Do you even lift, are you even serious,
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Are you even serious, i mean prove it if you do,
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I mean prove it if you do, if you wanna get well,
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If you wanna get well, say i wanna get well.
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Say i wanna get well. so why did he ask it?
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So why did he ask it? why did he ask the man do you
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Why did he ask the man do you wanna get well before he helped
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Wanna get well before he helped him get up and walk?
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Him get up and walk? and as i prayed
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And as i prayed through that this week,
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Through that this week, i realize that before jesus
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I realize that before jesus could help him walk,
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Could help him walk, he had to help him want.
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I don't know who this for,
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I don't know who this for, but god is dealing with your
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But god is dealing with your desires in this season of life.
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Desires in this season of life. you have been disappointed over
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You have been disappointed over and over and over again.
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And over and over again. and every time you try,
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And every time you try, nobody notices.
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Nobody notices. and every time you try,
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And every time you try, you come up short.
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You come up short. sickness is cyclical.
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Sickness is cyclical. it comes around,
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It comes around, it goes around.
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It goes around. you're well for a little while,
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You're well for a little while, and then it's the same
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And then it's the same thing all over again but
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Thing all over again but this it's only worse.
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This it's only worse. because now, not only are you
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Because now, not only are you back where you started but you
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Back where you started but you have less hope that it
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Have less hope that it is ever going to be different
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Is ever going to be different because you've cycled
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Because you've cycled through it one more time,
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Through it one more time, just to realize,
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Just to realize, "well i guess i'm just
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"well i guess i'm just a cynical person.
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A cynical person. well, i guess i'm just
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Well, i guess i'm just a negative person.
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A negative person. i guess nobody in my family was
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I guess nobody in my family was meant to go to college."
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Meant to go to college." see, when you hang
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See, when you hang around the colonnades,
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Around the colonnades, with people who are sick,
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With people who are sick, sickness because normal to
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Sickness because normal to you and it starts to be easier
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You and it starts to be easier for you to accept the
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For you to accept the condition than to challenge it.
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Condition than to challenge it. because to challenge the
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Because to challenge the condition means to risk
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Condition means to risk disappointment and some
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Disappointment and some of us have tried,
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Of us have tried, got blocked.
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Got blocked. tried, got blocked.
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Tried, got blocked. and now people see you and they
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And now people see you and they assume that you don't care,
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Assume that you don't care, no i care,
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No i care, i cared and i cared so much
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I cared and i cared so much but they didn't care back.
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But they didn't care back. and i tried so hard and i still
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And i tried so hard and i still got looked over and don't you
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Got looked over and don't you know it's hard when
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Know it's hard when your expectation has been
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Your expectation has been damaged by disappointment.
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Damaged by disappointment. it's a slow damage,
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It's a slow damage, it's a slow tearing
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It's a slow tearing of the muscle fibers,
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Of the muscle fibers, it's a slow deterioration of
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It's a slow deterioration of your hope by disappointment,
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Your hope by disappointment, it is not one event
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It is not one event that creates it,
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That creates it, it's over and over,
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It's over and over, i tried and i tried
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I tried and i tried and i smiled and i
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And i smiled and i stayed and i cooked,
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Stayed and i cooked, and i parented and i disciplined
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And i parented and i disciplined and i showed up and i didn't
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And i showed up and i didn't care and the man has
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Care and the man has finally gotten to a place,
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Finally gotten to a place, i believe where he is
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I believe where he is tired of trying, are you?
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>> we're so thankful that
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>> we're so thankful that you joined us today.
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You joined us today. one of my favorite things
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One of my favorite things about these sermons is how
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About these sermons is how i can take the word
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I can take the word and apply it immediately.
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And apply it immediately. there are always connections
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There are always connections that i can make and ways that
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That i can make and ways that i can practically process
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I can practically process these teachings.
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These teachings. i could easily listen and then
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I could easily listen and then walk away and really not
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Walk away and really not do anything with it.
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Do anything with it. but when i really do sit down
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But when i really do sit down and apply this to my life,
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And apply this to my life, i begin to feel a shift
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I begin to feel a shift in my spirit.
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In my spirit. >> yeah, and you see
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>> yeah, and you see changes in your life and you
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Changes in your life and you accept it and embrace
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Accept it and embrace the challenge.
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The challenge. so today, if you felt
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So today, if you felt challenged or encouraged,
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Challenged or encouraged, i have a resource i want to make
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I have a resource i want to make available for you.
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It includes the sermon you just
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It includes the sermon you just heard and a few other messages
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Heard and a few other messages that'll take you deeper,
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That'll take you deeper, strengthen your faith
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Strengthen your faith and really, really
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And really, really help you in your
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Help you in your relationship with god,
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Relationship with god, grow closer to him and see
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Grow closer to him and see what he has for you.
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What he has for you. today's resource is available
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Today's resource is available with your gift of any amount
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With your gift of any amount so we can continue to take
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So we can continue to take the gospel to others.
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The gospel to others. all you have to do
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All you have to do is call or go online,
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Is call or go online, request your copy and know
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Request your copy and know that you aren't just
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That you aren't just requesting a resource.
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Requesting a resource. you're helping us get god's word
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You're helping us get god's word out and preach jesus christ
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Out and preach jesus christ to people all over the world.
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Thank you so much for
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Thank you so much for your support.
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Your support. we couldn't do it
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We couldn't do it without you.
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Without you. oh, oh, one more thing
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Oh, oh, one more thing before you go.
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Before you go. did you know you can join us
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Did you know you can join us live every weekend online?
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Live every weekend online? you can be a part of our e-fam,
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You can be a part of our e-fam, our extended church family.
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Our extended church family. visit us at stevenfurtick.com.
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Visit us at stevenfurtick.com. click the live button
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Click the live button and i'll see you soon.
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>> it's wise to choose
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>> it's wise to choose your battles when you can,
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Your battles when you can, but what do you do
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But what do you do when your battle chooses you?
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When your battle chooses you? this is what
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This is what the lord says to you,
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The lord says to you, “don't be afraid,
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“don't be afraid, don't be discouraged,
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Don't be discouraged, don't back down;
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Don't back down; if you fight it,
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If you fight it, you're gonna lose it.”
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You're gonna lose it.” you can't fight it;
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You can't fight it; give it back.
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Give it back. you can't figure it out;
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You can't figure it out; give it back.
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Give it back. how do you give it back?
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How do you give it back? that's a focus.
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That's a focus. that's looking beyond
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That's looking beyond what's coming against you,
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What's coming against you, and looking toward
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And looking toward what is within you,
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What is within you, to know that greater is he
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To know that greater is he that is in me,
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That is in me, than he that is in the world,
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Than he that is in the world, and god wants his battle back.
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And god wants his battle back. i want you to get in position;
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I want you to get in position; not so that you can fight,
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Not so that you can fight, not so that you can struggle,
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Not so that you can struggle, but so that you can see
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But so that you can see the deliverance.
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The deliverance. god is fighting for worshippers,
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God is fighting for worshippers, god is fighting for praisers,
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God is fighting for praisers, god is fighting for his people;
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God is fighting for his people; god is fighting for you,
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God is fighting for you, because somebody
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Because somebody has been wondering,
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Has been wondering, “is god using me?
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“is god using me? is this even worth it?”,
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Is this even worth it?”, but there's something
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But there's something about that,
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About that, that should let you know
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That should let you know that if the devil showed up
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That if the devil showed up in the first place,
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In the first place, there must be
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There must be something important.
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Something important. you're his friend;
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You're his friend; you get his help,
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You get his help, you get his strength,
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You get his strength, you get his miracles,
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You get his miracles, you get his wisdom,
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You get his wisdom, you get his provision,
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You get his provision, you get his angels.
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You get his angels. what do you do
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What do you do when the battle chooses you?
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When the battle chooses you? you worship your way through it.
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>> announcer: we all face
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Battles in situations
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That feel like
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They're too much to manage.
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Get your copy, today, of
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“when the battle chooses you”,
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And give your battle
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Back to god.
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♪ ♪
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♪ miracles on miracles ♪
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♪ count your miracles ♪
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♪ one-two-three-four ♪
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♪ i can't even count 'em all ♪
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♪ miracles on miracles ♪
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♪ a million little miracles ♪
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Steven Furtick - Trust Me I'm Trying (Part 1)

February 25, 2026 | 27:29

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