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Steven Furtick - The War of Whispers (Part 1)

April 6, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - The War of Whispers (Part 1) | April 6, 2026

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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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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>> john 17:1-16
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>> john 17:1-16 the bible says,
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The bible says, "after this,
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"after this, jesus went around in galilee.
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Jesus went around in galilee. he did not want to go
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He did not want to go about in judea
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About in judea because the jewish leaders
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Because the jewish leaders there were looking
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There were looking for a way to kill him.
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For a way to kill him. but when the jewish
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But when the jewish festival of tabernacles
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Festival of tabernacles was near jesus' brothers
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Was near jesus' brothers said to him,
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Said to him, 'leave galilee
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'leave galilee and go to judea,
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And go to judea, so that your disciples there
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So that your disciples there may see the works you do.
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May see the works you do. no one who wants to become
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No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret.
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A public figure acts in secret. since you are doing
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Since you are doing these things,
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These things, show yourself to the world.'
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Show yourself to the world.' for even his own brothers
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For even his own brothers did not believe in him."
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Did not believe in him." wow.
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Wow. verse 6,
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Verse 6, "therefore jesus told them,
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"therefore jesus told them, 'my time is not yet here;
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'my time is not yet here; for you any time will do.
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For you any time will do. the world cannot hate you,
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The world cannot hate you, but it hates me
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But it hates me because i testify that
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Because i testify that its works are evil.
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Its works are evil. you go to the festival.
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You go to the festival. i am not going up
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I am not going up to this festival,
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To this festival, because my time
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Because my time has not yet fully come.'"
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It's a good thing to know
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It's a good thing to know that you're right where
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That you're right where god wants you to be.
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God wants you to be. and it's a good thing
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And it's a good thing when you know that
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When you know that not to move no matter what
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Anybody says to you about it.
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Anybody says to you about it. "he said, 'my time is not
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"he said, 'my time is not yet fully come.'
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Yet fully come.' after he said this,
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After he said this, he stayed in galilee.
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He stayed in galilee. however, after his brothers
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However, after his brothers had left for the festival,
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Had left for the festival, he went also, not publicly,
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He went also, not publicly, but in secret.
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But in secret. now, at the festival
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Now, at the festival the jewish leaders were watching
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The jewish leaders were watching for jesus and asking,
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For jesus and asking, 'where is he?'
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'where is he?' among the crowds there was
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Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him.
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Widespread whispering about him. some said, 'he's a good man.'
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Some said, 'he's a good man.' others replied,
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Others replied, 'no, he deceives the people.'
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'no, he deceives the people.' but no one would say
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But no one would say anything publicly about him
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Anything publicly about him for fear of the leaders.
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For fear of the leaders. not until halfway
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Not until halfway through the festival did
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Through the festival did jesus go up to the temple courts
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Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach.
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And begin to teach. the jews there
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The jews there were amazed and asked,
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Were amazed and asked, 'how did this man
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'how did this man get such learning without
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Get such learning without having been taught?'
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Well, that's an ironic question.
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Well, that's an ironic question. the one who is wisdom
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The one who is wisdom is being questioned
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Is being questioned as to where he got it.
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As to where he got it. but verse 16 is where
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But verse 16 is where we're gonna begin our
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Sermonic journey today.
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Sermonic journey today. "jesus answered,
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"jesus answered, 'my teaching is not my own.
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'my teaching is not my own. it comes from
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It comes from the one who sent me.'"
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I want to give you one more
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Scripture from isaiah 54:17
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Scripture from isaiah 54:17 in the new king james,
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In the new king james, "no weapon formed
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"no weapon formed against you shall prosper,
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Against you shall prosper, and every tongue
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And every tongue which rises against you
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Which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn.
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In judgment you shall condemn. this is the heritage
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This is the heritage of the servants of the lord,
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Of the servants of the lord, and their righteousness
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And their righteousness is from me,' says the lord."
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I want to talk
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I want to talk to you today about,
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To you today about, "the war of whispers."
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"the war of whispers." the war of whispers.
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The war of whispers. father, i thank you
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Father, i thank you for what you spoke.
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For what you spoke. help me to give it to them
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Help me to give it to them like you gave it to me,
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Like you gave it to me, not watered down,
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Not watered down, not weakened,
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Not weakened, but just like you
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But just like you gave it to me.
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Gave it to me. and i know that
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And i know that it will bless them,
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It will bless them, because you blessed me
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Because you blessed me with it.
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With it. if there is someone today
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If there is someone today who needs this word online,
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Who needs this word online, block out all distractions.
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Block out all distractions. i pray that their kid
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I pray that their kid would just fall down
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Would just fall down and take a nap right now
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And take a nap right now so they can focus
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So they can focus on this word
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On this word in the name of jesus.
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In the name of jesus. if there's somebody
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If there's somebody who's focused on something else
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Who's focused on something else that's gonna happen tomorrow,
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That's gonna happen tomorrow, we block it out right now.
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We block it out right now. the lord is in this place.
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The lord is in this place. we ask you to speak a word,
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We ask you to speak a word, we are listening
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We are listening in jesus' name, amen.
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In jesus' name, amen. >> congregation: amen.
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>> congregation: amen. >> you may be seated.
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The war of whispers.
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The war of whispers. i want to talk to you
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I want to talk to you from four dynamics from
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From four dynamics from this bible story
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This bible story that represent four different
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That represent four different pressures that jesus was
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Pressures that jesus was under in his life.
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Under in his life. we will definitely get
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We will definitely get to the first three
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To the first three and the fourth is
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And the fourth is a maybe depending on time.
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A maybe depending on time. i'm gonna give them
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I'm gonna give them all to you right now,
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All to you right now, so you can fill in the blanks
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So you can fill in the blanks as we go along.
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As we go along. in this passage
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In this passage there are four pressures
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There are four pressures that jesus is under.
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That jesus is under. jesus, the son of god,
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Jesus, the son of god, was under tremendous pressure as
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Was under tremendous pressure as he fulfilled his purpose
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He fulfilled his purpose in the earth.
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In the earth. and i think he serves for us
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And i think he serves for us as a model of what to do
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As a model of what to do for the pressure that
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For the pressure that we feel in our life.
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We feel in our life. and so, i'm gonna give you
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And so, i'm gonna give you all four things,
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All four things, all four pressures
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All four pressures as we begin our sermon.
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As we begin our sermon. they all start
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They all start with the letter a,
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With the letter a, they will be easy
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They will be easy to remember.
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To remember. number one, amazement.
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Number one, amazement. amazement.
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Amazement. number two, abandonment.
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Number two, abandonment. abandonment.
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Abandonment. number three, arrival.
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Number three, arrival. arrival.
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Arrival. and number four,
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And number four, if we get there, agreement.
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If we get there, agreement. these four pressures and more.
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These four pressures and more. i mean, jesus the son of god,
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I mean, jesus the son of god, who took on the weakness
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Who took on the weakness of sinful flesh,
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Not because he was sin,
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Not because he was sin, but he became sin
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But he became sin so that we might become
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So that we might become the righteousness of god.
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The righteousness of god. who had then only three years
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Who had then only three years to fulfill the mission
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To fulfill the mission of his ministry,
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Of his ministry, which would lead him
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Which would lead him ultimately to the cross
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Ultimately to the cross where he would die and pay
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Where he would die and pay for the penalty of our sin,
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Experienced tremendous pressure.
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Experienced tremendous pressure. not only on the cross,
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Not only on the cross, where the pressure was so great
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Where the pressure was so great that it actually caused
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That it actually caused his lungs to collapse from
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His lungs to collapse from physical exertion.
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Physical exertion. but even before that
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But even before that in the garden of gethsemane
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In the garden of gethsemane as he prayed such a heavy prayer
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As he prayed such a heavy prayer that his sweat became like
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That his sweat became like drops of blood.
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Drops of blood. that's pressure.
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That's pressure. and i know you're
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And i know you're going through a lot too,
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Going through a lot too, but your capillaries haven't
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But your capillaries haven't burst like blood yet,
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Burst like blood yet, have they?
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Have they? and so, it helps us
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And so, it helps us in times of our humanity
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In times of our humanity when our weakness is great
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When our weakness is great to know that we have
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To know that we have a high priest named jesus,
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A high priest named jesus, who is not unable to be
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Who is not unable to be touched with the feelings
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Touched with the feelings of our infirmity,
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Of our infirmity, but one who was tempted
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But one who was tempted in all points just like
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In all points just like we are yet without sin.
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We are yet without sin. now, that's the difference
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Now, that's the difference between me and jesus.
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Between me and jesus. he was under pressure
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He was under pressure and i'm under pressure,
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And i'm under pressure, but he always stays focused
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But he always stays focused on purpose and i don't.
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On purpose and i don't. i get distracted when
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I get distracted when i'm under pressure.
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I'm under pressure. i start reacting
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I start reacting rather than responding
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Rather than responding when i'm under pressure.
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When i'm under pressure. i start eating things
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I start eating things that i said i wouldn't
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That i said i wouldn't eat under pressure.
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Eat under pressure. speaking things that i said
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Speaking things that i said i wouldn't speak under pressure.
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I wouldn't speak under pressure. texting people that anyway --
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Texting people that anyway -- in my pressure state
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In my pressure state i am often vulnerable,
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I am often vulnerable, and so this moment
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And so this moment in the life of jesus is
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In the life of jesus is very interesting, isn't it?
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Very interesting, isn't it? the bible says
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The bible says he went to jerusalem
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He went to jerusalem for one of the feasts,
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For one of the feasts, the feast of tabernacles,
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The feast of tabernacles, and when he got there,
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And when he got there, they were amazed
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They were amazed at the way he taught.
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At the way he taught. they were amazed.
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They were amazed. i don't know if you noticed
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That in verse 18.
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That in verse 18. it says, "the jews there,"
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It says, "the jews there," excuse me, verse 15,
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Excuse me, verse 15, "they were amazed
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"they were amazed and they asked,
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And they asked, 'how did this man
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'how did this man get such learning
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Get such learning without being taught?'"
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They didn't teach him,
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They didn't teach him, so they couldn't understand
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So they couldn't understand how he could have learned
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How he could have learned so much outside of their system.
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So much outside of their system. i told you this a few weeks ago,
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I told you this a few weeks ago, but my son, graham,
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But my son, graham, who wrestled for three years
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Who wrestled for three years in high school would say,
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In high school would say, "uh, dad, when i look back
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"uh, dad, when i look back on when i used
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On when i used to start wrestling,
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To start wrestling, i'm amazed how much you taught
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I'm amazed how much you taught me with how little you knew."
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Me with how little you knew." which is a compliment kind of.
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Which is a compliment kind of. he means, "it's not
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He means, "it's not like you were some kind
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Like you were some kind of great wrestler,
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Of great wrestler, but somehow you were
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But somehow you were always coaching me.
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Always coaching me. and when you were coaching me
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And when you were coaching me in the early days,
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In the early days, i thought you knew
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I thought you knew so much more than you did.
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So much more than you did. but you were basically just
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But you were basically just yelling the same three things
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Yelling the same three things over and over again,
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Over and over again, weren't you?"
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Weren't you?" and i thought to myself,
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And i thought to myself, "yes, and that is
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"yes, and that is my parenting strategy as well.
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My parenting strategy as well. just to keep saying
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Just to keep saying the same three things
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The same three things over and over again."
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Over and over again." and there's something
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And there's something about this moment in your life
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About this moment in your life that if you're honest about it,
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That if you're honest about it, even though there are some
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Even though there are some pressures that you're under
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Pressures that you're under and some problems that
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And some problems that you're facing,
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It's amazing that you're
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It's amazing that you're doing as well as you are,
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Doing as well as you are, considering where
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Considering where you've come from.
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You've come from. how many of you would say,
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How many of you would say, "pastor steven, you would be
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"pastor steven, you would be shocked how loud i sang today
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Shocked how loud i sang today if you knew how hard my week
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If you knew how hard my week has been"?
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Wave at me.
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[applause]
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Well, look at you just feeling
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Well, look at you just feeling sorry for yourself.
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Sorry for yourself. i'm kidding.
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I'm kidding. i'm kidding.
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I'm kidding. i baited you for that.
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I baited you for that. the fact of the matter is,
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The fact of the matter is, in jesus' case,
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In jesus' case, he came from heaven
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He came from heaven and so he had the knowledge
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And so he had the knowledge that came from being at
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That came from being at the right hand of god eternally.
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The right hand of god eternally. he was the word of god.
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He was the word of god. he didn't just speak
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He didn't just speak the word of god.
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The word of god. and so, the knowledge that
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And so, the knowledge that he had reflected the place
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He had reflected the place that he came from,
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That he came from, yet the jewish leaders
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Yet the jewish leaders were very amazed,
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Were very amazed, keep that word in your mind,
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Keep that word in your mind, that he could know so much
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That he could know so much when he had been exposed
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When he had been exposed to so little of their system.
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To so little of their system. it's ironic, i know,
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It's ironic, i know, because in the beginning
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Because in the beginning was the word and the word
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Was the word and the word was with god
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Was with god and the word was god.
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And the word was god. and all things were made by him
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And all things were made by him and through him and for him.
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And through him and for him. we're talking about jesus.
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We're talking about jesus. and when they see him,
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And when they see him, they are amazed at him,
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They are amazed at him, and they are amazed about
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And they are amazed about the things that they are
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The things that they are hearing that he is doing.
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Hearing that he is doing. jesus, at this point
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Jesus, at this point in his ministry has been
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In his ministry has been doing amazing ministry
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Doing amazing ministry in the region of galilee.
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In the region of galilee. he has been turning water
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He has been turning water into wine at weddings when
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Into wine at weddings when his mom told him to do it.
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His mom told him to do it. yeah, that's john 2,
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Yeah, that's john 2, when they ran out of wine,
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When they ran out of wine, he would just somehow
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He would just somehow make it flow.
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Make it flow. that's amazing.
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That's amazing. anytime you have somebody who
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Anytime you have somebody who can create overflow where there
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Can create overflow where there was one scarcity, it's amazing.
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Was one scarcity, it's amazing. everybody say, "it's amazing."
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Everybody say, "it's amazing." >> congregation: it's amazing.
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>> congregation: it's amazing. >> one time a centurion needed
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>> one time a centurion needed a healing for his little boy
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A healing for his little boy and jesus was busy,
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And jesus was busy, so he didn't go to his house.
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So he didn't go to his house. he just sent his word
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He just sent his word and healed him.
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And healed him. he didn't even go to his house.
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He didn't even go to his house. he just sent his word
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He just sent his word and healed him.
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And healed him. maybe the word of god is going
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Maybe the word of god is going to beat you home today too
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To beat you home today too and deal with some things
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And deal with some things that you've been going through
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That you've been going through because of the word that you
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Because of the word that you heard while you were here.
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Heard while you were here. you always make a wise decision
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You always make a wise decision when you come to church.
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When you come to church. because god can speak
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Because god can speak something in one whisper
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Something in one whisper that can do more than
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That can do more than all of your human wisdom.
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All of your human wisdom. you could spend the next
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You could spend the next five years trying to figure out
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Five years trying to figure out something god could fix
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Something god could fix in five minutes if you
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In five minutes if you could hear from him.
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Could hear from him. that's why i value
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That's why i value the word of god.
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The word of god. that's why when
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That's why when i come to church,
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I come to church, i'm not checking to see
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I'm not checking to see who just buzzed me in
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Who just buzzed me in my back pocket.
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My back pocket. they can buzz me all
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They can buzz me all they want to buzz me.
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They want to buzz me. but while i'm in here
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But while i'm in here the bible is buzzing me,
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The bible is buzzing me, god is speaking to me.
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God is speaking to me. i've got a text message
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I've got a text message alert from heaven.
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Alert from heaven. there may be something god
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There may be something god wants to say to me about
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Wants to say to me about why i'm stressed out.
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Why i'm stressed out. god might want to speak to me
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God might want to speak to me about the root of my bitterness,
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About the root of my bitterness, so i can let this thing go
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So i can let this thing go and move on in my life.
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And move on in my life. god might actually want
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God might actually want to give me a strategy
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To give me a strategy to break through to my wife
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To break through to my wife because maybe we've been
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Because maybe we've been going through a difficult time
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Going through a difficult time and maybe he's going to show me
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And maybe he's going to show me something that i haven't
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Something that i haven't been thinking about
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Been thinking about how i can reach out
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How i can reach out and bring the love back.
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And bring the love back. god might give me
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God might give me a date night idea while
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A date night idea while pastor steven's preaching.
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Pastor steven's preaching. god might show me the song
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God might show me the song to play that's going to make
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To play that's going to make the silent treatment stop
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The silent treatment stop when i get home.
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When i get home. i'm trying to say that
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I'm trying to say that god can speak something
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God can speak something in a whisper that
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In a whisper that is greater than all
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Is greater than all of the human wisdom combined.
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Of the human wisdom combined. so, stop trying to figure
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So, stop trying to figure everything out on your own
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Everything out on your own because jesus can do
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Because jesus can do something so amazing.
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Something so amazing. and he doesn't even
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Have to raise his voice,
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Have to raise his voice, he can do it in a whisper.
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He can do it in a whisper. it's interesting because
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It's interesting because i almost had to have
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I almost had to have somebody else preach
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Somebody else preach this message this weekend.
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This message this weekend. around friday
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Around friday i woke up and i had no voice.
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I could only speak with
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I could only speak with a whisper and the lord said,
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A whisper and the lord said, "well, if a whisper
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"well, if a whisper is what you've got,
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Is what you've got, then a whisper
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Then a whisper is what you'll give."
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Is what you'll give." and i took some medicine
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And i took some medicine and my voice feels
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And my voice feels all right, right now."
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All right, right now." and i might not
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And i might not be able to speak like
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Be able to speak like i normally speak today.
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I normally speak today. i feel like i'm doing
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I feel like i'm doing pretty good so far,
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Pretty good so far, but i am trying to use
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But i am trying to use wisdom for this.
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Wisdom for this. but sometimes the holy spirit
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But sometimes the holy spirit and the adrenaline kicks in
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And the adrenaline kicks in and i forget all my wisdom
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And i forget all my wisdom and i just start screaming.
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And i just start screaming. but i told the lord,
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But i told the lord, "well, maybe
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"well, maybe i shouldn't preach."
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I shouldn't preach." and the lord said,
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And the lord said, "no, maybe you should teach them
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"no, maybe you should teach them about the whisper.
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About the whisper. the whisper.
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The whisper. because some of them
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Because some of them are making decisions
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Are making decisions in their life right now
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In their life right now and it's so noisy with
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And it's so noisy with what everybody else thinks
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What everybody else thinks they should do,
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They should do, but i want to give
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But i want to give them a whisper.
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Them a whisper. you know, the lord
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You know, the lord can give you a whisper
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Can give you a whisper and save you seven years
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And save you seven years of a bad relationship.
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Of a bad relationship. the lord can give you a whisper
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The lord can give you a whisper and show you a new way to see
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And show you a new way to see the situation that turns
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The situation that turns the regret into a lesson.
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The regret into a lesson. i've had it happen before.
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I've had it happen before. i was feeling so bad
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I was feeling so bad about something,
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About something, so down about something
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So down about something and the lord just whispered
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And the lord just whispered a different way to see it.
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A different way to see it. and that little whisper
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And that little whisper that he gave me completely
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That he gave me completely reframed the situation.
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Reframed the situation. and you know what's crazy?
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And you know what's crazy? the situation didn't change,
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The situation didn't change, the way i saw it did.
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The way i saw it did. and the whisper god gave me
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And the whisper god gave me reframed the situation,
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Reframed the situation, and i went from worry
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And i went from worry to worship.
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To worship. jesus is going to the festival.
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Jesus is going to the festival. he's going to the festival
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He's going to the festival and he's going to amaze
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And he's going to amaze the people with his teaching,
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The people with his teaching, but his brothers are pressuring
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But his brothers are pressuring him to do something
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Him to do something at this time that is not
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At this time that is not appropriate to his assignment.
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Appropriate to his assignment. i want to say to you today
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I want to say to you today that not everything that god
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That not everything that god has given you to do needs
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Has given you to do needs to be run by a committee.
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To be run by a committee. not everything that god has
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Not everything that god has given you to do will align with
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Given you to do will align with what everybody else is doing.
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What everybody else is doing. not everything that god
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Not everything that god has called you to be will align
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Has called you to be will align with what you see reflected
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With what you see reflected in the environment around you.
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In the environment around you. they were amazed by his teaching
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They were amazed by his teaching because he didn't come
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Because he didn't come from their synagogue.
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From their synagogue. they were amazed by
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They were amazed by his teaching because he did not
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His teaching because he did not teach like they taught.
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Teach like they taught. he taught with authority.
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He taught with authority. when he spoke, storms listened.
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When he spoke, storms listened. jesus' voice was so powerful.
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Jesus' voice was so powerful. he could sleep through a storm
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He could sleep through a storm and when he woke up he could
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And when he woke up he could tell the storm, "shh."
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Tell the storm, "shh." he didn't even have
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He didn't even have to say a word just, "shh."
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To say a word just, "shh." and the storm would say,
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And the storm would say, "uh-oh, jesus is talking.
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"uh-oh, jesus is talking. the word just spoke."
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The word just spoke." peter could holler every
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Peter could holler every cuss word he wanted to holler,
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Cuss word he wanted to holler, the storm didn't stop
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The storm didn't stop because peter cussed,
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Because peter cussed, the storm stopped
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The storm stopped because jesus said, "shh."
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Because jesus said, "shh." if i could give
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If i could give this sermon a subtitle
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This sermon a subtitle it would be called, "shh."
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It would be called, "shh." so, just turn
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So, just turn to your neighbor,
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To your neighbor, don't breathe on them
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Too much and say, "shh."
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Too much and say, "shh." when jesus says, "shh,"
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When jesus says, "shh," the storm shuts down.
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The storm shuts down. when jesus says, "shh,"
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When jesus says, "shh," the wind and the waves
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The wind and the waves die down.
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Die down. when jesus says, "shh,"
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Everybody else sits down
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Everybody else sits down and listen because
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And listen because he teaches with authority
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He teaches with authority and it's amazing.
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And it's amazing. somebody say, "it's amazing."
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Somebody say, "it's amazing." >> congregation: it's amazing.
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>> congregation: it's amazing. >> it's amazing.
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>> it's amazing. i look at some of your lives
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I look at some of your lives and i think about the fact
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And i think about the fact that you were in rehab
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That you were in rehab this time last year.
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This time last year. and you're still doing good
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And you're still doing good and you're here today,
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And you're here today, and i think that's amazing.
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And i think that's amazing. i mean, you didn't even see
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I mean, you didn't even see a path for this life.
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A path for this life. you didn't have
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You didn't have this model for you.
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This model for you. i know people sometimes
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I know people sometimes come to church and they're
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Come to church and they're so beat down by
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So beat down by what they need to change,
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What they need to change, but can we take five seconds
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But can we take five seconds and at least be thankful
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And at least be thankful that it makes no sense
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That it makes no sense that we're even doing
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That we're even doing as good as we're doing,
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As good as we're doing, when you consider
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When you consider where we came from?
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[applause]
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Remember when they said that
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Remember when they said that jesus was from nazareth
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Jesus was from nazareth and they were surprised because
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And they were surprised because they said can anything good
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They said can anything good come from nazareth?
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Come from nazareth? they were surprised that
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They were surprised that something so powerful came
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Something so powerful came from somewhere so small.
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From somewhere so small. they were surprised that
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They were surprised that something so wise came from
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Something so wise came from somewhere so remote.
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Somewhere so remote. they were surprised that
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They were surprised that something so wonderful
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Something so wonderful and so amazing.
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And so amazing. and i think we need to stay
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And i think we need to stay surprised and stay amazed
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Surprised and stay amazed because if you actually
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Because if you actually look at your life,
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Look at your life, it makes no sense that
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It makes no sense that you should be married today.
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You should be married today. if you actually
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If you actually look at your life,
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Look at your life, it makes no sense.
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It makes no sense. you should be in
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You should be in a mental institution today
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A mental institution today all the weapons that
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All the weapons that were formed against you.
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Were formed against you. it is a wonder that
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It is a wonder that you're paying your bills.
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You're paying your bills. it's a wonder you're
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It's a wonder you're living indoors.
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Living indoors. it's a wonder
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It's a wonder you're standing upright.
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You're standing upright. it's a wonder you're sane.
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It's a wonder you're sane. it's a wonder you're here.
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It's a wonder you're here. it's a wonder you're praising.
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It's a wonder you're praising. some of you had a health issue
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Some of you had a health issue and you didn't even know
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And you didn't even know if you'd be alive to see
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If you'd be alive to see the end of 2025,
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The end of 2025, but it's amazing.
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But it's amazing. high five three people, say,
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High five three people, say, "it's amazing."
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"it's amazing." it's amazing.
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It's amazing. it might not
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It might not mean much to you,
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Mean much to you, but it's amazing to me.
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But it's amazing to me. it might be little to you,
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It might be little to you, but it's a big thing to me.
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But it's a big thing to me. i'm praising god for my smile.
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I'm praising god for my smile. i'm praising god with the teeth
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I'm praising god with the teeth that are still in my mouth.
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That are still in my mouth. i'm praising god that i had
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I'm praising god that i had food to digest.
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Food to digest. i'm praising god.
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[applause]
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It's amazing.
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It's amazing. now, the fact that it's amazing
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Now, the fact that it's amazing doesn't mean that everything
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Doesn't mean that everything is going great.
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Is going great. jesus is going to a festival,
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Jesus is going to a festival, but he's in the middle
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But he's in the middle of a fight.
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Of a fight. it's a festival and a fight
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It's a festival and a fight in the same passage.
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In the same passage. i told him i was gonna whisper.
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I told him i was gonna whisper. look what a hypocrite i am.
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Look what a hypocrite i am. and not only is he going to
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And not only is he going to a festival where his brothers
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A festival where his brothers are trying to pressure him,
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Are trying to pressure him, but he is in a vulnerable
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But he is in a vulnerable moment himself.
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Moment himself. a pop quiz,
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A pop quiz, what comes before
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What comes before john 7 in the bible?
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John 7 in the bible? yeah, john 6.
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[laughter]
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So, see how amazing
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So, see how amazing that is look at --
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That is look at -- look at that bible knowledge
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Look at that bible knowledge you stored up.
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You stored up. and you think john 6
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And you think john 6 is a happy chapter
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Is a happy chapter and do not even make
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And do not even make a six, seven joke right now.
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I don't even want to hear one.
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I don't even want to hear one. you will not slow down
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You will not slow down the momentum of my message
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The momentum of my message with that silliness.
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With that silliness. but he fed the 5,000 with
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But he fed the 5,000 with a little bit of food in john 6.
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A little bit of food in john 6. remember jesus has been doing
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Remember jesus has been doing miracles and that's why
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Miracles and that's why they're persecuting him.
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They're persecuting him. jesus has been working
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Jesus has been working and that's why they are forming
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And that's why they are forming the weapon against him.
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The weapon against him. write this down,
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Write this down, no work, no weapon.
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No work, no weapon. if jesus doesn't do anything,
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If jesus doesn't do anything, they don't do anything.
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They don't do anything. if jesus doesn't threaten
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If jesus doesn't threaten the establishment,
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The establishment, there will be no reaction
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There will be no reaction from the establishment.
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From the establishment. if jesus is not moving,
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If jesus is not moving, there will be no resistance
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There will be no resistance to his movement.
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To his movement. the devil does not
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The devil does not attack you when you're
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Attack you when you're doing nothing for god.
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Doing nothing for god. the devil attacks you
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The devil attacks you when you're advancing.
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When you're advancing. and so, jesus is doing
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And so, jesus is doing amazing things,
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Amazing things, not only turning water
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Not only turning water into wine,
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Into wine, not only here healing
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Not only here healing a royal official's son.
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A royal official's son. he actually healed
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He actually healed peter's mother-in-law.
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Peter's mother-in-law. many scholars believe
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Many scholars believe that's why peter denied him...
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[laughter]
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Doing amazing things.
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Doing amazing things. but the big one that's in
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But the big one that's in all four of the gospels that
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All four of the gospels that everybody likes to talk about,
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Everybody likes to talk about, he turned a little boy's lunch
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He turned a little boy's lunch into enough to feed a multitude,
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Into enough to feed a multitude, and he did that.
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And he did that. that's amazing.
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That's amazing. how could he do so much
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How could he do so much with so little?
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With so little? it's amazing.
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It's amazing. how could he know so much when
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How could he know so much when he was exposed to so little
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He was exposed to so little religious tradition?
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Religious tradition? it's amazing.
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It's amazing. that's how god gets
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That's how god gets glory out of your life,
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Glory out of your life, when he does so much
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When he does so much with so little.
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With so little. when he takes a little bit
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When he takes a little bit of oil and fills every jar
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Of oil and fills every jar you bring him.
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You bring him. when he takes a little stone
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When he takes a little stone and knocks down a big giant.
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And knocks down a big giant. when he takes a little staff
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When he takes a little staff and splits a big sea.
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And splits a big sea. when god takes the little bit
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When god takes the little bit that you do know,
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That you do know, the little bit of clarity
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The little bit of clarity that you do have,
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That you do have, the little bit of strength
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The little bit of strength that you do have,
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That you do have, the little bit of time
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The little bit of time that you do have,
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That you do have, the little bit of wisdom
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The little bit of wisdom that you do have,
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That you do have, the little bit of experience
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The little bit of experience that you do have.
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That you do have. when he takes a faith
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When he takes a faith the size of a mustard seed
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The size of a mustard seed and moves a mountain with it
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And moves a mountain with it and people say that's amazing.
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And people say that's amazing. and when he takes a little boy's
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And when he takes a little boy's lunch and breaks it,
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Lunch and breaks it, and blesses it,
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And blesses it, and gives it to the people,
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And gives it to the people, and they all go home
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And they all go home with leftovers.
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With leftovers. and the disciples are like,
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And the disciples are like, "wow, that's amazing."
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"wow, that's amazing." you know, the bible says
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You know, the bible says in john 6 that the crowds
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In john 6 that the crowds followed him the next day
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Followed him the next day expecting him to do it again.
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Expecting him to do it again. and he didn't because
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And he didn't because the pressure of being amazing
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The pressure of being amazing is that you have to sustain it
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Is that you have to sustain it and we all know what it feels
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And we all know what it feels like to feel like that what
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Like to feel like that what we do is taken for granted.
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We do is taken for granted. i mean, i don't want
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I mean, i don't want to call her out,
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To call her out, but i think about
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But i think about holly all the time,
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Holly all the time, i think about how amazing
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I think about how amazing it is just stuff that she does
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It is just stuff that she does naturally for our family.
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Naturally for our family. it's absolutely incredible.
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It's absolutely incredible. i'm trying to convince her
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I'm trying to convince her to not cook for us for a month
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To not cook for us for a month just to make us appreciate
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How amazing her food is.
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How amazing her food is. i'm like,
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I'm like, "just put us on a fast,
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"just put us on a fast, just put us on a 30-day fast.
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Just put us on a 30-day fast. we are not grateful enough."
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We are not grateful enough." you know how i know that?
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You know how i know that? because we invite other
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Because we invite other people over to our house
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People over to our house and they're like,
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And they're like, "ah, this is amazing,
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"ah, this is amazing, this is incredible."
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And we're all sitting there
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And we're all sitting there like, "uh, yeah.
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Like, "uh, yeah. yeah, i guess it is.
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Yeah, i guess it is. it is amazing.
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It is amazing. i don't want anybody to out
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I don't want anybody to out compliment my wife.
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Compliment my wife. it's amazing.
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It's amazing. i'll tell you it's amazing."
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I'll tell you it's amazing." and sometimes, it takes
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And sometimes, it takes someone else to come in
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Someone else to come in and taste it to realize
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And taste it to realize how amazing it is,
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How amazing it is, especially when the kids bring
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Especially when the kids bring over somebody and their
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Over somebody and their mom doesn't cook.
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Mom doesn't cook. "my mom hasn't cooked for us
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"my mom hasn't cooked for us in six months."
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In six months." i'm like,
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I'm like, "maybe you should try that."
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"maybe you should try that." i was thinking that
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I was thinking that the other day.
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The other day. i was like, maybe i should
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I was like, maybe i should just be a bad dad
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Just be a bad dad for like a year,
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For like a year, you know what i mean?
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You know what i mean? just like lower the bar
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Just like lower the bar for a little while.
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For a little while. and then, they'd be like,
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And then, they'd be like, "dad, that was amazing how
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"dad, that was amazing how you actually texted me back."
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[laughter]
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I think about sometimes
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I think about sometimes i should come preach and not
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I should come preach and not study for like a month.
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Study for like a month. like just get up here and go,
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Like just get up here and go, "what y'all want
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"what y'all want to talk about today?
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[laughter]
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Y'all talk about the panthers.
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Y'all talk about the panthers. y'all wanna talk about
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Y'all wanna talk about the teddy bears at starbucks.
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The teddy bears at starbucks. what you wanna talk about today?
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What you wanna talk about today? y'all got anything?
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Y'all got anything? maybe we can make that a sermon.
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Maybe we can make that a sermon. i'm sure we could preach that.
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I'm sure we could preach that. somebody give me
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Somebody give me a bible verse, revelation?
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A bible verse, revelation? let's try something else.
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Let's try something else. but see, it shouldn't have
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But see, it shouldn't have to go away to get me not
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To go away to get me not to take it for granted.
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To take it for granted. i should be mature enough
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I should be mature enough to be able to say,
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To be able to say, "thank you, lord, for this meal.
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"thank you, lord, for this meal. thank you, lord,
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Thank you, lord, for this breath.
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For this breath. thank you, lord, for this day.
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Thank you, lord, for this day. but the crowds were
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But the crowds were never like that, see.
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Never like that, see. jesus could have,
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Jesus could have, by the way, provided bread
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By the way, provided bread for them every day.
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For them every day. he is the bread of life.
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He is the bread of life. so, he didn't refuse to repeat
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So, he didn't refuse to repeat the miracle because he was
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The miracle because he was incapable of performing.
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Incapable of performing. he refused to repeat the miracle
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He refused to repeat the miracle because he didn't want them
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Because he didn't want them to get addicted to that
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To get addicted to that particular miracle.
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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. for some of you this
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For some of you this might be a new rhythm
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Might be a new rhythm that you're stepping into.
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That you're stepping into. maybe god has been stirring
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Maybe god has been stirring something in your heart
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Something in your heart and you're not even sure
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What to call it yet.
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What to call it yet. but you're here
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But you're here and you're listening
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And you're listening and that's what matters.
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And that's what matters. our heart as
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Our heart as a ministry is simple.
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A ministry is simple. we exist so the people
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We exist so the people far from god will be raised
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Far from god will be raised to life in christ.
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To life in christ. everything we do is about
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Everything we do is about getting god's word into
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Getting god's word into people's hearts because that's
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People's hearts because that's where real change begins.
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Where real change begins. which is why we want
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Which is why we want to invite you to be a part
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To invite you to be a part of what god is doing
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Of what god is doing through this ministry.
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Through this ministry. when you choose to give,
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When you choose to give, you're not just supporting
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You're not just supporting a broadcast you're helping
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A broadcast you're helping make sure that someone else,
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Make sure that someone else, somewhere else can hear
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Somewhere else can hear the truth that brings hope
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The truth that brings hope and healing and new life.
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And healing and new life. your generosity
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Your generosity becomes an invitation.
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Becomes an invitation. it opens the door for the gospel
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It opens the door for the gospel to reach someone who may be
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To reach someone who may be searching right now.
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Searching right now. you can call the number
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You can call the number on your screen
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On your screen or go online to give.
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Or go online to give. every gift matters.
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Every gift matters. when we bring our gifts together
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When we bring our gifts together god multiplies them
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God multiplies them and lives are changed.
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And lives are changed. thank you for
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Thank you for partnering with us.
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Partnering with us. thank you for believing
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Thank you for believing that god's word still
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That god's word still transforms hearts.
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Transforms hearts. and thank you for being
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And thank you for being a part of the story that god
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A part of the story that god is writing in this season.
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♪ ♪
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>> when a kit is packed
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At elevation church,
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It starts small,
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Putting hygiene products
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Together or packaging
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Ingredients for a meal.
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But that's just
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The beginning of the journey.
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Once put together in boxes,
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They travel by train,
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By boat, by truck.
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That kit is being
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Positioned for the moment
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It's needed.
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When disaster happens,
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When hunger rises
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Locally and globally,
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That kit is there to provide
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For an immediate need.
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When you give,
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This is what you're giving for.
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ alle-alle-alleluia ♪
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♪ you get all the praise ♪
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♪ we say ♪
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♪ alle-alle-alleluia ♪
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>> ♪ 'cause you get ♪
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♪ all the praise ♪
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>> ♪ you get all the praise ♪
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>> ♪ always ♪
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>> ♪ let's go ♪
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>> ♪ i'm singing ♪
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♪ in the morning ♪
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♪ i'm singing at night ♪
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♪ i'm singing in the battle ♪
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♪ that's how i fight ♪
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♪ i'm singing he's holy ♪
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♪ i'm singing it twice ♪
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>> ♪ twice ♪
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♪ i'm singing he's holy ♪
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♪ the rest of my life ♪
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>> ♪ let's go ♪
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♪ i'm singing in the morning ♪
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♪ >> ♪ i'm singing ♪
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♪ in the morning ♪
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♪ i'm singing at night ♪
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♪ i'm singing in the battle ♪
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♪ that's how i fight ♪
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>> ♪ i'm singing he's holy ♪
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♪ i'm singing it twice ♪
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>> ♪ twice ♪
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>> ♪ i'm singing he's holy ♪
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♪ the rest of my life ♪
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>> ♪ i'm singing he's holy ♪
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♪ the rest of my life ♪
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>> ♪ let's go ♪
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>> ♪ alle-alle-alleluia ♪
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♪ you get all the praise ♪
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>> ♪ come on ♪
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♪ we say ♪
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>> ♪ alle-alle-alleluia ♪
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>> ♪ you get all the praise ♪
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♪ always ♪
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>> ♪ one more time ♪
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>> ♪ alle-alle-alleluia ♪
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>> ♪ 'cause you get ♪
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♪ all the praise ♪
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>> ♪ you get all the praise ♪
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>> ♪ we say ♪
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♪ alle-alle-alleluia ♪
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>> ♪ you get all the praise ♪
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>> ♪ let's go ♪
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♪ always ♪
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>> ♪ i'm singing ♪
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♪ in the morning ♪
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>> ♪ i'm singing ♪
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♪ in the morning ♪
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>> ♪ i'm singing at night ♪
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>> ♪ i'm singing ♪
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♪ in the battle ♪
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>> ♪ i'm singing ♪
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♪ in the battle ♪
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♪ that's how i fight ♪
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>> ♪ i'm singing he's holy ♪
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♪ i'm singing it twice ♪
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>> ♪ twice ♪
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>> ♪ i'm singing he's holy ♪
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♪ the rest of my life ♪
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>> ♪ alle ♪
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♪ alle-alle-alleluia ♪
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>> ♪ you get all the praise ♪
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>> ♪ let's go ♪
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>> ♪ always ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ tell me what you come woo ♪
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>> ♪ i came to praise ♪
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>> ♪ tell me what you ♪
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♪ come to do tonight hey ♪
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>> ♪ i came to praise ♪
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♪ devil get out of my way ♪
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>> ♪ devil get out of my way ♪
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>> ♪ hey last time ♪
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♪ come on ♪
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♪ i came to praise ♪
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[cheering and applause]
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Steven Furtick - The War of Whispers (Part 1)

April 6, 2026 | 27:29

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