Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - When God Gets Ready (Part 1)

August 20, 2025 | S25 E232 | 28:0

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - When God Gets Ready (Part 1) | August 20, 2025

An encouraging message from
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Pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> today we're going to look
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>> today we're going to look at a passage of scripture
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At a passage of scripture from the book of galatians 1,
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From the book of galatians 1, galatians 1.
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Galatians 1. and i'm so glad
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And i'm so glad that time ran out
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That time ran out because every five minutes
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Because every five minutes i was waiting
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I was waiting for church to start,
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For church to start, i kept adding scriptures
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I kept adding scriptures to this sermon.
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To this sermon. and so, it's good
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And so, it's good that the clock ran out
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That the clock ran out so we can preach.
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So we can preach. i like to preach real quick,
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I like to preach real quick, i won't go over three hours.
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[laughter]
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It doesn't take the lord long
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It doesn't take the lord long to say what he wants to say.
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To say what he wants to say. but i wanted to give
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But i wanted to give a proper context
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A proper context for this message today.
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For this message today. we talked last week about
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We talked last week about a man named jacob, jacob.
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A man named jacob, jacob. god called his name twice.
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God called his name twice. that's kind of what
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That's kind of what i'm looking for in this series.
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I'm looking for in this series. there are seven people
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There are seven people that god called their name
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That god called their name back-to-back, two times
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Back-to-back, two times in a row in the scripture, so.
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In a row in the scripture, so. you got moses, moses,
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You got moses, moses, martha, martha,
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Martha, martha, jacob, jacob,
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Jacob, jacob, simon, simon
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Simon, simon who later became peter.
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Who later became peter. abraham, abraham,
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Abraham, abraham, samuel, samuel.
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Samuel, samuel. any guesses who we're
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Any guesses who we're gonna preach about today?
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Gonna preach about today? okay.
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Okay. galatians 1:11,
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"i want you to know,
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"i want you to know, brothers and sisters,
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Brothers and sisters, that the gospel i preached
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That the gospel i preached is not of human origin.
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Is not of human origin. i did not receive it
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I did not receive it from any man,
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From any man, nor was i taught it,
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Nor was i taught it, rather, i received it by
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Rather, i received it by revelation from jesus christ.
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Revelation from jesus christ. for you have heard
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For you have heard of my previous way of life
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Of my previous way of life in judaism," any guesses
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In judaism," any guesses who we're talking about today?
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Who we're talking about today? >> congregation: paul.
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>> congregation: paul. >> yeah, you're getting there,
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>> yeah, you're getting there, you're getting there.
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You're getting there. okay.
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Okay. i'll tell you in a minute.
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I'll tell you in a minute. just give you some clues.
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Just give you some clues. "for you have heard of
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"for you have heard of my previous way of life
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My previous way of life in judaism, how intensely
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In judaism, how intensely i persecuted the church of god
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I persecuted the church of god and tried to destroy it."
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And tried to destroy it." that word "tried"
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That word "tried" would preach itself.
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Would preach itself. whoever this is is saying,
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Whoever this is is saying, "i tried to stand against god
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"i tried to stand against god and god stood against me."
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And god stood against me." "i tried to persecute
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"i tried to persecute the church of god
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The church of god and destroy it.
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And destroy it. i was advancing in judaism
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I was advancing in judaism beyond many of my own age
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Beyond many of my own age among my people
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Among my people and was extremely zealous
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And was extremely zealous for the traditions
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For the traditions of my fathers.
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Of my fathers. but when god,
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But when god, who set me apart
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Who set me apart from my mother's womb
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From my mother's womb and called me by his grace,
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And called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal
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Was pleased to reveal his son in me
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His son in me so that i might preach
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So that i might preach him among the gentiles,
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Him among the gentiles, my immediate response was not
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My immediate response was not to consult any human being."
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To consult any human being." wow.
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Wow. "i did not go up to
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"i did not go up to jerusalem to see those
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Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before i was,
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Who were apostles before i was, but i went into arabia,"
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But i went into arabia," that's the desert.
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That's the desert. i had to get prepared,
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I had to get prepared, i had to get ready.
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I had to get ready. "and later i returned
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"and later i returned to damascus.
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To damascus. then after three years,
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Then after three years, i went up to jerusalem
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I went up to jerusalem to get acquainted with cephas
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To get acquainted with cephas and stayed with him
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And stayed with him fifteen days.
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Fifteen days. i saw none of the other
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I saw none of the other apostles-only james,
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Apostles-only james, the lord's brother.
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The lord's brother. i assure you before god
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I assure you before god that what i am writing you
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That what i am writing you is no lie."
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Is no lie." whoever he is,
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He's not lying.
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He's not lying. now, go over to acts 9
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Now, go over to acts 9 and i'll show you
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And i'll show you who we're talking about, acts 9.
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Verse 3, "as he neared
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Verse 3, "as he neared damascus on his journey,
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Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from
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Suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
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Heaven flashed around him. he fell to the ground
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He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him,
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And heard a voice say to him, "'saul, saul,
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"'saul, saul, why do you persecute me?'
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Why do you persecute me?' 'who are you, lord?'
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'who are you, lord?' saul asked.
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Saul asked. 'i am jesus of nazareth,
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'i am jesus of nazareth, who you are persecuting.'"
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Who you are persecuting.'" now, listen to this.
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Now, listen to this. "'now get up and go
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"'now get up and go into the city,
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Into the city, and you will be told
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And you will be told what you must do.'"
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What you must do.'" hit me again with verse 4,
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Hit me again with verse 4, "he heard a voice when
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"he heard a voice when he fell to the ground,
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He fell to the ground, "saul, saul."
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"saul, saul." but justin if you can,
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But justin if you can, real quick, circle that
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Real quick, circle that 'saul, saul,'
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'saul, saul,' and today i wanna tell you
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And today i wanna tell you what my subject is.
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What my subject is. i wanna talk to you
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I wanna talk to you about when god gets ready.
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About when god gets ready. when god gets ready.
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And i also have
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And i also have a subtitle to help it stick
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A subtitle to help it stick so you can remember it,
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So you can remember it, here's the subtitle,
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Here's the subtitle, "callings have commas."
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"callings have commas." i'll explain it in 15 minutes
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I'll explain it in 15 minutes but say it by faith,
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But say it by faith, "callings have commas."
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"callings have commas." put a comma in the chat,
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Put a comma in the chat, tell your neighbor, "callings,"
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Tell your neighbor, "callings," >> congregation: callings.
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>> congregation: callings. >> "have commas."
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>> "have commas." >> congregation: have commas.
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>> congregation: have commas. >> so, when he says,
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"saul, saul," verse 4,
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"saul, saul," verse 4, saul, now circle
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Saul, now circle what comes between comma, saul.
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What comes between comma, saul. just circle the comma
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Just circle the comma for me, justin.
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For me, justin. let's preach about that.
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Let's preach about that. father, i thank you
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Father, i thank you for the little things
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For the little things that give us revelation,
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That give us revelation, do a big work through it
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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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>> you may be seated. something as little as a comma.
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Something as little as a comma. such a big calling,
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Such a big calling, "saul, saul."
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"saul, saul." this moment is unique,
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This moment is unique, as saul is going to kill
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As saul is going to kill christians and he becomes one.
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Christians and he becomes one. coming to kill christians
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Coming to kill christians and he meets christ.
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And he meets christ. called by the one
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Called by the one that he's trying to kill.
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That he's trying to kill. bless you.
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Bless you. and you said he wasn't
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And you said he wasn't trying to kill christ;
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Trying to kill christ; he was trying
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He was trying to kill christians.
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To kill christians. but we found out
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But we found out in this text, didn't we?
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In this text, didn't we? that jesus takes it personally
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That jesus takes it personally how you treat his people.
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How you treat his people. tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, "be nice to me."
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"be nice to me." >> congregation: be nice to me.
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>> congregation: be nice to me. >> tell 'em, "you better
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>> tell 'em, "you better be real nice to me."
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Be real nice to me." the lord hangs my drawings
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The lord hangs my drawings on his refrigerator;
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On his refrigerator; you better be nice to me.
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[laughter]
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The lord likes me a whole lot,
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The lord likes me a whole lot, you better be nice to me.
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You better be nice to me. he likes my chubby cheeks,
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He likes my chubby cheeks, you better be nice to me.
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You better be nice to me. don't call me short,
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Don't call me short, the lord made me 5'8 ½,
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The lord made me 5'8 ½, you better be nice to me.
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You better be nice to me. be nice to me.
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When i was thinking about
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When i was thinking about preaching on saul, saul,
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Preaching on saul, saul, of course, the comma
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Of course, the comma isn't in the hebrew
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Isn't in the hebrew or the greek text,
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Or the greek text, it's just there
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It's just there in the english for us.
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In the english for us. but it caused me to pause
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But it caused me to pause because that's what a comma
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Because that's what a comma is designed to do
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Is designed to do in a sentence, right?
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A comma says, "pause,
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A comma says, "pause, let's insert something here."
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Let's insert something here." that's one thing that
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That's one thing that a comma does.
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A comma does. another thing that a comma does
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Another thing that a comma does is it can introduce
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Is it can introduce additional information,
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Additional information, that is called an appositive.
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That is called an appositive. thank you, ms. cratic,
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Thank you, ms. cratic, fifth grade english.
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Fifth grade english. it's called an appositive.
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It's called an appositive. a comma can let you know,
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A comma can let you know, here's some
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Here's some additional information,
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Additional information, comma, comma,
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Comma, comma, and the additional information.
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And the additional information. and yes, i may have had
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And yes, i may have had some assistance
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Some assistance from a research tool called
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From a research tool called chatgpt to bring you this
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Chatgpt to bring you this current information today,
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Current information today, but another thing that a comma
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But another thing that a comma can do is to set into effect
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Can do is to set into effect a different event
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A different event or to introduce it,
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Or to introduce it, so to set off an element.
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So to set off an element. and i'll explain
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And i'll explain that in a minute,
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That in a minute, but one of the things
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But one of the things that a comma can do
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That a comma can do that we're most familiar with
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That we're most familiar with is to separate items
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Is to separate items into a list.
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Into a list. so, if you see
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So, if you see a list of the apostles,
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A list of the apostles, you'll see simon-peter,
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You'll see simon-peter, bartholomew, and you know,
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Bartholomew, and you know, james and john
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James and john and there's commas between
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And there's commas between each of them to distinguish
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Each of them to distinguish that although they were
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That although they were 12 disciples,
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12 disciples, they were 12 distinctive people
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They were 12 distinctive people with 12 distinctive
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With 12 distinctive personalities,
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Personalities, and god used each
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And god used each of those personalities
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Of those personalities in a unique way that only
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In a unique way that only he could use them to
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He could use them to fulfill a purpose
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Fulfill a purpose that only he could fulfill.
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That only he could fulfill. and the thing i'm beginning
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And the thing i'm beginning to realize about my life
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To realize about my life is that not only do
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Is that not only do i have to exist within
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I have to exist within teams and frameworks of
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Teams and frameworks of organizations, and societies,
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Organizations, and societies, not only do i have to
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Not only do i have to learn to interact and play
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Learn to interact and play and get along with others,
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And get along with others, but i have to learn
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But i have to learn to get along with myself.
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To get along with myself. i have to learn to get
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I have to learn to get along with myself
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Along with myself because even within this
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Because even within this one person named steven,
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One person named steven, i have commas.
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I have commas. usually, i don't come down
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Usually, i don't come down to the floor until
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To the floor until about 30 minutes
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About 30 minutes into my sermon,
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Into my sermon, but i'm coming early today.
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But i'm coming early today. i'm heating up.
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I'm heating up. walking a little slow
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Walking a little slow because i did some squats
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Because i did some squats yesterday a little heavier
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Yesterday a little heavier than i intended.
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Than i intended. i'mma get there though.
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I'mma get there though. now, in this section
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Now, in this section i was visualizing this
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I was visualizing this before i preached it
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Before i preached it and i thought it would
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And i thought it would really help us set up
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Really help us set up for the message,
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For the message, is that i have multiple
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Is that i have multiple callings represented
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Callings represented just in this
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Just in this section of the room,
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Section of the room, and i'll prove it to you
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And i'll prove it to you because i have one name,
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Because i have one name, larry stevens furtick junior,
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Larry stevens furtick junior, legally.
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Legally. i go by steven.
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I go by steven. but to multiple people here,
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But to multiple people here, they all call me
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They all call me something different.
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Something different. she calls me son,
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She calls me son, that's my mom.
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That's my mom. they're not putting
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They're not putting her on camera,
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Her on camera, she's too pret -
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She's too pret - there she goes.
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There she goes. she's too pretty
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She's too pretty to miss her camera shot.
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To miss her camera shot. can you see her?
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Can you see her? not at all.
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[laughter]
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That's definitely not her.
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[laughter]
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Came down a little earlier
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Came down a little earlier than they were ready for me.
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Than they were ready for me. back there in the back,
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Back there in the back, somebody in the back
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Somebody in the back smoking a cigarette
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Smoking a cigarette instead of working the camera.
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[laughter]
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I need to check in with that.
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I need to check in with that. because back there in the back
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Because back there in the back they call me boss.
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[laughter]
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Not that i'm a dictator
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Not that i'm a dictator or anything like that,
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Or anything like that, but i'm the boss.
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But i'm the boss. she calls me boss,
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She calls me boss, mom calls me son.
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Mom calls me son. she gave me a name,
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Larry stevens furtick junior,
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Larry stevens furtick junior, and she knows me in a role.
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And she knows me in a role. she calls me pastor,
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She calls me pastor, this is cherish,
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This is cherish, she works on our team.
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She works on our team. give it up for cherish,
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Give it up for cherish, everybody.
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[applause]
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She calls me pastor,
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She calls me pastor, she calls me son.
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She calls me son. he calls me dad,
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He used to call me daddy.
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[laughter]
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The saddest day of my life
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The saddest day of my life is when he dropped the 'dy'.
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Is when he dropped the 'dy'. i was like, "dad?
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I was like, "dad? just dad now?"
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Just dad now?" he's like,
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He's like, "yeah, just dad now."
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"yeah, just dad now." i'm like, "oh, this is
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I'm like, "oh, this is the first step of lo - this is -
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The first step of lo - this is - and the next thing you know
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And the next thing you know he's gonna be on drugs."
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He's gonna be on drugs." like, i start spiraling
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Like, i start spiraling out of control,
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Out of control, this whole process of adulthood.
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This whole process of adulthood. so, son, pastor, dad.
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So, son, pastor, dad. my best friend from
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My best friend from high school is over here,
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High school is over here, his name is eric,
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His name is eric, he calls me bo.
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He calls me bo. it's a south carolina thing,
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It's a south carolina thing, don't worry about it.
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Don't worry about it. it's kind of like
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It's kind of like in australia, mate,
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In australia, mate, or like you might say dude
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Or like you might say dude or you might say bro,
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Or you might say bro, but in south carolina
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But in south carolina we say bo and it's incidentally
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We say bo and it's incidentally what i call my dog.
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What i call my dog. but there's no correlation,
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But there's no correlation, he was calling me bo
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He was calling me bo long before i had
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Long before i had a boston terrier named bo.
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A boston terrier named bo. so, i'm illustrating to you,
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So, i'm illustrating to you, stay with me for a moment.
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Stay with me for a moment. i'm illustrating to you
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I'm illustrating to you that i am called all that.
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That i am called all that. i am called son,
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I am called son, i am called dad, daddy,
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I am called dad, daddy, i'll always be daddy.
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[laughter]
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I am called bo.
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I am called bo. she calls me babe.
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She calls me babe. yeah.
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[laughter]
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Yeah.
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Yeah. now, we got a problem
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Now, we got a problem if he calls me babe.
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[laughter]
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But i am babe
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But i am babe while i'm still bo.
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While i'm still bo. it's not like i'm babe
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It's not like i'm babe one day and bo the next,
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One day and bo the next, i might be bo one day
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I might be bo one day and babe the next.
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And babe the next. i might be dad one moment
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I might be dad one moment and son the next because
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And son the next because i was a son before i was a dad.
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I was a son before i was a dad. and i'm still a son
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And i'm still a son while i'm a dad,
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While i'm a dad, and i'm still a boss
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And i'm still a boss while i'm a babe.
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While i'm a babe. and sometimes she calls me babe
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And sometimes she calls me babe and sometimes she calls me boss.
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And sometimes she calls me boss. but the message -
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But the message - i'll get off this.
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I'll get off this. the message that
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The message that i'm trying to give to you
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I'm trying to give to you today is a simple one,
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Today is a simple one, callings have commas.
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Callings have commas. the process of your development
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The process of your development isn't that you stop
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Isn't that you stop being something
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Being something and become something else,
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And become something else, if it was it'd be easy.
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If it was it'd be easy. if you stopped being
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If you stopped being son when you became dad,
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Son when you became dad, you would know what to do
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You would know what to do and you'd be a good one.
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And you'd be a good one. but the truth is, you have
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But the truth is, you have to learn to become a dad
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To learn to become a dad while you're still a son
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While you're still a son and a little boy
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And a little boy in some ways yourself.
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In some ways yourself. i'm preaching so good
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I'm preaching so good you can't say amen.
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You can't say amen. you had to write that down.
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You had to write that down. i'm called all of that.
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I'm called all of that. tell somebody next to you,
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Tell somebody next to you, "i'm all that."
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"i'm all that." >> congregation: i'm all that.
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>> congregation: i'm all that. >> don't be too impressed by me,
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>> don't be too impressed by me, but i'm all that.
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But i'm all that. i'm not saying
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I'm not saying i'm doing it all well,
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I'm doing it all well, but i'm all that.
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But i'm all that. i'm boss, i'm babe,
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I'm boss, i'm babe, i'm bo, i'm dad,
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I'm bo, i'm dad, i'm daddy, i'm all that.
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I'm so - i'm all that.
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I'm so - i'm all that. and i'm trying to figure out
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And i'm trying to figure out from the passage that we read,
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From the passage that we read, and i may not even go out
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And i may not even go out on the stage today
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On the stage today i might just preach it
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I might just preach it all the way from down here,
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All the way from down here, because i wanna look
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Because i wanna look in your eyes today
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In your eyes today and try to figure out
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And try to figure out even through that camera,
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Even through that camera, what all are you?
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What all are you? what all are you?
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Let's take it a little
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Let's take it a little deeper than we did before.
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Deeper than we did before. i was looking at comments
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I was looking at comments the other day of a sermon
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The other day of a sermon that i preached trying to
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That i preached trying to figure out if i did a good job.
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Figure out if i did a good job. well, that's a dangerous place
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Well, that's a dangerous place to go to get an assessment
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To go to get an assessment of your performance
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Of your performance is the comments section
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Is the comments section of youtube because i scrolled
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Of youtube because i scrolled a little bit and someone said,
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A little bit and someone said, "this man is so anointed."
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"this man is so anointed." i felt kind of good.
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I felt kind of good. i know it's prideful,
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I know it's prideful, i know i shouldn't care,
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I know i shouldn't care, but i felt kind of good.
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But i felt kind of good. i thought, "yeah,
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I thought, "yeah, i am kind of oily.
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I am kind of oily. i am kind of anointed."
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[laughter]
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I am kind of greasy,
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I am kind of greasy, that was a good sermon.
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That was a good sermon. i scrolled a little more,
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I scrolled a little more, didn't have to scroll very far,
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Didn't have to scroll very far, someone else said,
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Someone else said, "this man is so annoying."
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[laughter]
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So, all it took was
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So, all it took was a little bit of scrolling
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A little bit of scrolling and i went from
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And i went from anointed to one person
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Anointed to one person and annoying to another.
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And annoying to another. tell somebody,
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Tell somebody, "you're all that."
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"you're all that." >> congregation: you're
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>> congregation: you're all that.
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All that. >> you're anointed.
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>> you're anointed. and you know what's
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And you know what's coming next, don't you?
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[laughter]
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And you're annoying.
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And you're annoying. paul was pretty anointed,
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Paul was pretty anointed, would you agree?
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Would you agree? i know in the text
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I know in the text we called him,
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We called him, "saul, saul,"
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"saul, saul," but of course,
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But of course, he went on to become
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He went on to become the great missionary
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The great missionary to the gentiles named paul.
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To the gentiles named paul. he became paul after jesus
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He became paul after jesus got a hold of his life.
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Got a hold of his life. so, we say but he could be
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So, we say but he could be kind of anointed.
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Kind of anointed. i think any time
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I think any time that someone falls asleep
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That someone falls asleep when you're preaching
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When you're preaching out of a window
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Out of a window and you raise them
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And you raise them from the dead,
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From the dead, that counts as anointed.
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That counts as anointed. i think anytime you turn
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I think anytime you turn to a sorcerer and say,
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To a sorcerer and say, "in the name of jesus, shut up,"
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"in the name of jesus, shut up," and the demon has to leave,
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And the demon has to leave, you're anointed.
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You're anointed. i think anytime god can do
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I think anytime god can do miracles not just from
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Miracles not just from your hands but from
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Your hands but from your handkerchiefs,
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Your handkerchiefs, you're pretty anointed.
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You're pretty anointed. i think that if your shadow
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I think that if your shadow is enough to bring healing,
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Is enough to bring healing, you're pretty anointed.
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You're pretty anointed. at the same time that
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At the same time that paul is anointed,
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Paul is anointed, i'm sure that if we were
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I'm sure that if we were in his close proximity,
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In his close proximity, we might say that
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We might say that he's a little annoying.
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He's a little annoying. i know you don't like to call
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I know you don't like to call your bible characters annoying,
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Your bible characters annoying, but these are not characters,
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But these are not characters, these are conflicted
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These are conflicted human beings.
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Human beings. there are people with pasts,
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There are people with pasts, these are people
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These are people with preferences,
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With preferences, there are people
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There are people with proclivities,
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With proclivities, these are people
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These are people with weaknesses,
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With weaknesses, these are people
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These are people with limps like jacob,
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With limps like jacob, these are people with
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These are people with distracted minds like martha.
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Distracted minds like martha. these are people
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These are people with stutters and stammers
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With stutters and stammers and excuses like moses.
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And excuses like moses. these are people with
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These are people with shaky faith like abraham.
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Shaky faith like abraham. and yet, what we're learning
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And yet, what we're learning in this series is that
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In this series is that you are called all of that.
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You are called all of that. i recently released a song
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I recently released a song and the verse says,
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And the verse says, "i'm a sinner,
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"i'm a sinner, grace is still healing.
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Grace is still healing. i'm a story time is revealing.
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I'm a story time is revealing. i'm all of these things
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I'm all of these things but mostly i'm thankful."
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Could that be true?
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Could that be true? i'm a sinner,
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I'm a sinner, grace is still healing.
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Grace is still healing. i'm a story time is revealing
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I'm a story time is revealing and just in case
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And just in case you're looking at
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You're looking at one chapter in my life,
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One chapter in my life, don't forget
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Don't forget i'm all of these things.
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I am all of these things.
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I am all of these things. can be kind, can be cruel,
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Can be kind, can be cruel, all of these things.
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All of these things. and the sooner we admit
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And the sooner we admit that we have the capacity to be
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That we have the capacity to be called all of these things
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Called all of these things accurately in any
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Accurately in any given situation,
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Given situation, the more we will learn
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The more we will learn to rely on the lord,
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To rely on the lord, who never changes.
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Who never changes. the more we will learn
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The more we will learn to rely on the lord,
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To rely on the lord, whose character is consistent.
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Whose character is consistent. and the more that we will learn
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And the more that we will learn that it is important
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That it is important that although i'm dad,
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That although i'm dad, and i'm son,
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And i'm son, and i'm pastor,
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And i'm pastor, and i'm boss,
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And i'm boss, and i'm bo,
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And i'm bo, and i'm babe,
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And i'm babe, i'm all of these things
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I'm all of these things but i cannot go to people
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But i cannot go to people to figure out who i am too soon
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To figure out who i am too soon because people don't
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Because people don't see me how i am,
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See me how i am, they see me how
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They see me how they need me to be.
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[applause]
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He doesn't need a friend,
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He doesn't need a friend, he's got friends.
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He's got friends. he needs gas money,
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He needs gas money, so i'm dad.
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[laughter]
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I'm not an atm
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I'm not an atm but he might see me that way
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But he might see me that way and i can get frustrated
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And i can get frustrated seeing him as,
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Seeing him as, "what do i look like to you?
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"what do i look like to you? do i just look like
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Do i just look like a cashapp to you?
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A cashapp to you? do i look like a living,
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Do i look like a living, breathing cashapp to you?
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Breathing cashapp to you? is that what i look
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Is that what i look like to you?"
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Like to you?" but i'm all of these things,
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But i'm all of these things, i'm all of these things.
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I'm all of these things. paul was a hebrew of hebrews
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Paul was a hebrew of hebrews of the tribe of benjamin
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Of the tribe of benjamin circumcised on the 8th day,
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Circumcised on the 8th day, studied under gamaliel
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Studied under gamaliel which would be the equivalent
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Which would be the equivalent of the highest degree
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Of the highest degree of internship you could imagine.
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Of internship you could imagine. he's all that.
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He's all that. paul, saul was all that.
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Paul, saul was all that. and yet, when the moment
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And yet, when the moment came for god to call him,
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Came for god to call him, as important as he was,
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As important as he was, god didn't set up
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God didn't set up an appointment.
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An appointment. jesus did not ask saul's
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Jesus did not ask saul's administrative assistant,
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Administrative assistant, "can i get some time on
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"can i get some time on the books with my man saul?
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The books with my man saul? it'd be nice
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It'd be nice if he could squeeze me in."
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If he could squeeze me in." you know, sometimes,
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You know, sometimes, i think that we forget
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I think that we forget how sovereign god really is
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How sovereign god really is when we're making our schedules.
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When we're making our schedules. and then, something just comes
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And then, something just comes along and knocks your whole plan
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Along and knocks your whole plan apart and you realize
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Apart and you realize that it's so important
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That it's so important for all the different roles
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For all the different roles that you have in your life
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That you have in your life to realize that for all of
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To realize that for all of the roles that you have
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The roles that you have there is only one resource
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There is only one resource that will never run out,
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That will never run out, and his name is jesus.
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And his name is jesus. so, paul said in galatians 1
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So, paul said in galatians 1 that, "when god called me
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That, "when god called me by his grace,
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By his grace, i did not immediately
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I did not immediately confer with human beings."
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Confer with human beings." why is that?
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Why is that? "because they are not
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"because they are not the source of what i am.
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The source of what i am. i'm trying to say it
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I'm trying to say it another way,
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Another way, that will be better.
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That will be better. okay.
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Okay. people label but god names.
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[applause]
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People label but god names.
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People label but god names. and people label through
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And people label through their lens of what they see,
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Their lens of what they see, but god names through
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But god names through his lens of what he gave you.
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His lens of what he gave you. paul said from
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Even before the womb.
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Even before the womb. and so, the moment
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And so, the moment when we see paul knocked down
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When we see paul knocked down by the glorious light
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By the glorious light of jesus christ,
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Of jesus christ, i mean, it's a pretty
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I mean, it's a pretty dramatic moment in acts 9.
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Dramatic moment in acts 9. the bible says that,
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"as he neared damascus
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"as he neared damascus on his journey,
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On his journey, suddenly a light from heaven
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Suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him."
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Flashed around him." now, this is somebody
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That you know the christians
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That you know the christians were praying about
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Were praying about because the faith
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Because the faith of the christians
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Of the christians was flourishing
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Was flourishing but there will never be
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But there will never be flourishing faith
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Flourishing faith without a fight.
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Without a fight. please get that in your head.
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Please get that in your head. there will never be flourishing.
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There will never be flourishing. faith will never flourish
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Faith will never flourish without a fight.
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Without a fight. let me say that again.
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Let me say that again. faith will never flourish
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Faith will never flourish without a fight, it can't.
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Without a fight, it can't. the enemy will leave you alone
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The enemy will leave you alone if you are not walking in faith.
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If you are not walking in faith. but the moment that you
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But the moment that you walk in faith, he fights you.
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Walk in faith, he fights you. so, that's why
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So, that's why he's been fighting you.
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He's been fighting you. why god?
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Why god? i'll tell you why, god, god.
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I'll tell you why, god, god. god is working in your life.
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God is working in your life. i mean, we see saul in acts 9 -
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I mean, we see saul in acts 9 - can i preach a little bit
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Can i preach a little bit with an outline?
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With an outline? we see him go from fighting
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We see him go from fighting to falling to following.
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To falling to following. from fighting,
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From fighting, everybody say, "fighting."
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Everybody say, "fighting." >> congregation: fighting.
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>> congregation: fighting. >> "to falling..."
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>> "to falling..." >> congregation: to falling.
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>> congregation: to falling. >> "to following."
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>> "to following." >> congregation: to following.
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>> congregation: to following. >> he said,
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>> he said, "i was locking up christians
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"i was locking up christians and consenting to the stoning
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And consenting to the stoning of steven and i thought
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Of steven and i thought i was doing good,
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I was doing good, and it wasn't like i -
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And it wasn't like i - i knew i was wrong but -"
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I knew i was wrong but -" one of the most beautiful
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One of the most beautiful moments of your life
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Moments of your life comes when you encounter
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Comes when you encounter the utter relief of
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The utter relief of realizing you were wrong.
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Realizing you were wrong. what do you do in the moment
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What do you do in the moment when you realize that
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When you realize that i was - say the word.
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I was - say the word. >> congregation: wrong.
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>> well, you had a hard time
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>> well, you had a hard time getting that out your mouth.
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[laughter]
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You sound like you went
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You sound like you went to the dentist
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To the dentist and got some novocain
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And got some novocain before you said that.
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Before you said that. did you hear how hard it was
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Did you hear how hard it was for you to say, "i was wrong"?
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"i was wrong to put
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"i was wrong to put that pressure on you.
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That pressure on you. i was wrong
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I was wrong when i got angry with you,
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When i got angry with you, and i said you made me mad.
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And i said you made me mad. you didn't make me mad,
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You didn't make me mad, you just revealed
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You just revealed what was already in my heart
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What was already in my heart as anger at somebody else.
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As anger at somebody else. i was wrong to yell at you.
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I was wrong to yell at you. i was wrong to believe
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I was wrong to believe that you knew god less
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That you knew god less than i did because you
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Than i did because you struggled with something that
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Struggled with something that my exposure did not enable.
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My exposure did not enable. i was wrong to judge
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I was wrong to judge you like that.
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You like that. i was wrong to think that
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I was wrong to think that i was right to the exclusion
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I was right to the exclusion of others having the right
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Of others having the right to know god in their
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To know god in their own relationship.
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Own relationship. i was wrong."
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I was wrong." i'm gonna do a series
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I'm gonna do a series sometime in the 20th year
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Sometime in the 20th year of ministry called,
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Of ministry called, "all the things
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"all the things i was wrong about."
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[laughter]
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And it's gonna be
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And it's gonna be a 20-year series.
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[laughter]
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Because that should be
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Because that should be the process of
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The process of your christian life
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Your christian life is realizing that you are wrong
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Is realizing that you are wrong and repenting and you say,
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And repenting and you say, "well, pastor steven, that's not
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"well, pastor steven, that's not what i came to church for.
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What i came to church for. i believe in the blood of jesus
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I believe in the blood of jesus and i'm right about it.
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And i'm right about it. i believe in the resurrection
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I believe in the resurrection and i'm right about it.
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And i'm right about it. i believe that he saves
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I believe that he saves and he's coming again
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And he's coming again on the clouds on a horse
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On the clouds on a horse and he's gonna kick his enemies
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And he's gonna kick his enemies and he's gonna have his blood
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And he's gonna have his blood dipped in robe,
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Dipped in robe, and he's the lion,
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And he's the lion, and he's the lamb
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And he's the lamb and i believe all of that
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And i believe all of that and i know i'm right
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And i know i'm right about it and they're wrong."
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About it and they're wrong." you know, you can be
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You know, you can be right in the wrong way?
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Right in the wrong way? to have an arrogant disposition
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To have an arrogant disposition that thinks that
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That thinks that you know everything,
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You know everything, to be the kind of parent
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To be the kind of parent that punishes your kids
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That punishes your kids for stuff that you know
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For stuff that you know that you did ten times worse.
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That you did ten times worse. and look at them like,
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And look at them like, "what in the world
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"what in the world is wrong with you?"
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Is wrong with you?" you know exactly
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You know exactly what's wrong with them,
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What's wrong with them, it's called your dna.
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[laughter]
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That's what's wrong with them.
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That's what's wrong with them. what's wrong with them is you.
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What's wrong with them is you. i was spanking one
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I was spanking one of the kids one time,
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Of the kids one time, please don't take me to court,
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Please don't take me to court, and the lord said,
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And the lord said, "what're you gonna do,
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"what're you gonna do, spank the you out of them?"
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[laughter]
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Wow, that helped me because
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Wow, that helped me because i realized that sometimes
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I realized that sometimes the most righteous thing
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The most righteous thing i can be is wrong.
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I can be is wrong. how open are you coming
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How open are you coming to church today,
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To church today, hearing something that
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Hearing something that you might be wrong about?
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You might be wrong about? or do you just wanna say amen
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Or do you just wanna say amen to all the stuff that you
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To all the stuff that you already say you believe
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Already say you believe but don't live anyway?
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>> i don't want you to be
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>> i don't want you to be so confused by the noise
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So confused by the noise that's surrounding you
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That's surrounding you that you never know
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That you never know the god who made you
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The god who made you and never know his voice.
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>> when god calls
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>> when god calls your name once,
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Your name once, that's personal.
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That's personal. when he calls
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When he calls your name twice,
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Your name twice, that's pivotal.
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>> in pastor steven furtick's
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New seven-part series,
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"called,"
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Discover the power of god's
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Personal interruption.
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Learn to hear his voice
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Above doubt and step into
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The purpose he has for you.
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"called," is available
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For your gift of any amount.
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Just call or visit us online
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To get your copy today.
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>> if you like the sermon
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>> if you like the sermon that you just heard
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That you just heard from pastor steven today,
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From pastor steven today, i wanna invite you to call
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I wanna invite you to call or go online right now
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Or go online right now to request your copy
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To request your copy of today's message.
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And it's available for
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And it's available for your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. when you give,
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When you give, you're not just
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You're not just requesting a resource,
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Requesting a resource, you're helping us
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You're helping us reach people with the gospel.
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Reach people with the gospel. this ministry exist so that
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This ministry exist so that people far from god will be
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People far from god will be raised to life in christ.
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Raised to life in christ. every time you give,
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Every time you give, you're helping get god's word
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You're helping get god's word into someone else's heart.
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Into someone else's heart. your support makes it possible
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Your support makes it possible for us to share messages
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For us to share messages like this one through broadcast
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Like this one through broadcast and online outreach,
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And online outreach, and ministry partners
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And ministry partners all around the world.
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All around the world. so, if today's message
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So, if today's message spoke to you,
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Spoke to you, we wanna invite you
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We wanna invite you to respond with a gift
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To respond with a gift that helps someone
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That helps someone else hear it too.
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Else hear it too. so, call the number
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So, call the number on your screen
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On your screen or go online now to give.
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Or go online now to give. no gift is too small
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No gift is too small when it's placed
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When it's placed in the hands of our god.
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In the hands of our god. thank you for being a part
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Thank you for being 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, we are so grateful to be able
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We are so grateful to be able to partner with you.
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>> ♪ you've given me ♪
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♪ so many reasons ♪
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♪ so many reasons ♪
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♪ you've given me ♪
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♪ so many reasons ♪
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♪ i can't count 'em all ♪
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♪ no ♪
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♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've done ♪
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♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've brought me through ♪
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♪ when i think about ♪
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♪ your love ♪
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♪ hey ♪
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♪ i could never say enough ♪
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♪ thank you's ♪
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♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've done ♪
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♪ somebody think about it ♪
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♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've brought me through ♪
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♪ when i think about ♪
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♪ your love ♪
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♪ i could never say enough ♪
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♪ thank you's ♪
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♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've done ♪
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♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've brought me through ♪
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♪ when i think ♪
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♪ when i think about ♪
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♪ your love ♪
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♪ i could never say enough ♪
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♪ thank you's ♪
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♪ for the ways ♪
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♪ that you have made ♪
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♪ for the price ♪
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♪ that you have paid ♪
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♪ for your mercies ♪
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♪ every day ♪
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♪ sing ♪
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♪ that's why i owe ♪
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♪ you praise ♪
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♪ for the ways ♪
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♪ that you have made ♪
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♪ >> hey ♪
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♪ for the price ♪
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♪ that you have paid ♪
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♪ >> for your mercies ♪
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♪ every day ♪
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♪ >> for your mercies ♪
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♪ every day ♪
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♪ >> that's why i owe ♪
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♪ you praise ♪
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♪ >> for the ways ♪
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That you have made
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>> ♪ you've given me salvation ♪
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>> ♪ for the price ♪
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♪ that you have paid ♪
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>> ♪ you've given me new ♪
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>> ♪ oh my god ♪
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♪ you've sure been ♪
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♪ good to me ♪
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Steven Furtick - When God Gets Ready (Part 1)

August 20, 2025 | S25 E232 | 28:0

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