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Steven Furtick - When God Gives A Thought To You (Part 1)

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - When God Gives A Thought To You (Part 1) | January 7, 2026

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> the heart of what
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>> the heart of what i wanna teach about,
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I wanna teach about, as you'll see today,
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As you'll see today, is tracking back
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Is tracking back the actions in our life
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The actions in our life to the thoughts
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To the thoughts that produce them,
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That produce them, and then bringing god into
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And then bringing god into those thought processes.
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Those thought processes. so that rather than just always
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So that rather than just always giving god our problems
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Giving god our problems we bring him into our thoughts.
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We bring him into our thoughts. clap your hands
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Clap your hands if you'd like to have
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If you'd like to have less problems to give god.
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[applause]
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And this series doesn't say
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And this series doesn't say that we can always avoid
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That we can always avoid the problems of life,
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The problems of life, but i wanna show you
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But i wanna show you something today that
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Something today that i think is really,
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I think is really, really easy to understand,
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Really easy to understand, but so difficult to apply.
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But so difficult to apply. i'm gonna be reading
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I'm gonna be reading from psalm 139:7-17.
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From psalm 139:7-17. this will be the foundation
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This will be the foundation and then i'll share a story
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And then i'll share a story from the old testament
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From the old testament to illustrate this thought
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To illustrate this thought today that god gave me.
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Today that god gave me. every sermon
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Every sermon starts as a thought,
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Starts as a thought, and so i wanna talk
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And so i wanna talk to you about thoughts from
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A thought that god gave me,
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A thought that god gave me, which is, by the way,
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Which is, by the way, why i keep stacks
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Why i keep stacks of notebook paper
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Of notebook paper all around my house,
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All around my house, in case god gives me
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In case god gives me a thought i need to be
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A thought i need to be ready to catch it.
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Ready to catch it. just in case i can
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Just in case i can give it to you.
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Give it to you. and this is so powerful.
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And this is so powerful. if you look at psalm 139
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If you look at psalm 139 david is speaking about
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David is speaking about the wonder of god.
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The wonder of god. i was going to read only
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I was going to read only verse 17 to set up my thought,
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Verse 17 to set up my thought, but i feel like it'll be
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But i feel like it'll be so much more effective
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So much more effective if i start at verse 7.
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If i start at verse 7. so, listen to this.
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The psalmist says --
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The psalmist says -- everyone standing please,
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Everyone standing please, for the word of god,
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For the word of god, if you're physically able,
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Thank you.
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"where shall i go
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From your spirit?
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Or where shall i flee
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From your presence?
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If i ascend to heaven,
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You are there!
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If i make my bed in sheol,"
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Or some translations say hell,
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"if i make my bed in hell,
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You are there!
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If i take the wings
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Of the morning and dwell
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In the uttermost
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Parts of the sea,
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Even there your hand
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Shall lead me,
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And your right hand
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Shall hold me.
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If i say, 'surely the darkness
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Shall cover me, and the light
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About me be night,'
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Even the darkness
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Is not dark to you;
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The night is bright as the day,
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For darkness is as
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Light with you.
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For you formed my inward parts,"
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I heard we had some
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Mary kay people here today,
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And we celebrate you here.
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And we celebrate you here. mary kay is good for
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Mary kay is good for the outward parts...
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[laughter]
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But i got something for
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But i got something for the inward parts today.
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[applause]
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"you formed my inward parts,
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You knitted me together
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In my mother's womb.
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I praise you, for i am fearfully
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And wonderfully made.
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Wonderful are your works;
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My soul knows it very well.
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My frame was
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Not hidden from you,
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When i was being made in secret,
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Intricately woven in
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The depths of the earth.
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Your eyes saw
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My unformed substance;
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In your book were written,
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Every one of them,
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The days that
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Were formed for me,
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When as yet there were
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None of them."
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Verse 17 is our key today.
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"how precious to me
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Are your thoughts, o god!
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How vast is the sum of them."
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Let's read that together,
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Repeat after me,
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"how precious...
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>> congregation: how precious...
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>> to me...
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>> congregation: to me...
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>> are your thoughts...
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>> congregation: are
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Your thoughts...
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>> o god...
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>> congregation: o god...
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>> how vast...
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>> congregation: how vast...
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>> is the sum...
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>> congregation: is the sum...
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>> of them."
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>> congregation: of them.
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>> today i wanna talk to you
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>> today i wanna talk to you on this subject,
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On this subject, "when god gives
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"when god gives a thought to you."
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A thought to you." when god gives a thought to you.
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When god gives a thought to you. could that be possible,
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Could that be possible, the holy one of heaven
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The holy one of heaven would condescend and give
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Would condescend and give a thought to little old me,
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A thought to little old me, little old you?
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Little old you? we're gonna talk
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We're gonna talk about that today,
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About that today, when god gives a thought to you.
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When god gives a thought to you. this i recall to my mind,
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This i recall to my mind, therefore i have hope,
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Therefore i have hope, it is because of your mercies
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It is because of your mercies that we are not consumed
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That we are not consumed because your compassions
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Because your compassions still not there and new
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Still not there and new every morning great
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Every morning great is your faithfulness.
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Is your faithfulness. faithful god, i thank you
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Faithful god, i thank you that your word has spoken
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That your word has spoken through generations to land
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Through generations to land at our door step today.
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At our door step today. we receive it, we want it,
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We receive it, we want it, we need it.
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We need it. it is our necessary bread,
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It is our necessary bread, it is our living water.
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It is our living water. come now like a flood,
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Come now like a flood, come now like a fountain.
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Come now like a fountain. quench every soul,
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Quench every soul, give a thought to us
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Give a thought to us in jesus' name, amen.
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In jesus' name, amen. please be seated.
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Please be seated. put the title
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Put the title in the comments please,
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In the comments please, if you're watching online,
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If you're watching online, "when god gives
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A thought to you."
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A thought to you." lately, i've been saying things
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Lately, i've been saying things in rooms full of people
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In rooms full of people that are younger than me
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That are younger than me and they don't know
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And they don't know what i'm talking about
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What i'm talking about and it's making me feel
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And it's making me feel awkward and uncomfortable.
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Awkward and uncomfortable. why, just the other day i walked
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Why, just the other day i walked into a song writing session with
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Into a song writing session with some of our very own in-house
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Some of our very own in-house songwriters and i said,
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Songwriters and i said, "last night i took holly
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To a concert,
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To a concert, we went to see
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We went to see counting crows."
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Counting crows." they all just looked me.
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[laughter]
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And i realized something
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And i realized something very sad in that moment,
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Very sad in that moment, they had not heard
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They had not heard of the counting crows.
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Of the counting crows. how do you not hear
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How do you not hear of the counting crows?
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Of the counting crows? how many of you have not heard
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How many of you have not heard of the counting crows?
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Of the counting crows? see, now i just feel ostracized,
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See, now i just feel ostracized, abandoned, betrayed.
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Abandoned, betrayed. never heard
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Never heard of the counting crows.
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Of the counting crows. i had to tell 'em about
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I had to tell 'em about mr. jones and round here
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Mr. jones and round here and they didn't wanna know
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And they didn't wanna know about counting crows
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About counting crows so we just wrote a song.
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[laughter]
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The other day i was riding
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The other day i was riding in the car with abbey.
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In the car with abbey. now, she's 14, right?
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Now, she's 14, right? so, she was kinda quiet,
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So, she was kinda quiet, kinda doing that 14-year-old
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Kinda doing that 14-year-old thing that 14-year-old girls
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Thing that 14-year-old girls can sometimes do.
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Can sometimes do. unless she's talking
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Unless she's talking 60 miles a minute
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60 miles a minute she's totally quiet,
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She's totally quiet, and she was totally quiet.
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And she was totally quiet. and i looked over at her
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And i looked over at her and said something i thought
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And said something i thought she would understand i said,
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She would understand i said, "a penny for your thoughts."
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[laughter]
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Well, she looked at me
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Well, she looked at me just as confused as
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Just as confused as the "counting crows"
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The "counting crows" just walked in the room.
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[laughter]
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She said, "a what?"
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She said, "a what?" i said, "a penny
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I said, "a penny for your thoughts."
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For your thoughts." she said, "what's that?"
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She said, "what's that?" i said, "it's a colloquialism,
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I said, "it's a colloquialism, it's an idiom.
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It's an idiom. i think it has its roots
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I think it has its roots somewhere in british origins,
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Somewhere in british origins, but it's just a way of saying,
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But it's just a way of saying, tell me what you're thinking.
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Like, you're kinda quiet,
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Like, you're kinda quiet, i can tell you're
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I can tell you're thinking about something,
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Thinking about something, the wheels seem to be turning.
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The wheels seem to be turning. a penny for your thoughts."
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A penny for your thoughts." and she goes, "that's weird."
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[laughter]
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She's quiet for about
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She's quiet for about 10 more seconds and then
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10 more seconds and then she goes, "a penny?
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She goes, "a penny? that's all?"
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[laughter]
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I thought, "yeah, you're right,
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I thought, "yeah, you're right, that's kinda cheap,
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That's kinda cheap, isn't it?"
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Isn't it?" a penny for your thoughts.
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A penny for your thoughts. she's like,
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She's like, "you'd at least gotta adjust
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"you'd at least gotta adjust this for inflation if i'mma
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This for inflation if i'mma give you a whole thought,
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Give you a whole thought, or plural, thoughts.
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Or plural, thoughts. multiple thoughts it needs
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Multiple thoughts it needs to be multiple pennies.
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To be multiple pennies. at least a dime
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At least a dime for your thoughts.
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For your thoughts. probably needs to be about
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Probably needs to be about $5 for your thoughts."
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$5 for your thoughts." but just to set it up
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But just to set it up as an illustration
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As an illustration and not to be silly.
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And not to be silly. and i knew god wanted me to use
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And i knew god wanted me to use this illustration because
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This illustration because i thought of it last minute
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I thought of it last minute and there was a penny
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And there was a penny sitting by my door today.
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Sitting by my door today. so, i wanna hold it up
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So, i wanna hold it up and talk about how sometimes
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And talk about how sometimes we think too cheap.
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We think too cheap. and sometimes, we undervalue
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And sometimes, we undervalue our thoughts because we live
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Our thoughts because we live in a world that values things
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In a world that values things more than thoughts.
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More than thoughts. things more than thoughts.
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Things more than thoughts. so, if you have
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So, if you have a nice pair of sneakers,
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A nice pair of sneakers, you would not dare wear them
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You would not dare wear them to a dirty love week event.
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To a dirty love week event. you would never wear
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You would never wear your clean sneakers through
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A dirty atmosphere.
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A dirty atmosphere. but let's talk about where
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But let's talk about where your mind goes on a daily basis.
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Your mind goes on a daily basis. and the fact of the matter is,
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And the fact of the matter is, some of the places that we take
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Some of the places that we take our minds are places that
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Our minds are places that we would never take our shoes,
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We would never take our shoes, because we value things
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Because we value things over thoughts.
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Over thoughts. i did have
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I did have a small victory the other day.
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A small victory the other day. usually, i'm a catastrophizer,
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I think of the worst scenarios
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I think of the worst scenarios and this is why i wanted
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And this is why i wanted to preach a series called
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To preach a series called "that's what i thought"
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"that's what i thought" because god has helped me
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Because god has helped me so much to begin to label
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So much to begin to label and identify the ways
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And identify the ways of thinking that don't
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Of thinking that don't come from him.
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Come from him. and i'm still
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And i'm still a work in progress,
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A work in progress, but i try to share with you
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But i try to share with you every time that i get it
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Every time that i get it wrong so that i can
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Wrong so that i can occasionally share with you
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Occasionally share with you when i get it right.
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When i get it right. i lead mostly
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I lead mostly by failing forward.
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By failing forward. but the other day i was proud.
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But the other day i was proud. i had ordered
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I had ordered a new guitar online,
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A new guitar online, i went to the post office
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I went to the post office to pick it up.
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To pick it up. it didn't quite fit
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It didn't quite fit in the back seat.
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In the back seat. i put it in my jeep with
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I put it in my jeep with the roof down, jeep wave.
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The roof down, jeep wave. and i...
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[laughter]
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And i was talking
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And i was talking to abbey because she was
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To abbey because she was in the front seat and she had
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In the front seat and she had bo on her lap,
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Bo on her lap, and bo was kind of hanging
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And bo was kind of hanging out the window because
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Out the window because he enjoys that.
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He enjoys that. and i had this vision right
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And i had this vision right as we're pulling down
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As we're pulling down the driveway of bo
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The driveway of bo tumbling out the window.
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[laughter]
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And i didn't want him to.
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And i didn't want him to. so, i've come a long way
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So, i've come a long way since we first got the dog.
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[laughter]
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I didn't want him to.
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I didn't want him to. i said, "have you
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I said, "have you got him securely?"
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Got him securely?" she said, "i got him."
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She said, "i got him." but just something about
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But just something about the fact of me thinking
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The fact of me thinking about him falling out
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About him falling out the window and then pulling
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The window and then pulling in the garage with the guitar
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In the garage with the guitar still sticking out the top
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Still sticking out the top of the jeep and hearing
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Of the jeep and hearing the crunch of a very
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The crunch of a very expensive guitar.
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Expensive guitar. very expensive guitar.
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Very expensive guitar. and hearing the crunch and not
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And hearing the crunch and not cussing was the victory.
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[cheering]
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I didn't cuss.
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[applause]
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I didn't cuss!
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[applause]
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Tell your neighbor
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Tell your neighbor i didn't cuss.
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I didn't cuss. now, i didn't speak in tongues,
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Now, i didn't speak in tongues, i didn't praise the lord,
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I didn't praise the lord, i just didn't cuss,
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I just didn't cuss, 'cause i had a thought,
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'cause i had a thought, and here was the thought.
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And here was the thought. it wasn't the dog,
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It was just a guitar.
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It was just a guitar. i can get another one of those.
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I can get another one of those. it's just a thing.
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It's just a thing. tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, 'cause they might
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'cause they might be stressed out,
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Be stressed out, whatever they're stressed
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Whatever they're stressed about tell 'em
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About tell 'em it's just a thing.
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It's just a thing. >> congregation: it's just
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>> congregation: it's just a thing.
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A thing. >> it's just a thing.
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>> it's just a thing. when it's just a thing
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When it's just a thing it's just a thing.
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It's just a thing. if it's a boston terrier,
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If it's a boston terrier, it's a boston terrier.
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It's a boston terrier. and if my boston terrier falls
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And if my boston terrier falls out of the window of my jeep on
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Out of the window of my jeep on my watch i might be divorced.
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[laughter]
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No, she loves me
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No, she loves me more than she loves the dog,
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More than she loves the dog, she would never do that to me.
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She would never do that to me. but there was something
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But there was something about the contrast,
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About the contrast, it wasn't bo, it wasn't abbey.
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It wasn't bo, it wasn't abbey. i can't get another abbey.
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I can't get another abbey. abbey didn't go decapitated
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Abbey didn't go decapitated through the garage.
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Through the garage. and the lord is a rewarder
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And the lord is a rewarder of those who diligently
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Of those who diligently seek him because
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Seek him because there was bubble wrap
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There was bubble wrap at the top of the box
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At the top of the box and the guitar was fine,
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And the guitar was fine, thank you, jesus.
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Thank you, jesus. and then, i did
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And then, i did start praising god,
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Start praising god, after i opened the box
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After i opened the box and didn't cuss
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And didn't cuss and we were all fine.
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And we were all fine. but there have been
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But there have been so many times in my life,
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So many times in my life, no matter how much of your time
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No matter how much of your time i waste telling you what
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I waste telling you what seems to be random
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Seems to be random stories about guitars
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Stories about guitars and dogs falling out of windows,
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And dogs falling out of windows, hypothetically, or even
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Hypothetically, or even telling you about old sayings
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Telling you about old sayings and old rock stars
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And old rock stars as i start my sermon,
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As i start my sermon, there are times where we do not
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There are times where we do not value god's thoughts enough.
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Value god's thoughts enough. david, in psalm 139 gives
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David, in psalm 139 gives a different perspective
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A different perspective and he helps us
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And he helps us to understand two things,
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One, the value of a god thought.
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One, the value of a god thought. i wanna talk to you about that
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I wanna talk to you about that for a few moments today.
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For a few moments today. and you may wanna write
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And you may wanna write some of this down, buddy.
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Some of this down, buddy. god might give you a thought
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God might give you a thought today and you won't remember it,
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Today and you won't remember it, you'll be thinking about
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You'll be thinking about your order at the pizza hut.
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Your order at the pizza hut. write it down,
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Write it down, the value of a god thought.
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The value of a god thought. but i also wanna talk to you
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But i also wanna talk to you about what abbey said, she said,
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About what abbey said, she said, "just a penny?
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"just a penny? that's all?"
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That's all?" i wanna talk to you about
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I wanna talk to you about the cost of a wrong thought.
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The cost of a wrong thought. so, he begins by saying,
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"i can't escape your presence,
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"i can't escape your presence, god, even if i try.
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God, even if i try. i can take wings or scuba gear,
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I can take wings or scuba gear, either way i go, you're there."
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Either way i go, you're there." and after framing us in with
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And after framing us in with that kind of poetic language,
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That kind of poetic language, which is very different than
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Which is very different than what we read last week
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What we read last week in psalm 77,
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In psalm 77, which was a psalm of lament
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Which was a psalm of lament where he thought god
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Where he thought god had abandoned him.
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Had abandoned him. this psalm is
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This psalm is the complete opposite.
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The complete opposite. he's saying i can't
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He's saying i can't abandon god,
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Abandon god, he keeps showing up.
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He keeps showing up. and how many have that testimony
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And how many have that testimony in your life that god keeps
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In your life that god keeps showing up?
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[applause]
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Oh, come on.
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Oh, come on. in ways that you didn't
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In ways that you didn't even ask him to.
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[applause]
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Sometimes, god shows up
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Sometimes, god shows up and spoils your whole party.
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And spoils your whole party. and in this psalm,
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And in this psalm, particularly verse 17,
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Listen what he says,
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Listen what he says, "how precious to me
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"how precious to me are your thoughts, o god!
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Are your thoughts, o god! how vast the sum of them."
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So, he gives us
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So, he gives us two distinctions, one,
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Two distinctions, one, god's thoughts are valuable.
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God's thoughts are valuable. a god thought is valuable.
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A god thought is valuable. that's why i keep paper
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That's why i keep paper all around my house,
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All around my house, 'cause a god thought
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'cause a god thought is valuable.
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Is valuable. y'all, what i do with
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Y'all, what i do with my life for my calling
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My life for my calling is preach god's word to you.
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Is preach god's word to you. so, i can go from thinking,
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So, i can go from thinking, "i have nothing to say
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"i have nothing to say and i don't feel
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And i don't feel the holy spirit and how am i
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The holy spirit and how am i going to preach sunday,"
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Going to preach sunday," to like, "can we gather them
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To like, "can we gather them together even though
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Together even though it's already friday?
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It's already friday? i've got to tell them right now.
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I've got to tell them right now. this thing is on fire
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This thing is on fire and i don't have a back burner.
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And i don't have a back burner. can they come over right now?"
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Can they come over right now?" there are times where i wish
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I could bat signal you
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I could bat signal you or bible signal you
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Or bible signal you and call all of us together
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And call all of us together to fight the devil because
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To fight the devil because the word comes through
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The word comes through a thought.
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A thought. and it can happen that quickly.
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And it can happen that quickly. therefore, i've learned
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Therefore, i've learned that the thoughts of god
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That the thoughts of god are valuable.
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Are valuable. how valuable
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Is a god thought to you?
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Is a god thought to you? is it something that if a bible
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Is it something that if a bible verse comes into your feed,
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Verse comes into your feed, you might read it?
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You might read it? or is it something that
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Or is it something that you seek out in your life?
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You seek out in your life? because if the god thoughts
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Because if the god thoughts are just right there
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Are just right there in your scrolling beside
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In your scrolling beside all of the other thoughts,
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All of the other thoughts, they're not very set apart.
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They're not very set apart. and if the only way i ever hear
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And if the only way i ever hear from god is if i trip over
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From god is if i trip over something that he says on my way
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Something that he says on my way to going somewhere else,
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To going somewhere else, i'm missing out on some
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I'm missing out on some very valuable god thoughts.
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Very valuable god thoughts. god can give you one thought
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God can give you one thought that will help you parent that
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That will help you parent that special needs child differently.
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Special needs child differently. god can give you that
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God can give you that one thought that can
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One thought that can help you parent that child
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Help you parent that child that isn't diagnosed with
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That isn't diagnosed with special needs differently,
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Special needs differently, because we all have
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Because we all have special needs.
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Special needs. and god knows what that child
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And god knows what that child needs more than he knows
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Needs more than he knows what you want that child to be.
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What you want that child to be. and one god thought can show you
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And one god thought can show you something about your child,
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Something about your child, one god thought can show you
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One god thought can show you somebody to reach out to
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Somebody to reach out to who's already been through
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Who's already been through what you're going through
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What you're going through and they know stuff
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And they know stuff that they can download on
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That they can download on bluetooth in two minutes that
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Bluetooth in two minutes that would have taken you two years.
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Would have taken you two years. one god thought.
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One god thought. i'm telling you
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I'm telling you the power of what i know.
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The power of what i know. god can flip something
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God can flip something on you so fast that
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On you so fast that you will wonder,
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You will wonder, "why didn't i think
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"why didn't i think of that sooner?"
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Of that sooner?" it's a god thought.
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It's a god thought. i did not come to church
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I did not come to church today to have a pep rally.
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Today to have a pep rally. i did not come to church
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I did not come to church today to have a pep talk.
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Today to have a pep talk. i did not come to church
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I did not come to church today for a social occasion.
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Today for a social occasion. i did not come to church today
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I did not come to church today like it's a country club.
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I did not come to church
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I did not come to church today for a concert.
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Today for a concert. i did not come to church
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I did not come to church today for a handclap.
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Today for a handclap. i did not come
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I did not come to church today to show off.
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To church today to show off. i did not come to church today
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I did not come to church today in hopes that i might get
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In hopes that i might get a date, although, lord,
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A date, although, lord, if you wanna do that too,
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If you wanna do that too, you can throw it in,
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You can throw it in, i won't turn anything
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I won't turn anything away for free.
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Away for free. lord, you may pray
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Lord, you may pray if you're single,
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If you're single, but what i came here for
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But what i came here for more than a person that i might
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More than a person that i might meet is a god that will
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Meet is a god that will meet with me.
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Meet with me. and then, one meeting,
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And then, one meeting, one moment, one second,
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One moment, one second, one thought.
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One thought. i'm telling you,
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I'm telling you, you can think a thought...
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[applause]
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Which is what happened
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Which is what happened to the sons of asaph
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To the sons of asaph last week when he said,
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Last week when he said, "i thought that it was through
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"i thought that it was through and then i thought it through,"
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And then i thought it through," because a god thought
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Because a god thought is valuable.
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Is valuable. not only is it valuable,
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Not only is it valuable, lj, but it's vast.
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He says, "how precious are
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He says, "how precious are your thoughts to me, o god,"
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Your thoughts to me, o god," and then,
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And then, put the verse up again.
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Put the verse up again. "how vast is the sum of them?"
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That means god doesn't
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That means god doesn't just think things
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Just think things about church things.
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About church things. god doesn't just have
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God doesn't just have thoughts to offer you about
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Thoughts to offer you about your spiritual life.
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Your spiritual life. his thoughts are vast.
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His thoughts are vast. god is very well connected.
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God is very well connected. god is very integrated.
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God is very integrated. god is very well versed.
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God is very well versed. god is very multifaceted.
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God is very multifaceted. god is very multilingual.
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God is very multilingual. he can help you in areas
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He can help you in areas you haven't even thought
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You haven't even thought to pray to him about.
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To pray to him about. he can help you with parts
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He can help you with parts of you that the therapist
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Of you that the therapist can dig at for five years.
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Can dig at for five years. i'm saying get the therapist,
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I'm saying get the therapist, but take god to the couch with
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But take god to the couch with you 'cause god can whisper
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You 'cause god can whisper something that the therapist
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Something that the therapist said in a way that only he could
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Said in a way that only he could say it because he knows
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Say it because he knows the inward parts.
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The inward parts. so, it's vast.
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So, it's vast. he can speak to me
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He can speak to me about a situation,
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He can speak to me
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He can speak to me about a change,
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About a change, he can speak to me about
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He can speak to me about a physical decision.
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A physical decision. i do not believe that god
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I do not believe that god has to help you pick out
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Has to help you pick out every outfit when you get
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Every outfit when you get dressed in the morning.
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Dressed in the morning. i think people who pray about
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I think people who pray about which kind of toothpaste to use
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Which kind of toothpaste to use are kind of weird, personally,
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Are kind of weird, personally, but i wanna say that
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But i wanna say that god's thoughts are vast.
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They are valuable
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They are valuable and they are vast.
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And they are vast. how much do you
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How much do you value the god thought?
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Value the god thought? when he gives you a word,
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When he gives you a word, will you sit with it
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Will you sit with it for a minute?
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For a minute? will you seek out a word for him
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Will you seek out a word for him rather than waiting for him
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Rather than waiting for him to bring you one?
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To bring you one? will you have a place that
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Will you have a place that you go to get a word from god?
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You go to get a word from god? or are you going to think
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Or are you going to think the thoughts that are automatic
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The thoughts that are automatic and miss the promises that are
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And miss the promises that are attached to the thoughts of god
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Attached to the thoughts of god which the psalmist has already
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Which the psalmist has already said are precious?
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Said are precious? to illustrate this for
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To illustrate this for you today about the value
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You today about the value of a god thought and the cost,
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Of a god thought and the cost, the cost of a wrong thought,
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The cost of a wrong thought, i wanna use a person
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I wanna use a person in the bible that i bet
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In the bible that i bet you've heard of before,
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You've heard of before, his name is jonah.
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His name is jonah. the most unfairly villainized
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The most unfairly villainized person in the bible.
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Person in the bible. the lord told the boy to go
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The lord told the boy to go preach to terrorists and he
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Preach to terrorists and he didn't wanna do that.
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Didn't wanna do that. and we preach to him like,
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And we preach to him like, "what's wrong with you, jonah?
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"what's wrong with you, jonah? obey god.
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Obey god. if god says go
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If god says go you gotta go, jonah."
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You gotta go, jonah." go, jonah.
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Go, jonah. go, jonah.
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Go, jonah. be obedient.
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Be obedient. go, jonah.
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Go, jonah. and this is actually
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In the bible,
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In the bible, i think, one of the easiest
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I think, one of the easiest to read stories and the hardest
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To read stories and the hardest to understand as it
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To understand as it pertains to us,
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Pertains to us, because in this story
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Because in this story is prejudice,
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Is prejudice, in this story is revenge,
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In this story is revenge, in this story is self-pity,
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In this story is self-pity, in this story is assumption,
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In this story is assumption, in this story is resentment,
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In this story is resentment, in this story is regret.
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In this story is regret. all of that is in the story.
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All of that is in the story. but there is one thing i wanna
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But there is one thing i wanna show you today in this book
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Show you today in this book of the bible that you could
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Of the bible that you could probably read in eight minutes
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When you went home.
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When you went home. in jonah 1,
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In jonah 1, the bible gives us a frame,
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The bible gives us a frame, and please try to pretend
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And please try to pretend like you don't know that jonah
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Like you don't know that jonah gets swallowed by a fish
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Gets swallowed by a fish and spit out and preaches
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And spit out and preaches to nineveh and they
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To nineveh and they have a revival.
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Have a revival. but even after they have
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But even after they have a revival he's not happy
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A revival he's not happy 'cause he didn't want god
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'cause he didn't want god to forgive 'em.
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To forgive 'em. and he secretly knew that god
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And he secretly knew that god was merciful and he didn't want
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Was merciful and he didn't want god to have mercy on them,
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God to have mercy on them, he only wanted
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He only wanted god's mercy for him.
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God's mercy for him. pretend like you don't know
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Pretend like you don't know any of that and look with me
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Any of that and look with me for a moment at jonah 1.
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For a moment at jonah 1. it's coming up on the screen.
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It's coming up on the screen. and this first phrase
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Is really important,
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Is really important, "now the word of the lord
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"now the word of the lord came to jonah."
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Came to jonah." stop.
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Stop. "now the word of the lord
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"now the word of the lord came to jonah."
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Came to jonah." what did that look like?
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What did that look like? what did that sound like?
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Was it a dream that he had?
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Was it a dream that he had? because god is about
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Because god is about to give him an assignment,
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To give him an assignment, god's about to give
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God's about to give him a thought.
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Him a thought. god is about to plant
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Something in jonah's mind that
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Something in jonah's mind that is relative to his purpose.
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Is relative to his purpose. and not only his purpose,
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And not only his purpose, but it was beyond jonah's scope.
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But it was beyond jonah's scope. "now the word of the lord
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"now the word of the lord came to jonah."
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Came to jonah." was it a vision that
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Was it a vision that he saw while he was awake?
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Was it an audible voice?
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Was it an audible voice? we don't know.
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We don't know. and one thing that i'm glad
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And one thing that i'm glad that we have that jonah
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That we have that jonah didn't have is this,
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Didn't have is this, 'cause i got good news for you
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'cause i got good news for you if you feel like god isn't
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If you feel like god isn't speaking to you right now
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Speaking to you right now and you're like,
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And you're like, "i don't have any god thoughts,
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"i don't have any god thoughts, i just have all
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I just have all the worry thoughts and the fear
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The worry thoughts and the fear thoughts and the 'how am
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Thoughts and the 'how am i gonna pay for this?'
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I gonna pay for this?' thoughts, and, you know,
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Thoughts, and, you know, 'i wish they would
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'i wish they would just leave me alone' thoughts,
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Just leave me alone' thoughts, and 'when is this ever
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And 'when is this ever gonna change thoughts.'
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Gonna change thoughts.' i don't have any god thoughts."
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I don't have any god thoughts." the bible says
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The bible says the word of the lord
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The word of the lord came to jonah, but because
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Came to jonah, but because we have god's word --
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We have god's word -- you don't have to wait
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You don't have to wait for the word of the lord
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For the word of the lord to come to you,
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To come to you, you can come to the word
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You can come to the word of the lord.
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[cheering and applause]
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Isn't that powerful?
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Isn't that powerful? i'll try it again.
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I'll try it again. if you are in a situation
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If you are in a situation where you don't know what to do,
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Where you don't know what to do, you don't know where to go,
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You don't know where to go, you don't know where to turn,
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You don't know where to turn, you don't know how
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You don't know how it's gonna work out.
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It's gonna work out. you can't really get
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You can't really get your mind around it,
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Your mind around it, and the enemy is tormenting you.
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And the enemy is tormenting you. you don't have to wait for
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You don't have to wait for the word of the lord
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The word of the lord to come to you,
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To come to you, you can come
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You can come to the word of the lord.
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[applause]
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And everybody in church
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And everybody in church this morning clapped,
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This morning clapped, 'cause that's what you did
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'cause that's what you did when you came.
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Come on, clap.
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[applause]
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You gotta celebrate
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You gotta celebrate sometimes, right?
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Sometimes, right? i didn't cuss
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I didn't cuss and i came to church,
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And i came to church, because i'm not gonna wait
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Because i'm not gonna wait for the word of the lord
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For the word of the lord to come to me,
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To come to me, i'm not gonna wait
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I'm not gonna wait for a goose bump.
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For a goose bump. i came to church today because
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I came to church today because i value the thoughts of god,
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I value the thoughts of god, i value what god thinks
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I value what god thinks about my relationships.
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About my relationships. i value what god thinks
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I value what god thinks about my possessions.
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About my possessions. i value what god thinks
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About my identity.
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About my identity. i value what god thinks
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I value what god thinks about my career.
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About my career. i value what god thinks
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I value what god thinks about my emotions.
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About my emotions. i value the thoughts of god.
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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for joining us today.
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For joining us today. to find more messages like
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To find more messages like the one you just heard from
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The one you just heard from pastor steven,
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Pastor steven, i want to encourage you
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I want to encourage you to visit the steven furtick
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To visit the steven furtick youtube channel
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Youtube channel or just scan the qr code
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Or just scan the qr code on your screen to subscribe
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On your screen to subscribe and then you'll get access
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And then you'll get access to new videos that are
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To new videos that are uploaded weekly.
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Uploaded weekly. now, if today's message
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Now, if today's message spoke to your heart,
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Spoke to your heart, i also want to invite you
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I also want to invite you to partner with us
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To partner with us and make it possible
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And make it possible for someone else to hear
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For someone else to hear the message too.
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The message too. your generosity really does
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Your generosity really does make a difference.
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Make a difference. every time you give,
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Every time you give, you're helping us take
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You're helping us take the gospel further and get
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The gospel further and get god's word into someone's heart.
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God's word into someone's heart. this ministry exists so that
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This ministry exists 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, and you're a part of that story.
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And you're a part of that story. because of you,
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Because of you, messages just like the one
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Messages just like the one you heard today will go out
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You heard today will go out to people who need hope,
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To people who need hope, people who are wrestling
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People who are wrestling with anxiety and disappointment
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With anxiety and disappointment or the weight of wrong
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Or the weight of wrong assumptions about their future,
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Assumptions about their future, even wrong assumptions
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Even wrong assumptions about god.
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About god. through broadcasts,
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Through broadcasts, online outreach,
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Online outreach, and ministry partners
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And ministry partners all over the world,
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All over the world, your support is opening the door
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Your support is opening the door for them to hear the truth that
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For them to hear the truth that can change everything.
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Can change everything. so, please call the number
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So, please call the number on your screen or go online
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On your screen or go online right now to give,
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Right now to give, your gift of any amount
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Your gift of any amount makes a difference.
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Makes a difference. 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. we are so grateful for you.
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>> scripture tells us
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>> scripture tells us that when we give,
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That when we give, we're reflecting
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We're reflecting the heart of god,
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The heart of god, meeting needs and spreading
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Meeting needs and spreading his love in real, tangible ways.
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These kits may look simple,
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A blanket, a hat,
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A pair of gloves,
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But they carry hope.
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They remind someone
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That god sees them,
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That they matter,
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And that love still shows up.
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Thank you for being the kind
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Thank you for being the kind of church that gives generously,
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Of church that gives generously, because when we give together,
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Because when we give together, we're sharing more than warmth.
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We're sharing more than warmth. we're sharing the love of jesus.
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♪ ♪
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>> elevation nights is back
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>> elevation nights is back on tour in 2026!
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On tour in 2026! let's go!
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>> ♪ jesus be the name ♪
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♪ jesus be the name ♪
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♪ oh jesus be the name ♪
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♪ that gets all the glory ♪
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♪ jesus ♪
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>> ♪ i just wanna ♪
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♪ be here with you ♪
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♪ i'm lost in your mystery ♪
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♪ i'm found in ♪
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♪ your love for me ♪
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♪ oh i just wanna be here ♪
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♪ with you ♪
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♪ oh god ♪
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♪ there's nowhere ♪
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♪ i'd rather be ♪
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♪ when you're singing over me ♪
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♪ oh-ooh ♪
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♪ i just wanna be here ♪
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♪ with you ♪
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♪ yes ♪
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♪ i'm lost in your mystery ♪
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♪ i'm found in ♪
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♪ your love for me ♪
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♪ oh i just wanna ♪
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♪ be here with you ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ hey-aye ♪
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>> i turn all my attention
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>> i turn all my attention on you, god.
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♪ ♪
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My portion, my portion.
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My portion, my portion. you are my portion, lord.
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♪ ♪
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My prize, my treasure.
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My prize, my treasure. oh-ooh.
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Oh-ooh. you are life
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You are life you are life,
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You are life, you are life, lord.
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♪ ♪
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You are, you are,
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You are, you are, you are, you are, you are.
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♪ ♪
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♪ so let all that i am ♪
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♪ be consumed ♪
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♪ with who you are ♪
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♪ oh the glory ♪
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♪ of your presence ♪
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♪ what more could i ask for ♪
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♪ so let all that i am ♪
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♪ be consumed ♪
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♪ with who you are ♪
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♪ oh the glory ♪
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♪ of your presence ♪
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♪ what more could i ask for ♪
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♪ let it all ♪
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♪ so let all that i am ♪
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♪ o god ♪
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♪ be consumed ♪
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♪ with who you are ♪
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♪ oh the glory ♪
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♪ of your presence ♪
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♪ what more ♪
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Steven Furtick - When God Gives A Thought To You (Part 1)

January 7, 2026 | 28:0

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