Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - When God Gets Ready (Part 2)

August 21, 2025 | S25 E233 | 28:0

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - When God Gets Ready (Part 2) | August 21, 2025

An encouraging message from
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Pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> now, saul is
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>> now, saul is an interesting character
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An interesting character because other people
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Because other people in scripture we see --
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In scripture we see -- and jesus is rescuing
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And jesus is rescuing them from a life of sin,
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Them from a life of sin, that was not saul's testimony.
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That was not saul's testimony. saul was not a horrible sinner,
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Saul was not a horrible sinner, saul wasn't rescued
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Saul wasn't rescued from some gross sin,
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From some gross sin, saul was rescued from
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Saul was rescued from self-righteousness.
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Self-righteousness. he says, "i was advancing,
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He says, "i was advancing, i was going.
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I was going. i thought i was right
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I thought i was right and i found out i was wrong.
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And i found out i was wrong. and watch this,
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And watch this, the whole word that god
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The whole word that god wants to give you today
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Wants to give you today hinges on this,
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Hinges on this, sometimes you have to
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Sometimes you have to be wrong before you're ready.
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Be wrong before you're ready. sometimes you are not ready
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Sometimes you are not ready for what god wants to do next
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For what god wants to do next in your life because you are
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In your life because you are not willing to be wrong.
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Not willing to be wrong. are you willing to be
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Are you willing to be wrong for a moment,
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Wrong for a moment, to humble yourself
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To humble yourself in the sight of the lord
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In the sight of the lord so that he will lift you up?
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So that he will lift you up? to be able to say,
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To be able to say, "maybe there is
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"maybe there is another way to do that.
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Another way to do that. maybe there was a better
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Maybe there was a better way to approach that.
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Way to approach that. maybe i don't know
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Maybe i don't know every style of worship.
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Every style of worship. maybe i don't know every way
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Maybe i don't know every way that god can move in a church.
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That god can move in a church. maybe i don't know every way
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Maybe i don't know every way that god can --
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That god can -- maybe i shouldn't keep
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Maybe i shouldn't keep putting periods in places
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Putting periods in places where god puts a comma.
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[applause]
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Maybe i shouldn't
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Maybe i shouldn't write people off so quick.
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Write people off so quick. maybe i shouldn't just
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Maybe i shouldn't just throw people out so quick.
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Throw people out so quick. like they're milk that went bad.
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Like they're milk that went bad. maybe i shouldn't just make up
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Maybe i shouldn't just make up my mind that they can't change
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My mind that they can't change because the truth is
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Because the truth is i'm still changing.
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I'm still changing. i'm still changing,
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I'm still changing, i'm still learning,
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I'm still learning, i'm still growing.
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I'm still growing. tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, "gimme space to change."
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"gimme space to change." >> congregation: gimme space
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>> congregation: gimme space to change.
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To change. >> i need a little room
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>> i need a little room to change.
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To change. i got a little cocoon
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I got a little cocoon and i'm changing in here.
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And i'm changing in here. and i might break out
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And i might break out and i might get wings
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And i might get wings but i'm struggling
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But i'm struggling against this right now.
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Against this right now. why would you put a period
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Why would you put a period in a place where god
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In a place where god put somebody else
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Put somebody else in a cocoon to transform
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In a cocoon to transform them into something that
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Them into something that you've never seen before.
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You've never seen before. why would you do it to yourself?
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Why would you do it to yourself? why would you do it to yourself?
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Why would you do it to yourself? why would you put a period
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Why would you put a period on your purpose
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On your purpose when god put a comma?
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When god put a comma? i'm trying to say
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I'm trying to say he's not done with you yet.
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He's not done with you yet. i'm trying to say nothing is
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I'm trying to say nothing is over till god says it's over.
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Over till god says it's over. i'm trying to say everything
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I'm trying to say everything that the enemy meant for evil
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That the enemy meant for evil god has a way
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God has a way of turning it for good.
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Of turning it for good. i'm trying to say that
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I'm trying to say that the weapon may be formed
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The weapon may be formed but it won't prosper.
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But it won't prosper. i'm trying say that your latter
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I'm trying say that your latter will be greater than your past.
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Will be greater than your past. i'm trying to say that
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I'm trying to say that if you're still breathing
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If you're still breathing there's a reason that
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There's a reason that you're breathing.
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You're breathing. i'm trying to say
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I'm trying to say that i don't care
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That i don't care what they said about you
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What they said about you i care what god knows about you,
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'cause people label
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'cause people label but god names.
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But god names. and you might be addicted
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And you might be addicted but you might not stay that way.
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But you might not stay that way. and you might be bankrupt
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And you might be bankrupt and broke but you
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And broke but you might not stay that way.
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Might not stay that way. and you might be mean
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And you might be mean and bitter but you might not
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And bitter but you might not stay that way
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'cause the blood of jesus
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'cause the blood of jesus has a way of breaking
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Has a way of breaking you out of the prisons
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You out of the prisons of your previous life.
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[applause]
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There are some people
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There are some people in this room
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In this room who have been in the prison
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Who have been in the prison of your past so long
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Of your past so long but i want you to realize
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But i want you to realize that callings have commas.
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That callings have commas. comma, comma.
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Comma, comma. the next time the devil
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The next time the devil starts telling you
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Starts telling you it's over just do one of these.
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It's over just do one of these. thump.
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[laughter]
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And keep walking.
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And keep walking. the next time people say
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The next time people say your best is behind you
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Your best is behind you just do one of these
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Just do one of these and keep walking.
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And keep walking. the next time somebody's
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The next time somebody's saying something about you
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Saying something about you and you know it's not true
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And you know it's not true don't even say anything back
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Don't even say anything back just go, boop,
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Just go, boop, and keep walking,
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And keep walking, because god does commas.
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Because god does commas. because god looks at
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Because god looks at dry bones and sees armies.
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Dry bones and sees armies. 'cause god looks at red seas
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'cause god looks at red seas and sees highways.
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And sees highways. 'cause god looks at saul
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'cause god looks at saul and sees paul.
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And sees paul. 'cause god looks at simon,
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'cause god looks at simon, sees peter.
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Sees peter. looks at jacob sees israel.
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[applause]
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I'm so glad god does commas.
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[applause]
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And it's just a quick thing
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And it's just a quick thing he can do to get you to see
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He can do to get you to see something in yourself
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Something in yourself that you never saw before.
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That you never saw before. watch this, it is so important
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Watch this, it is so important that you realize that big doors
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That you realize that big doors swing on little hinges.
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Swing on little hinges. and something as small
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And something as small as a comma saul, saul.
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As a comma saul, saul. something as ordinary as light
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Something as ordinary as light when beamed into his eyes,
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When beamed into his eyes, turned the world upside down.
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Turned the world upside down. at this point in his life
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At this point in his life paul thought, "i've arrived."
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Paul thought, "i've arrived." at this point in his life
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At this point in his life paul thought, "i knew it all."
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Paul thought, "i knew it all." at this point in his life
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At this point in his life paul thought he was
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Paul thought he was everything but wrong.
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Everything but wrong. at this point in his life
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At this point in his life paul was ranked at the top.
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Paul was ranked at the top. but just when he got there
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But just when he got there god orchestrated a falling
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God orchestrated a falling into a new calling.
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Into a new calling. the bible says in acts 9:4,
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The bible says in acts 9:4, that as paul was riding along,
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"he fell to the ground
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"he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying,
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And heard a voice saying, 'saul, saul,'"
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'saul, saul,'" it's very interesting to me
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It's very interesting to me that he couldn't hear that voice
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Until he was fallen.
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[applause]
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Sometimes it takes a heartbreak
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Sometimes it takes a heartbreak for you to be able to hear god.
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For you to be able to hear god. sometimes it takes
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Sometimes it takes an interruption
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An interruption to get your attention.
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To get your attention. and saul fell off.
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And saul fell off. that's what
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That's what the young people say.
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The young people say. "man, he fell off.
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"man, he fell off. did you hear about saul?
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Did you hear about saul? he was doing good, man,
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He was doing good, man, but i heard he's around there
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But i heard he's around there with that cult called
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With that cult called christians."
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Christians." saul fell off.
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Saul fell off. in fact, i don't know
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In fact, i don't know if you noticed it
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If you noticed it when i read in galatians 1.
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When i read in galatians 1. just let me give you this,
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Just let me give you this, this is very important.
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[laughter]
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You have to live it now
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You have to live it now and explain it later.
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And explain it later. you have to live it now,
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You have to live it now, survive it now,
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Survive it now, explain it later.
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Explain it later. when i read you
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When i read you galatians 1:11-20,
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Galatians 1:11-20, i read that on purpose first
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I read that on purpose first but it's not what paul said
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But it's not what paul said while he was going
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While he was going through his conversion,
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Through his conversion, it's what he said 14 years
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It's what he said 14 years after the fact.
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After the fact. and saul, excuse me paul,
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And saul, excuse me paul, the artist formerly known
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The artist formerly known as saul.
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As saul. saul, his hebrew name,
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He was named after
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He was named after the first king of israel.
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The first king of israel. he was from the same
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He was from the same tribe of benjamin.
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Tribe of benjamin. the name "saul"
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The name "saul" means "to hear."
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Means "to hear." "to ask," excuse me,
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"to ask," excuse me, not to hear, to ask.
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Not to hear, to ask. and ain't that crazy,
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And ain't that crazy, that in the beginning
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Of the passage
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Of the passage he's asking for letters
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He's asking for letters to persecute the church
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To persecute the church and after god gets done with him
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And after god gets done with him he's asking jesus,
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He's asking jesus, "who are you?"
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"who are you?" and god is changing
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And god is changing his questions.
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His questions. ain't that crazy?
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Ain't that crazy? and as he's explaining
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And as he's explaining to the church at galatia --
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To the church at galatia -- now, this is a group
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Now, this is a group of christians who
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Of christians who didn't grow up jewish,
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Didn't grow up jewish, it's a group of christians
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It's a group of christians who we would call gentiles.
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Who we would call gentiles. it's who paul
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It's who paul was called to reach.
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And he says in verse 13,
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And he says in verse 13, "i know you heard of my previous
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"i know you heard of my previous way of life in judaism,
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Way of life in judaism, how intensely i persecuted
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How intensely i persecuted the church of god.
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The church of god. you heard about
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You heard about my previous way of life."
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My previous way of life." now, stop right there.
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Have you been in prison
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Have you been in prison in your previous?
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In your previous? this is the scary thing
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This is the scary thing about consulting with people,
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About consulting with people, people will put you
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People will put you in the prison of your previous.
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In the prison of your previous. in saul's case,
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In saul's case, it wasn't a life of sin,
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It wasn't a life of sin, it was a life of
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It was a life of self-righteousness.
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Self-righteousness. but see, to them he was
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But see, to them he was a christian-killer
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A christian-killer and so they could never forget
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And so they could never forget what he represented to them.
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What he represented to them. and that's why it was important
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And that's why it was important that he went straight to god.
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That he went straight to god. i heard a story one time
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I heard a story one time about three baseball umpires.
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About three baseball umpires. and they were talking
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And they were talking about their philosophy
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About their philosophy of calling balls and strikes.
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Of calling balls and strikes. well, one of the baseball
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Well, one of the baseball umpires said,
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Umpires said, "i call it like it is."
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"i call it like it is." and the next umpire said,
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And the next umpire said, "i call it like i see it."
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"i call it like i see it." and the third umpire said,
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And the third umpire said, "it ain't nothing
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"it ain't nothing till i call it."
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[laughter]
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I believe god is saying today,
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I believe god is saying today, "it ain't nothing
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"it ain't nothing till i call it."
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Till i call it." you might think you're
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You might think you're really something.
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Really something. your resume, it ain't
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Your resume, it ain't nothing till i call it.
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Nothing till i call it. paul who was so credentialed,
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Paul who was so credentialed, paul who was so capable,
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Paul who was so capable, paul who was so incredibly
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Charismatic said,
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Charismatic said, "you heard about my previous
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"you heard about my previous way of life,"
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Way of life," now, get ready because this is,
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Now, get ready because this is, this is a really powerful
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This is a really powerful reflection from the apostle.
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Reflection from the apostle. he said, "you heard how
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He said, "you heard how intensely i persecuted
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Intensely i persecuted the church of god
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The church of god and tried to destroy it.
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And tried to 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." now, i wanna show you verse 15
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Now, i wanna show you verse 15 because it's what really
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Lit my spirit on fire
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Lit my spirit on fire for somebody
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For somebody in the room today.
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In the room today. paul says, "after all of that
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Paul says, "after all of that that you've heard about me,
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That you've heard about me, after all of that
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After all of that that i did against jesus --
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That i did against jesus -- i was fighting against him
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I was fighting against him now i'm following him.
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Now i'm following him. i was fighting against him
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I was fighting against him now i am filling the world
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Now i am filling the world with his teaching.
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With his teaching. i am filling the world
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I am filling the world with the message that
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With the message that i used to fight against."
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I used to fight against." this is how big god can do it.
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This is how big god can do it. this is how drastic of
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This is how drastic of a change god can make.
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A change god can make. it is too soon for you
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It is too soon for you to give up on anybody.
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To give up on anybody. it is too soon for you
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It is too soon for you to give up on you.
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To give up on you. it is too soon for you
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It is too soon for you to give up on freedom.
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To give up on freedom. i was telling somebody
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The other day this is the way
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The other day this is the way i am and it will never change.
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I am and it will never change. and they said, "it's too
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And they said, "it's too soon for you to say that.
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Soon for you to say that. you've got too many experiences,
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You've got too many experiences, you've got too many valleys,
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You've got too many valleys, you've got too many mountains,
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You've got too many mountains, you've got too many tomorrows.
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You've got too many next months,
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You've got too many next months, you've got too many next years.
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You've got too many next years. it is too soon
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It is too soon for you to say that.
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For you to say that. it is too soon for you
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It is too soon for you to say, "i'll never."
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To say, "i'll never." it is too soon for you
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It is too soon for you to say, "i'm not."
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To say, "i'm not." it is too soon for you
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It is too soon for you to assume that what
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To assume that what you've seen so far
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You've seen so far is all there is to you.
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Is all there is to you. 'cause paul,
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'cause paul, who was called saul,
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Who was called saul, thought, "i've done it,
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Thought, "i've done it, this is it!"
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This is it!" and god laughed, because
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And god laughed, because where he put a period...
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Where he put a period... god put a comma.
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He said, "you heard about
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He said, "you heard about my previous way of life,
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My previous way of life, you heard how i advanced,
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You heard how i advanced, you heard how zealous
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You heard how zealous and passionate i was,"
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And passionate i was," and then verse 15 says
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And then verse 15 says something every powerful.
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Something every powerful. "but when god," comma.
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[cheering and applause]
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I know it's gonna take a minute
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I know it's gonna take a minute but you're gonna get it.
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But you're gonna get it. "but when god," comma.
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"but when god," comma. take those three words
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Take those three words and get them in your spirit.
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And get them in your spirit. now put them in your mouth
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Now put them in your mouth and say 'em, "but when god."
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I wanna see the chat light up
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I wanna see the chat light up right now with that three words,
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Right now with that three words, "but when god."
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"but when god." one of the favorite
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One of the favorite phrases for us to shout
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Phrases for us to shout about in church is,
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About in church is, "but god."
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"but god." this is a little different.
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This is a little different. "but god" means it seemed
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"but god" means it seemed to be going one way
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To be going one way now it's going another.
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Now it's going another. it looked like this,
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It looked like this, it was really that.
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It was really that. i was dead in my sins
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I was dead in my sins and transgressions,
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And transgressions, but god made me alive.
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But god made me alive. paul wrote that by the way.
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Paul wrote that by the way. paul wrote that after
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Paul wrote that after he'd spent his whole life
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He'd spent his whole life fighting against the thing
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Fighting against the thing he was now following in.
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He was now following in. paul wrote that by the way.
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Paul wrote that by the way. don't you dare tell me
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Don't you dare tell me that you're done.
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That you're done. don't you dare tell me
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Don't you dare tell me that nothing good
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That nothing good is gonna come from you.
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Is gonna come from you. don't you dare tell me
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Don't you dare tell me that it's over.
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That it's over. paul wrote that.
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[applause]
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"but when god," comma.
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"but when god," comma. i wish you could see
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I wish you could see this on the screen,
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This on the screen, you're listening
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You're listening to this on a podcast.
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To this on a podcast. if you are listening
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If you are listening to this sermon
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To this sermon and not watching it,
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And not watching it, pull the car over
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Pull the car over and look at the screen
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And look at the screen right now or pull up this verse
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Right now or pull up this verse in your youversion app.
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In your youversion app. pull up galatians 1:15
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Pull up galatians 1:15 because i want you to see,
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Because i want you to see, "but when god."
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"but when god." which means what?
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Which means what? that it's on
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That it's on his schedule not mine.
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His schedule not mine. but when god.
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I was sinking deep in sin,
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I was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful shore
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Far from the peaceful shore but when god.
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But when god. they wrote me off,
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They wrote me off, talked about me like a dog,
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Talked about me like a dog, said i was annoying,
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Said i was annoying, but when god.
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But when god. i was up to my neck in it.
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I was up to my neck in it. i didn't think i could take
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I didn't think i could take another phone call
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Another phone call or a text message
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Or a text message with bad news,
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With bad news, but then a light
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But then a light shone from heaven
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Shone from heaven and knocked me off my horse,
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And knocked me off my horse, and knocked me off my rightness,
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And knocked me off my rightness, but when god.
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But when god. people said he'll never get up.
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People said he'll never get up. people started planning
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People started planning my funeral,
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My funeral, people started
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People started writing obituary.
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Writing obituary. people started talking
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People started talking about me behind my back,
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About me behind my back, but when god, comma.
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[applause]
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I see my list.
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[applause]
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Chat.
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Chat. when did saul's name
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When did saul's name change to paul?
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Change to paul? i know when abraham's
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I know when abraham's name changed.
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Name changed. i know when abraham's
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I know when abraham's name changed, genesis 17.
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Name changed, genesis 17. check this out.
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Check this out. the lord took this man
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The lord took this man named abram and he said,
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Named abram and he said, "i'd like to buy a consonant."
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"i'd like to buy a consonant." consonant, vanna.
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[laughter]
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"i'd like to call him abraham."
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"i'd like to call him abraham." look at this, genesis 17.
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"abraham fell face down."
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"abraham fell face down." abraham what?
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Abraham what? >> congregation: fell.
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[cheering]
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>> but somebody else fell
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>> but somebody else fell that we were just talking about.
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That we were just talking about. oh so, sometimes
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Oh so, sometimes the fall signifies
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The fall signifies that there's a call coming.
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That there's a call coming. there's a call coming,
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There's a call coming, there's a call coming.
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There's a call coming. i don't know what you
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I don't know what you fell into this week.
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Fell into this week. some of you fell back into
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Some of you fell back into something this week that you
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Something this week that you thought you walked away from,
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Thought you walked away from, but after the fall
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But after the fall there is a calling.
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There is a calling. you're gonna help somebody
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You're gonna help somebody get set free from it.
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Get set free from it. i know y'all don't like this
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I know y'all don't like this but sometimes it takes wrong
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But sometimes it takes wrong to get you ready.
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To get you ready. it takes wrong
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It takes wrong to get you ready.
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To get you ready. stop beating up on yourself.
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Stop beating up on yourself. paul said, "by the grace of god
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Paul said, "by the grace of god i was called."
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I was called." it's time for you
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It's time for you to fall into calling.
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Now, "abraham fell faced down,"
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Now, "abraham fell faced down," he wants called abraham yet,
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He wants called abraham yet, he was called abram.
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He was called abram. abram means "exalted father."
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Abram means "exalted father." that's a pretty good name.
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That's a pretty good name. called abram, why he
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Called abram, why he need an upgrade?
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Need an upgrade? well, when he fell face down
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Well, when he fell face down god said to him,
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God said to him, that's the call after the fall,
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That's the call after the fall, "as for me, this is
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"as for me, this is my covenant with you:
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My covenant with you: you will be the father
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You will be the father of many nations."
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Of many nations." 'cause abram means
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'cause abram means "exalted father",
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"exalted father", abraham means
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Abraham means "father of many."
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"father of many." so now we see that god
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So now we see that god is exchanging a name
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As a set up for expansion.
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As a set up for expansion. "i don't want you to
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"i don't want you to just be a father,
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Just be a father, i want you to be the father
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I want you to be the father of many nations."
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Of many nations." who else?
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Who else? you wanna see jacob?
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You wanna see jacob? genesis 32,
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Genesis 32, he's wrestling
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He's wrestling with god all night.
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With god all night. he don't know it's god.
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He don't know it's god. he's fighting and then he falls.
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He's fighting and then he falls. and he says, "i'm not
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And he says, "i'm not letting go ''til you bless me."
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Letting go ''til you bless me." when he falls god said,
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"i see you struggling
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"i see you struggling with god, humans,
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With god, humans, and you have overcome
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And you have overcome so you're no longer
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So you're no longer gonna be called jacob,"
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Gonna be called jacob," which means "heel grabber,"
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Which means "heel grabber," "but now your name is israel,"
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"but now your name is israel," which means "overcomer."
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Which means "overcomer." "'cause you struggled
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"'cause you struggled with god and with humans
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With god and with humans and have overcome."
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And have overcome." wow, he got a new name,
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Because he was not just
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Because he was not just carrying himself
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Carrying himself he was carrying a nation.
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He was carrying a nation. he was all that.
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He was all that. all that was coming
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All that was coming forth out of him.
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Forth out of him. all of that was meant
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All of that was meant to be from him.
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To be from him. all of that.
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All of that. abram, abraham.
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Abram, abraham. jacob, israel.
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Jacob, israel. who else?
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Who else? simon, peter.
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Simon, peter. well, he makes a confession.
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Jesus says, "who do you
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Jesus says, "who do you say that i am?"
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Say that i am?" matthew 16:15, he said,
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Matthew 16:15, he said, "i know who you are,
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"i know who you are, you're the christ,
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You're the christ, the son of the living god."
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The son of the living god." and he said,
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And he said, "blessed are you,
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"blessed are you, simon bar jonah,
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Simon bar jonah, son of jonah,
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Son of jonah, because flesh and blood
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Because flesh and blood has not revealed this to you.
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Has not revealed this to you. you can't figure this out
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You can't figure this out by thinking it.
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By thinking it. you can't figure this out
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You can't figure this out by studying it.
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By studying it. you can't figure this out
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You can't figure this out by doing a dna test.
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By doing a dna test. you can't --"
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You can't --" what is it called?
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What is it called? 23 and me?
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23 and me? "you can't do 24, 25 me,
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"you can't do 24, 25 me, the only way you could know me
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The only way you could know me is the father in heaven revealed
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Is the father in heaven revealed and i'm gonna reveal
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And i'm gonna reveal who you are now that you see
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Who you are now that you see clearly who i am."
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"i say you, you are peter
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"i say you, you are peter petros cephas rock.
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Petros cephas rock. and upon this rock
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And upon this rock of the revelation
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Of the revelation that you have of who i am,
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That you have of who i am, i'm gonna show you who you are.
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I'm gonna show you who you are. i will build my church.
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I will build my church. so, every time that god
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Gave someone a new name
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Gave someone a new name he was building something.
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He was building something. every time that god gave them
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Every time that god gave them a new name he was
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A new name he was enlarging something.
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Enlarging something. every time that god gave --
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Every time that god gave -- their new name represented
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Their new name represented a new assignment,
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A new sphere, a new domain,
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A new sphere, a new domain, a new level of weight.
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A new level of weight. so when did paul become paul?
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So when did paul become paul? "saul, saul."
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"saul, saul." now, i have to confess
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To you here, i would like
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To you here, i would like to tell you that i learned
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To tell you that i learned that in bible school
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That in bible school and i never forgot it,
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And i never forgot it, but my limited mind just
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But my limited mind just always thought that
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Always thought that when god touched him
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When god touched him on the road to damascus,
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On the road to damascus, 'cause he went blind.
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'cause he went blind. and then he met
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And then he met a man named ananias
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A man named ananias and he got his sight back
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And he got his sight back and he was able to see.
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And he was able to see. and then he went into
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And then he went into the desert to prepare
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The desert to prepare for three years.
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For three years. i always thought that
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I always thought that somewhere in that acts 9
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Somewhere in that acts 9 somebody, god, or ananias,
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Somebody, god, or ananias, or somebody said,
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Or somebody said, "and verily, verily
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"and verily, verily i say unto thee,
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I say unto thee, saul, you will no longer
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Saul, you will no longer be called saul,
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Be called saul, you will now be called paul."
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You will now be called paul." so i read all through acts 9
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So i read all through acts 9 and i was like,
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And i was like, "wait, i missed it.
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"wait, i missed it. where is it?
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Where is it? maybe it's --
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Maybe it's -- i'm reading the wrong version."
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I'm reading the wrong version." took me about two hours,
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Took me about two hours, i just kept reading.
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I just kept reading. i read acts 9 where
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I read acts 9 where saul got knocked down
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Saul got knocked down and fell and god told him,
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And fell and god told him, "i'm gonna call you
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"i'm gonna call you to be a chosen vessel."
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To be a chosen vessel." i read acts 10,
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I read acts 10, acts 11, acts 12.
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Acts 11, acts 12. i read the whole
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I read the whole rest of the book of acts
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Rest of the book of acts and god never changed his name.
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And god never changed his name. and i was shocked,
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And i was shocked, 'cause i thought just surely
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'cause i thought just surely if he's gonna be representing
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If he's gonna be representing jesus now as the apostle paul
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Jesus now as the apostle paul that god must have given
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That god must have given him that new name.
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Him that new name. well, it's not until acts 13:9
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Well, it's not until acts 13:9 that we see when
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That we see when saul became paul.
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Saul became paul. pause real quick.
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Pause real quick. comma, comma, comma, comma.
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Comma, comma, comma, comma. pause, pause, pause.
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Pause, pause, pause. i'm telling you this
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I'm telling you this because sometimes we don't
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Because sometimes we don't know when we're changing.
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Know when we're changing. sometimes it's 14 years later
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Sometimes it's 14 years later when you're writing
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When you're writing the book of galatians
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The book of galatians that you realize,
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That you realize, "oh, it wasn't a fall,
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"oh, it wasn't a fall, it was a calling."
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It was a calling." what looked like falling
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What looked like falling was actually calling,
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Was actually calling, what looked like
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What looked like a disability was actually
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A disability was actually my unique gift.
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My unique gift. what looked like
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What looked like a learning disorder was
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A learning disorder was actually my brilliant mind
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Actually my brilliant mind just firing a little different
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Just firing a little different than everybody else's.
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Than everybody else's. what looked like
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What looked like a rejection from people
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A rejection from people was god's redirection
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Was god's redirection for something that
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For something that he called me uniquely to do.
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He called me uniquely to do. why aren't you
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Why aren't you helping me preach?
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[applause]
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I'm trying to help you
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I'm trying to help you recategorize, reclassify
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Recategorize, reclassify some stuff 'cause it ain't
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Some stuff 'cause it ain't nothing till god calls it.
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Nothing till god calls it. you can't call it good,
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You can't call it good, you can't call it bad.
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You can't call it bad. you can't call it success,
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You can't call it success, you can't call it failure.
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You can't call it failure. it's nothing until he calls it.
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It's nothing until he calls it. and here is
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And here is the mighty apostle paul
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The mighty apostle paul saying, "god who called me
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Saying, "god who called me from my mother's womb,"
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From my mother's womb," and then i realized
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And then i realized in acts 13:9 --
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In acts 13:9 -- oh, this is the most anointed
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Oh, this is the most anointed verse i've read all year.
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Verse i've read all year. oh, this will change your life.
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Oh, this will change your life. oh, this will set you free,
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Oh, this will set you free, 'cause everybody's waiting
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'cause everybody's waiting for this change to come,
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For this change to come, you know, when i'm gonna
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You know, when i'm gonna feel better, and be better,
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Feel better, and be better, and do better, and get taller,
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And do better, and get taller, and get richer.
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And get richer. and everything's gonna be
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And everything's gonna be going my way
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Going my way and everybody's gonna be
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And everybody's gonna be nice to me and smile at me,
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Nice to me and smile at me, and i'm not gonna struggle
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And i'm not gonna struggle with this anymore.
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With this anymore. acts 13:9, here it is,
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"then saul," comma,
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"then saul," comma, "who was also called paul,"
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"who was also called paul," what?
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You mean god didn't
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You mean god didn't change his name?
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Change his name? nope.
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Nope. saul was his hebrew name.
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Saul was his hebrew name. paul was his roman name.
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Paul was his roman name. 'cause, he was all that.
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'cause, he was all that. i said he was all that.
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[applause]
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To be born in tarsus of sicily,
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To be born in tarsus of sicily, where paul was born,
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Gave you a unique advantage,
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Gave you a unique advantage, that although i am jewish
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That although i am jewish by heritage,
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By heritage, i am roman by citizenship.
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I am roman by citizenship. so, it means that
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So, it means that i'm saul and i'm also paul.
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I'm saul and i'm also paul. saul isn't bad,
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Saul isn't bad, paul isn't bad,
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I'm just both.
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I'm just both. saul is the life i built
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Saul is the life i built until i met jesus,
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Until i met jesus, paul is my name
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Paul is my name i'm gonna take the gospel
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I'm gonna take the gospel to the gentile world with.
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To the gentile world with. so god is saying to somebody.
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So god is saying to somebody. i don't know your given name,
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I don't know your given name, i don't know your legal name,
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I don't know your legal name, i don't know what god has you
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I don't know what god has you standing on the precipice of,
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Standing on the precipice of, i don't know what
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I don't know what you're shaking about,
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You're shaking about, i don't know what
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I don't know what you're dealing with,
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You're dealing with, i don't know who's talking
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I don't know who's talking to you about it, i
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To you about it, i don't know whose
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Don't know whose council you're keeping
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Council you're keeping but god has somebody here
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But god has somebody here so you can hear today,
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So you can hear today, you already are.
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[cheering and applause]
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You already are.
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You already are. you already are.
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You already are. stop trying to be that,
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Stop trying to be that, you already are.
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You already are. stop trying to give
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Stop trying to give sex to get love,
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Sex to get love, you already are loved.
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You already are loved. stop trying to give yourself
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Stop trying to give yourself away to people who do not have
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Away to people who do not have the capacity to receive it.
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[applause]
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Because the bible says
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Because the bible says when it came time
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When it came time for the gentiles
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For the gentiles to hear the gospel
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To hear the gospel saul, who was also
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Saul, who was also called paul, stepped forth.
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Called paul, stepped forth. and the book of acts
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And the book of acts never calls him saul again.
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[applause]
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'cause, listen to this,
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'cause, listen to this, listen to this.
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[applause]
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It's time for you
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It's time for you to use your other name.
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To use your other name. it's time for you to step into
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It's time for you to step into what god already called you.
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What god already called you. and didn't it just bless
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And didn't it just bless your socks off to realize
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Your socks off to realize that there was not
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That there was not a moment where he said,
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A moment where he said, "you shall no longer
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"you shall no longer be saul you shall be paul."
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Be saul you shall be paul." he said, simply,
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He said, simply, "i just want you to use
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"i just want you to use what i already gave you.
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What i already gave you. and maybe that's the calling
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And maybe that's the calling in this season of your life,
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In this season of your life, to start using what
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To start using what he already gave you.
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He already gave you. to start using the resources
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To start using the resources that your heavenly father
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That your heavenly father has already placed
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Has already placed in your spirit
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In your spirit through a deposit.
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Through a deposit. because i'll tell you
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Because i'll tell you one thing about it,
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One thing about it, everything i've got
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Everything i've got that's worth having
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That's worth having i got it by grace.
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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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Of today's message. it's part of his brand-new
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It's part of his brand-new series, "called,"
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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. this series explores
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This series explores what happens when god
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What happens when god calls your name twice.
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Calls your name twice. those intimate interruptions
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Those intimate interruptions where he breaks through
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Where he breaks through fear and distraction,
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Fear and distraction, and doubt to meet you
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And doubt to meet you right where you are.
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Right where you are. whether you feel overwhelmed
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Whether you feel overwhelmed like jacob, jacob,
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Like jacob, jacob, busy like martha, martha,
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Busy like martha, martha, or uncertain like simon, simon.
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Or uncertain like simon, simon. each message will help you
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Each message will help you hear his voice above the noise.
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Hear his voice above the noise. it will help you sense
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It will help you sense his restoring presence
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His restoring presence and it will allow you
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And it will allow you to step into the purpose
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To step into the purpose that he is preparing you for.
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That he is preparing you for. i know for me
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I know for me i can get distracted
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I can get distracted and busy like martha,
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And busy like martha, so much that i need
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So much that i need god to call my name,
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God to call my name, not just get my attention,
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Not just get my attention, but draw me back to him.
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But draw me back to him. and these messages gave me
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And these messages gave me practical ways to refocus
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Practical ways to refocus and i believe that
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And i believe that they'll do the same for.
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They'll do the same for. so, don't hesitate,
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So, don't hesitate, call the number on your screen
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Call the number on your screen or visit us online to request
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Or visit us online to request your copy of "called,"
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Your copy of "called," for your gift of any amount.
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For your gift of any amount. and remember,
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And remember, your generosity goes far
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Your generosity goes far beyond receiving a resource,
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Beyond receiving a resource, your gift helps us
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Your gift helps us take gospel to people
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Take gospel to people all over the world.
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All over the world. so call or go online now,
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So call or go online now, we cannot wait to hear from you.
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>> ♪ so come on in ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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Whatever you touch
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♪ will live ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ jesus ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ yeah ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ this is ♪
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♪ this is the moment ♪
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♪ when wind meets fire ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ our hearts are burning ♪
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♪ for fresh revival ♪
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♪ blow again ♪
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>> ♪ our god is ♪
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♪ consuming fire ♪
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♪ our god is ♪
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♪ a holy wind ♪
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♪ whatever you speak ♪
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♪ is done ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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♪ our god is ♪
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♪ consuming fire ♪
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♪ our god is ♪
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♪ a holy wind ♪
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♪ whatever you speak ♪
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♪ is done ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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>> ♪ whatever ♪
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>> ♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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>> ♪ whatever you touch ♪
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♪ will live ♪
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>> ♪ mm-mmmm ♪
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Steven Furtick - When God Gets Ready (Part 2)

August 21, 2025 | S25 E233 | 28:0

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