Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - When God Goes In (Part 1)

October 13, 2025 | 28:0

In Pastor Steven Furtick's message, Gideon struggles with his identity, hiding in a winepress while called a mighty warrior by an angel. Encouraging listeners to not confuse who they are with where they are, the message explores the concept of being stuck in predictable misery and the lies the enemy feeds us. Gideon's story serves as a powerful reminder that God sees our true potential, even when we struggle to see it ourselves. The message concludes with a call to embrace the truth that we are never alone and that God is with us, lifting us up even in our hidden places of doubt and fear.

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - When God Goes In (Part 1) | October 13, 2025

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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>> judges 6:14.
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>> judges 6:14. "the lord turned to him
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"the lord turned to him and said,
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And said, 'go in the strength you have
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'go in the strength you have and save israel
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And save israel out of midian's hand.
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Out of midian's hand. am i not sending you?'"
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Am i not sending you?'" when god goes in.
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When god goes in. and father,
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And father, have your way
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Have your way in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. amen.
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Amen. touch somebody and say,
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Touch somebody and say, "he's coming in.
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"he's coming in. he's coming in."
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He's coming in." let the way maker through,
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Let the way maker through, he's coming in.
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He's coming in. he's coming in
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He's coming in to your home,
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To your home, to your heart,
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To your heart, to your brokenness,
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To your brokenness, to your questions,
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To your questions, to your weeping.
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To your weeping. right now,
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Right now, just make that confession,
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Just make that confession, online in the chat.
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Online in the chat. say, "he's coming in."
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Say, "he's coming in." >> congregation: he's coming in.
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>> congregation: he's coming in. >> come through, lord.
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>> come through, lord. do what you want to do.
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Do what you want to do. when you think about the bible,
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When you think about the bible, i want you to think
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I want you to think about all of the strange
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About all of the strange elevations in the bible.
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Elevations in the bible. this is not the first strange
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This is not the first strange elevation in history,
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Elevation in history, this church.
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This church. i know we're a little weird.
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I know we're a little weird. i know it's a little different.
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I know it's a little different. how many of you
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How many of you the first time you came here,
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The first time you came here, we scared you a little bit?
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We scared you a little bit? just raise your hand.
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Just raise your hand. [laughter]
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[laughter] you've been,
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You've been, like, "they're too happy.
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Like, "they're too happy. this can't be real.
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This can't be real. [laughter]
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[laughter] this feels culty."
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This feels culty." "why?"
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"why?" "because everybody
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"because everybody seems really into it."
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Seems really into it." oh, yeah.
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Oh, yeah. god forgive we be into
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God forgive we be into jesus and his kingdom.
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Jesus and his kingdom. [applause]
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[applause] that would be weird.
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That would be weird. it make much more sense
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It make much more sense to feel like a funeral
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To feel like a funeral when god is alive.
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When god is alive. i digress.
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I digress. [laughter]
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[laughter] my point is not that.
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My point is not that. my point is not about
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My point is not about our church being strange,
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Our church being strange, although we are proudly strange
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Although we are proudly strange and getting stranger every day.
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And getting stranger every day. [applause]
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[applause] we hadn't even
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We hadn't even gotten weird yet.
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Gotten weird yet. let me tell you
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Let me tell you how weird it's gonna get.
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How weird it's gonna get. we're gonna release a
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We're gonna release a whole album on may 19,
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Whole album on may 19, holly's birthday.
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Holly's birthday. it's called,
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It's called, "can you imagine?"
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"can you imagine?" and on that night
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And on that night that we release those songs,
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That we release those songs, we're gonna record eight more.
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We're gonna record eight more. and i'm announcing it now
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And i'm announcing it now 'cause that's weird.
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'cause that's weird. but that's what
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But that's what we're gonna do
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We're gonna do 'cause we gotta get
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'cause we gotta get the word of god out
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The word of god out into as many hearts as we can.
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Into as many hearts as we can. and if god gives it,
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And if god gives it, we can't be stingy.
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We can't be stingy. we gotta give it and release it,
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We gotta give it and release it, so we can receive it
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So we can receive it and repeat it
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And repeat it and do it again.
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And do it again. [applause]
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[applause] so, that's how weird we are.
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So, that's how weird we are. and we're weird
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And we're weird in other ways too.
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In other ways too. we're not divided in ways
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We're not divided in ways that some churches are divided.
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That some churches are divided. and we don't have black songs
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And we don't have black songs and white songs,
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And white songs, we just have songs.
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We just have songs. [applause]
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[applause] songs about god.
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Songs about god. [applause]
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[applause] we don't do ministry
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We don't do ministry to rich people or poor people,
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To rich people or poor people, we just do ministry.
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We just do ministry. everybody needs jesus.
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Everybody needs jesus. [cheers and applause]
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[cheers and applause] one thing that encourages me
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One thing that encourages me in my study of god's word
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In my study of god's word is all of the people
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Is all of the people that god raised,
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That god raised, that from a human perspective
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That from a human perspective wouldn't have been recognized
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Wouldn't have been recognized as likely candidates
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As likely candidates to be vessels
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To be vessels for the purpose of god.
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For the purpose of god. clap on that if you're
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Clap on that if you're an unlikely candidate too.
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An unlikely candidate too. [applause]
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Yeah, that's good.
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Yeah, that's good. i call it a strange elevation
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I call it a strange elevation because definitely
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Because definitely if you wanna see that,
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If you wanna see that, look at what paul says
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Look at what paul says in 1 corinthians 1:23.
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In 1 corinthians 1:23. check this out.
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Might be 24,
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Might be 24, i don't remember,
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I don't remember, but whatever scripture it is,
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But whatever scripture it is, put it up,
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Put it up, 'cause i'm stalling.
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'cause i'm stalling. "but to those whom god
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"but to those whom god has called,"
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Has called," touch your neighbor, say,
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Touch your neighbor, say, "that's me he's
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"that's me he's talking about."
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Talking about." paul never met me
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Paul never met me but he's describing me
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But he's describing me right there.
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Right there. "but to those
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"but to those whom god has called,
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Whom god has called, both jews and greeks,
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Both jews and greeks, christ the power of god
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Christ the power of god and the wisdom of god."
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And the wisdom of god." next verse.
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Next verse. "for the foolishness of god
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"for the foolishness of god is wiser than human wisdom,
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Is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of god
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And the weakness of god is stronger
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Is stronger than human strength."
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Than human strength." more.
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More. "brothers and sisters,
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"brothers and sisters, think of what you were
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Think of what you were when you were called."
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When you were called." don't flash back too far
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Don't flash back too far or i might not get you back
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Or i might not get you back to church today
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To church today if you think about
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If you think about where you were.
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Where you were. what you were
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What you were and where you were.
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And where you were. "think of what you were
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"think of what you were when you were called.
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When you were called. not many of you were wise
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Not many of you were wise by human standards;
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By human standards; not many were influential;
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Not many were influential; not many were of noble birth."
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Not many were of noble birth." next verse.
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Next verse. "but god chose the foolish
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"but god chose the foolish things of the world
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Things of the world to shame the wise."
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To shame the wise." [applause]
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[applause] don't clap too hard,
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Don't clap too hard, they might think
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They might think you're the foolish one.
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You're the foolish one. [laughter]
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[laughter] but i'm past
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But i'm past the point of caring, ma'am.
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The point of caring, ma'am. i rather somebody think i was
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I rather somebody think i was foolish than actually be a fool.
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Foolish than actually be a fool. [applause]
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[applause] and the fool has said
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And the fool has said in his heart,
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In his heart, "there is no god."
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"there is no god." "but god chose the weak things
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"but god chose the weak things of the world to shame
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Of the world to shame the strong."
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The strong." so, the subject i wanna talk
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So, the subject i wanna talk to you today about revolves,
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To you today about revolves, kind of,
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Kind of, around this thought.
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Around this thought. the problem that you're
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The problem that you're having in your life right now
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Having in your life right now to align with what
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To align with what god spoke about you
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God spoke about you has a very discernible
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Has a very discernible diagnosis from the word of god.
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Diagnosis from the word of god. i'm gonna give it to you upfront
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I'm gonna give it to you upfront and then we'll unpack
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And then we'll unpack it together.
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It together. it's that sometimes,
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It's that sometimes, you get who you are
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You get who you are confused with where you are.
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Confused with where you are. that's a lot of what
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That's a lot of what you've been having severe
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You've been having severe and even crippling
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And even crippling anxiety about,
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Anxiety about, is that you keep getting
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Is that you keep getting who you are confused
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Who you are confused with where you are.
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With where you are. and god knows the difference
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And god knows the difference even when you don't.
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Even when you don't. i'm not gonna fill this sermon
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I'm not gonna fill this sermon with anecdotes from people
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With anecdotes from people that i met,
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That i met, but it just so happen,
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But it just so happen, going through krispy kreme
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Going through krispy kreme the other night --
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The other night -- i wasn't eating them,
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I wasn't eating them, i was getting them
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I was getting them for the sleepover
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For the sleepover graham was having.
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Graham was having. just want to tell you
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Just want to tell you that right now.
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That right now. [laughter]
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[laughter] 'cause i can't
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'cause i can't eat one of those.
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Eat one of those. and i pulled through,
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And i pulled through, and i felt like it was
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And i felt like it was a good test for me
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A good test for me against temptation too.
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Against temptation too. to have two dozen
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To have two dozen krispy kreme donuts in the car
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Krispy kreme donuts in the car and just drive home
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And just drive home and not touch 'em,
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And not touch 'em, and i did it.
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And i did it. and i got a quest cookie,
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And i got a quest cookie, and i called it even.
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And i called it even. [applause]
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[applause] it took me a while
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It took me a while to get to that place
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To get to that place where i could do that.
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Where i could do that. so, don't give up.
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So, don't give up. there's hope for all of us.
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There's hope for all of us. [laughter]
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[laughter] anyway, the guy said,
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Anyway, the guy said, "hey, man.
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"hey, man. i know who you are."
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I know who you are." i said, "cool.
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I said, "cool. what's your name?"
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What's your name?" he said,
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He said, "i used to go to elevation."
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"i used to go to elevation." i said, "great.
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I said, "great. what's your name?"
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What's your name?" he said,
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He said, "nah, i don't go anymore."
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"nah, i don't go anymore." i said,
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I said, "what does that have to do
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"what does that have to do with what's your name?
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With what's your name? [laughter]
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[laughter] i didn't ask where
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I didn't ask where you go to church,
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You go to church, i asked who you are."
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I asked who you are." in judges 6,
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In judges 6, we meet a man
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We meet a man who is being raised up by god,
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Who is being raised up by god, who is unlikely,
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Being that he's
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Being that he's from the tribe of manasseh,
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From the tribe of manasseh, which is looked down upon
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Which is looked down upon among the nation of israel.
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Among the nation of israel. in some ways,
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In some ways, for good reason.
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For good reason. they were kind of,
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They were kind of, messy tribe.
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Messy tribe. but also,
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Within that designation,
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Within that designation, he saw himself as being
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He saw himself as being the youngest in his family
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The youngest in his family because he was biologically.
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Because he was biologically. but god had chosen
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But god had chosen him for greatness.
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Him for greatness. if you go through
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If you go through the book of judges,
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The book of judges, you'll see all kinds
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You'll see all kinds of strange elevations.
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Of strange elevations. what i mean is,
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What i mean is, god will reach down
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God will reach down and raise up somebody
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And raise up somebody who no one else
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Who no one else had noticed
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Had noticed and do something really great
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And do something really great through them
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Through them while nobody's looking.
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While nobody's looking. one of the stories
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One of the stories is about ehud,
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Is about ehud, who was a left-handed judge.
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Who was a left-handed judge. and the good thing about him
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And the good thing about him being left-handed was
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Being left-handed was he reached over
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He reached over to his right thigh
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To his right thigh and stabbed a fat king,
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And stabbed a fat king, and the attendants
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And the attendants were outside thinking
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Were outside thinking the king was in the bathroom,
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The king was in the bathroom, but he actually had a blade
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But he actually had a blade sucked into his cellulite.
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Sucked into his cellulite. and he snuck out
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And he snuck out and saved the nation
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And saved the nation 'cause he was left-handed.
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'cause he was left-handed. now, the tribe that he was from,
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Now, the tribe that he was from, benjamin, that means
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Benjamin, that means "son of my right hand."
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"son of my right hand." so, he was a left-handed dude
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So, he was a left-handed dude in a right-handed tribe,
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In a right-handed tribe, but god raised him up
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But god raised him up at just the right time.
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At just the right time. humble yourself under the mighty
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Humble yourself under the mighty hand of god that he may
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Hand of god that he may lift you up in due time.
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Lift you up in due time. [applause and cheers]
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[applause and cheers] of course, you never
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Of course, you never heard of ehud 'cause
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Heard of ehud 'cause it's kind of nasty scripture,
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It's kind of nasty scripture, so, they don't teach it over
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So, they don't teach it over there in sunday school
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There in sunday school class very much.
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Class very much. however, you have heard
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However, you have heard of gideon,
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Of gideon, who i read about in judges 6.
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Who i read about in judges 6. i think you have.
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I think you have. i think you've heard
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I think you've heard about what he did.
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About what he did. how he saved a nation
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How he saved a nation with just 300 men.
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With just 300 men. my plan is to attack that
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My plan is to attack that next week and to show you how
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Next week and to show you how everything that has
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Everything that has left your life,
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Left your life, is not needed
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Is not needed for the next season
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For the next season that god is bringing you into.
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That god is bringing you into. [applause]
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[applause] if you got him,
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If you got him, you're gonna do great things
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You're gonna do great things and greater things
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And greater things in the future.
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In the future. yeah.
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Yeah. i see it.
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I see it. got you.
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Got you. now, gideon is the least
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Now, gideon is the least likely --
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Likely -- he calls himself that
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He calls himself that in just a moment,
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In just a moment, which we'll see his
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Which we'll see his conversation with god.
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Conversation with god. he calls himself the least
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He calls himself the least and he calls
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And he calls himself the weakest.
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Himself the weakest. he calls himself the least
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He calls himself the least and he calls himself
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And he calls himself the weakest.
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The weakest. in fact, he calls the clan
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In fact, he calls the clan that he's from within his family
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That he's from within his family the least,
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The least, and he calls hims --
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And he calls hims -- well, he calls them the weakest
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Well, he calls them the weakest and he calls himself the least
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And he calls himself the least within that family.
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Within that family. so, the weakest and the least.
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So, the weakest and the least. and he goes on to save
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And he goes on to save the nation.
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The nation. but before he does,
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But before he does, before we talk about
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Before we talk about what gideon did,
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What gideon did, or before we even talk
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Or before we even talk about who gideon is,
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About who gideon is, i think we need to remember
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I think we need to remember where he was,
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Where he was, because i think that's
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Because i think that's where a lot of us are.
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Where a lot of us are. i know it's where i've been.
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I know it's where i've been. and i spend a lot
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And i spend a lot of my time in life
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Of my time in life in this place where gideon was
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In this place where gideon was when god called him
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When god called him to do something amazing,
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To do something amazing, and raised him up.
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It's a strange elevation.
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It's a strange elevation. it's god raising up
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It's god raising up an imperfect person.
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An imperfect person. as paul said,
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As paul said, "the foolish things of the world
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"the foolish things of the world to shame the strong,
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To shame the strong, and the weak things
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To confound the wise."
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To confound the wise." the bible says in judges 6:7,
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The bible says in judges 6:7, "when the israelites cried
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"when the israelites cried out to the lord because
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Out to the lord because of midian,
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Of midian, he sent them a prophet,
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He sent them a prophet, who said,
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Who said, 'this is what the lord,
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'this is what the lord, the god of israel, says:
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The god of israel, says: i brought you up
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I brought you up out of egypt," elevation.
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Out of egypt," elevation. " out of the land of slavery.
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" out of the land of slavery. i rescued you from
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I rescued you from the hand of the egyptians.
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The hand of the egyptians. and i delivered you
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And i delivered you from the hand
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From the hand of all your oppressors;
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Of all your oppressors; i drove them out before you
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I drove them out before you and gave you their land.
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And gave you their land. i said to you,
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I said to you, 'i am the lord your god;
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'i am the lord your god; do not worship
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Do not worship the gods of the amorites.'"
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The gods of the amorites.'" do not worship
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Do not worship the gods of comparison.
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The gods of comparison. do not worship
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Do not worship the gods of status.
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The gods of status. do not worship the gods
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Do not worship the gods of sexual expression
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Of sexual expression at the expense of addiction,
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At the expense of addiction, and entanglement, and bondage.
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And entanglement, and bondage. i said to you,
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I said to you, "don't do it.
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"don't do it. don't become like where
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Don't become like where you are.
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You are. don't confuse who
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Don't confuse who i made you to be
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I made you to be with what you see
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With what you see in the place where i put you."
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In the place where i put you." the prophet said that.
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The prophet said that. he said that.
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He said that. we don't even know his name,
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We don't even know his name, but he said that.
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But he said that. "but you have not
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"but you have not listened to me."
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Listened to me." now, i promise i'mma
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Now, i promise i'mma raise you up,
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Raise you up, but first,
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But first, i got to start where
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I got to start where we gotta start, okay?
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We gotta start, okay? 'cause that's true
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'cause that's true about a lot of us.
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About a lot of us. [laughter]
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[laughter] how hard you make me
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How hard you make me work is how deep i'm gonna go.
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Work is how deep i'm gonna go. so, just, let's make a deal.
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So, just, let's make a deal. you've been there before.
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You've been there before. >> congregation: yes.
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>> congregation: yes. >> i call it
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>> i call it "predictable misery."
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"predictable misery." you know it's not where you
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You know it's not where you need to go
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Need to go to get what you need to have,
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To get what you need to have, but you do it.
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But you do it. predictable misery.
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Predictable misery. predictable pleasure.
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Predictable pleasure. you do the thing,
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You do the thing, you get the thing,
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You get the thing, you lose the thing,
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You lose the thing, now you got nothing,
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Now you got nothing, and you cry out to god.
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And you cry out to god. now, what i love about him
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Now, what i love about him is that he still lifts me.
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Is that he still lifts me. [applause]
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[applause] that's what i love
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That's what i love about him.
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About him. is that he still lifts me.
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Is that he still lifts me. the question isn't,
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The question isn't, "will he lift you out of it?"
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"will he lift you out of it?" the question is
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The question is "how long do you insist
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"how long do you insist on staying in it
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On staying in it before you ask him
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Before you ask him to do what he said
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To do what he said he would do?"
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He would do?" [applause]
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[applause] now, for the israelites,
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Now, for the israelites, it was a 7 year
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It was a 7 year cycle this time.
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Cycle this time. seven years of being oppressed
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Seven years of being oppressed by the midianites.
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By the midianites. it would get really bad
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When they tried to plant.
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When they tried to plant. when they tried to plant,
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When they tried to plant, the midianites would come,
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The midianites would come, and the bible says,
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And the bible says, they came on camels,
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They came on camels, and the bible says
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And the bible says they were like swarms
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They were like swarms of locusts.
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Of locusts. that's how many there were.
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That's how many there were. it was overwhelming.
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Like swarms of locust,
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Like swarms of locust, they would come
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They would come and raid and invade.
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And raid and invade. every time the israelites
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Every time the israelites got ready to grow
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Got ready to grow and do something
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And do something forward thinking and progress,
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Forward thinking and progress, and put something in the ground,
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And put something in the ground, here came the midianites,
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Here came the midianites, the bible says,
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The bible says, "like swarms of locusts."
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"like swarms of locusts." every time they went
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Every time they went to sow into their future,
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To sow into their future, here came a swarm
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Here came a swarm of enemies to drive
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Of enemies to drive them back into their past.
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Them back into their past. every time they went to sow,
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Every time they went to sow, here came a swarm.
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Here came a swarm. i'm setting this up
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I'm setting this up so when i tell you
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So when i tell you where gideon was,
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Where gideon was, you won't judge him.
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You won't judge him. because you will judge him
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Because you will judge him if you just meet him
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If you just meet him where he is.
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Where he is. but if you know
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But if you know what he's been warring against,
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What he's been warring against, maybe you can relate
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Maybe you can relate to this guy a little bit.
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To this guy a little bit. maybe you won't call him a wimp
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Maybe you won't call him a wimp if you see why he's hidden.
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If you see why he's hidden. maybe if you realize that
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Maybe if you realize that every time he's tried to plant,
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Every time he's tried to plant, every time he's tried to reap,
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Every time he's tried to reap, every time i tried
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Every time i tried to go for a job interview.
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To go for a job interview. every time i tried
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Every time i tried to move forward.
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To move forward. every time i tried to
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Every time i tried to get my feet under me.
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Get my feet under me. every time i tried
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Every time i tried to talk to him.
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To talk to him. every time i tried to apologize.
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Every time i tried to apologize. so, now we have gideon
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So, now we have gideon who is hidden
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Who is hidden but he's a hero,
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But he's a hero, but he's hidden,
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But he's hidden, but he's a hero.
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But he's a hero. which one?
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Which one? it's both.
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It's both. and so it is with you.
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And so it is with you. i'm preaching today
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I'm preaching today to a hidden hero.
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To a hidden hero. i'm preaching today
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I'm preaching today to somebody who is stronger
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To somebody who is stronger than your life
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Than your life has been suggesting
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Has been suggesting that you are.
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That you are. i'm preaching today to somebody
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I'm preaching today to somebody who has more potential
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Who has more potential than you've been giving
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Than you've been giving yourself credit for.
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Yourself credit for. and god said,
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And god said, "i'm coming in to show you
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"i'm coming in to show you who i am.
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Who i am. i am the lord, your god."
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I am the lord, your god." now, let's go.
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Now, let's go. [applause]
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[applause] here comes the angel
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Here comes the angel in verse 11.
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In verse 11. "the angel of the lord came
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"the angel of the lord came and sat down under
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And sat down under the oak in ophrah,"
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The oak in ophrah," this is before she had
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This is before she had her talk show,
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Her talk show, i'd like to point that out.
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I'd like to point that out. [laughter]
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[laughter] she'd been doing it a long time.
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She'd been doing it a long time. i always throw that joke in
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I always throw that joke in there 'cause just a really good,
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There 'cause just a really good, really good lil' preacher joke.
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Really good lil' preacher joke. [laughter]
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[laughter] sorry about it.
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Sorry about it. "the angel of the lord
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"the angel of the lord came and sat down
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Came and sat down under the oak in ophrah
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Under the oak in ophrah that belonged to joash
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That belonged to joash the abiezrite,"
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The abiezrite," shock of shock,
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Shock of shock, horrors of horrors.
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Horrors of horrors. "where his son gideon
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"where his son gideon was threshing wheat
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Was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep
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In a winepress to keep it from the midianites.
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It from the midianites. and when the angel of the lord
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And when the angel of the lord appeared to gideon,
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Appeared to gideon, he said,
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He said, 'the lord is with you,
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'the lord is with you, mighty warrior.'"
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Mighty warrior.'" now, somebody's lying.
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Now, somebody's lying. [laughter]
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[laughter] these cannot coexist.
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These cannot coexist. you cannot be threshing
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You cannot be threshing wheat in a wine press,
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Wheat in a wine press, and be a warrior while
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You're in a wine press
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You're in a wine press threshing wheat and hiding
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Threshing wheat and hiding from the big bad midianites.
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From the big bad midianites. somebody's lying.
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Somebody's lying. somebody's wrong.
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Somebody's wrong. somebody is not seeing
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Somebody is not seeing something correctly.
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One is an angel,
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One is an angel, and one is gideon.
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And one is gideon. on is the messenger of god,
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On is the messenger of god, and one is gideon,
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And one is gideon, a human from
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A human from the tribe of manasseh.
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The tribe of manasseh. so, i'mma ask you a question.
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So, i'mma ask you a question. if it's god and gideon
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If it's god and gideon saying two different things
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Saying two different things about the same situation,
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About the same situation, which one is wrong?
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Which one is wrong? that is not a trick question.
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That is not a trick question. [laughter]
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[laughter] shout this out loud,
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Shout this out loud, "god is not wrong."
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"god is not wrong." >> congregation: god is
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>> congregation: god is not wrong.
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Not wrong. >> so, why are you hiding
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>> so, why are you hiding if god is not wrong?
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If god is not wrong? so why are you worried
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So why are you worried about tomorrow if god
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About tomorrow if god said he's already there?
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Said he's already there? so, why have you given up
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So, why have you given up on yourself when he didn't
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On yourself when he didn't give up on you yet?
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Give up on you yet? so, why do you talk to yourself
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So, why do you talk to yourself like you're trash,
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Like you're trash, when he spilled his blood
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When he spilled his blood for you like you're treasure?
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For you like you're treasure? [applause]
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[applause] why do you keep going
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Why do you keep going into a dark place?
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Into a dark place? i'll tell you why.
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I'll tell you why. you're hiding because
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You're hiding because you've been hit hard.
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You've been hit hard. i understood,
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I understood, the more i studied
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The more i studied about the midianites,
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About the midianites, they were hit harder than
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They were hit harder than any other tribe.
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Any other tribe. when the midianites --
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When the midianites -- excuse me,
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Excuse me, the tribe of manasseh.
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The tribe of manasseh. they were hit harder than any
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They were hit harder than any of the other tribes.
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Of the other tribes. when the midianites would come
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When the midianites would come in on their camels like locusts,
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In on their camels like locusts, they hit midian the hardest.
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They hit midian the hardest. and so, gideon has this
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And so, gideon has this little spirit on him.
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Little spirit on him. "why is everybody
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"why is everybody always picking on me?"
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Always picking on me?" and that's because the enemy
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And that's because the enemy only picks on what
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Only picks on what he perceives to be powerful.
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He perceives to be powerful. [applause]
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[applause] you see why it's gonna take
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You see why it's gonna take me two weeks to do
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Me two weeks to do this the right way?
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This the right way? but he's in a winepress
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But he's in a winepress threshing wheat.
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Threshing wheat. nothing wrong with winepress,
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Nothing wrong with winepress, he's not down
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He's not down there getting drunk.
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There getting drunk. he not down there making meth,
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He not down there making meth, mr. white.
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Mr. white. [laughter]
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[laughter] it's not that.
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It's not that. it's not --
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It's not -- alright, it's not exactly
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Alright, it's not exactly that he's in a wrong place,
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That he's in a wrong place, it's that he's doing
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It's that he's doing the thing that
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The thing that he's doing in a place
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He's doing in a place that is not most
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That is not most appropriate for who he is.
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Appropriate for who he is. when you thresh wheat,
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When you thresh wheat, and trust me,
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And trust me, i've done it a lot.
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I've done it a lot. [laughter]
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[laughter] never threshed wheat.
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Never threshed wheat. but i understand from people
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But i understand from people who have done these things.
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Who have done these things. when you thresh wheat,
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When you thresh wheat, the goal is to thresh it up
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The goal is to thresh it up on a hill in an elevated place
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On a hill in an elevated place as high as you can get.
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As high as you can get. because if you thresh
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Because if you thresh your wheat in a high place,
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Your wheat in a high place, and let's again,
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And let's again, remember what
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Remember what threshing is.
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Threshing is. it's separating what's useful,
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It's separating what's useful, the wheat,
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The wheat, from what's useless,
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From what's useless, the chaff.
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The chaff. and when you're threshing wheat,
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And when you're threshing wheat, they say,
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They say, if you throw it up
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If you throw it up and the wind is there,
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And the wind is there, then the wind
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Then the wind will take what's invaluable
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Will take what's invaluable and blow it away --
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And blow it away -- ooh, i could preach
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Ooh, i could preach this about the holy spirit.
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This about the holy spirit. [cheering]
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[cheering] the wind will take --
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The wind will take -- you know the holy spirit
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You know the holy spirit is like wind, right?
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Is like wind, right? pneuma.
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Pneuma. the breath of god.
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The breath of god. when god does what he does,
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It blows useless stuff away.
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It blows useless stuff away. i see chaff flying
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I see chaff flying out of your mind today.
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Out of your mind today. i see chaff flying out
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I see chaff flying out of your emotions today.
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Of your emotions today. but you gotta get
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But you gotta get where the wind is.
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Where the wind is. [applause]
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But it's hard to be where
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But it's hard to be where the wind is when you're in
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The wind is when you're in a low place.
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A low place. that's what's wrong
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That's what's wrong with the winepress,
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With the winepress, it's a low place.
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It's a low place. that's what's wrong
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That's what's wrong with the winepress,
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With the winepress, it's a depressed place.
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It's a depressed place. that's what's wrong
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That's what's wrong with the winepress,
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With the winepress, it feels like a safe place,
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It feels like a safe place, but the wind can't blow there.
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But the wind can't blow there. that's what's wrong
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That's what's wrong with pornography,
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With pornography, it's a low place.
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It's a low place. makes you feel certain
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Makes you feel certain for a few minutes,
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For a few minutes, but it really puts you
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But it really puts you in chains in the end.
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In chains in the end. it's not a safe place.
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It's not a safe place. that's what's wrong with
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That's what's wrong with states of anger and rage.
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States of anger and rage. it's that when you're
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It's that when you're in that state,
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In that state, you're crazy
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You're crazy and you can't remember
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And you can't remember who you are
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Who you are 'cause all you can deal
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'cause all you can deal with is where you are.
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With is where you are. [applause]
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[applause] are you confused?
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Are you confused? have you started conflating
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Have you started conflating who you are with where you are?
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Who you are with where you are? 'cause gideon did.
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'cause gideon did. and maybe you're
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And maybe you're better than gideon.
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Better than gideon. that's possible.
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That's possible. it is possible that you
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It is possible that you are holier than gideon.
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Are holier than gideon. i'm not,
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I'm not, so, i get this guy.
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So, i get this guy. when i say i get him,
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When i say i get him, and watch this.
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And watch this. he's doesn't even know he's
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He's doesn't even know he's gonna be --
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Gonna be -- i would put gideon
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I would put gideon as the g.o.a.t of all the judges
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As the g.o.a.t of all the judges that god raised up.
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That god raised up. i would say he is
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I would say he is the greatest of all time.
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The greatest of all time. the greatest ever to do it.
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The greatest ever to do it. he had tact, diplomacy,
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He had tact, diplomacy, he could talk people down
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He could talk people down who wanted to fight,
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Who wanted to fight, but if you wanted to fight --
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But if you wanted to fight -- if you wanna fight,
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If you wanna fight, do you really wanna do this?
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Do you really wanna do this? i'm warning you.
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I'm warning you. buck, we went
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Buck, we went to the wrestling tournament,
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To the wrestling tournament, all the guys with their ears
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All the guys with their ears all cauliflowered up?
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All cauliflowered up? i was real nice to them
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I was real nice to them 'cause i know you
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'cause i know you been through something, man.
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Been through something, man. whatever you did
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Whatever you did to get your ear like that,
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To get your ear like that, i don't want
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I don't want you to do it to me.
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You to do it to me. so, how you doing?
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So, how you doing? [laughter]
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[laughter] yes, go first.
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Yes, go first. go right ahead.
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Go right ahead. i'll hold the door for you.
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I'll hold the door for you. [laughter]
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[laughter] so, gideon was rough,
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So, gideon was rough, and he was tough,
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And he was tough, but he was depressed.
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But he was depressed. now, watch this.
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Now, watch this. stop confusing yourself
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Stop confusing yourself with your state.
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With your state. [applause]
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[applause] it's easy to do.
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It's easy to do. it's easy to do.
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It's easy to do. gideon is threshing wheat
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Gideon is threshing wheat in a winepress.
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In a winepress. he's a warrior --
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He's a warrior -- come on,
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Come on, we just have to stop
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We just have to stop and marvel at this,
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And marvel at this, that he could be a warrior
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That he could be a warrior in a winepress.
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In a winepress. that you could be a great man
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That you could be a great man trapped in a really bad habit.
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Trapped in a really bad habit. that you could be a great
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That you could be a great woman going through a period
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Woman going through a period of chronic pain
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Of chronic pain followed by depression,
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Followed by depression, but you could still be something
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But you could still be something and not see it in yourself
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And not see it in yourself because of where you are.
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>> even if i'm stuck in this
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>> even if i'm stuck in this narrative in my life,
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Narrative in my life, that, you know,
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That, you know, i'm really no one special,
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I'm really no one special, i'm really no one,
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I'm really no one, and i have no one,
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And i have no one, it's a lie.
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It's a lie. if i believe that,
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If i believe that, that i am no one
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That i am no one and that i have no one,
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And that i have no one, as so many of us do,
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As so many of us do, i think that's the thing
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I think that's the thing the devil just tries to get you
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The devil just tries to get you to believe over and over again
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To believe over and over again in different ways.
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>> have you found yourself
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Believing lies from the enemy?"
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That's how loneliness
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Begins to creep in.
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>> i think it's the loneliest
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>> i think it's the loneliest thing in the world to have
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Thing in the world to have people around you,
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People around you, but you can't really touch them
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But you can't really touch them and connect with them
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And connect with them for who you really are.
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For who you really are. because you just keep trying
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Because you just keep trying to give 'em who you think
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To give 'em who you think you're supposed to be.
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>> willing to meet you
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In that place.
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>> and so, some of you
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>> and so, some of you are sitting in loneliness
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Are sitting in loneliness that was not chosen
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That was not chosen in this season of your life.
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In this season of your life. before god can get you out,
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Before god can get you out, he has to get in.
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He has to get in. he's getting in.
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He's getting in. god said to tell you,
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God said to tell you, he'll meet you in
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He'll meet you in your lonely place.
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>> in pastor steven furtick's
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New series, "never alone",
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Discover the freedom
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Of being truly known by god,
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And learn to recognize
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That with him,
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You are never alone.
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It's available for
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Your gift of any amount.
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Just call or visit us online
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To get your copy today.
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>> i hope today's message
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>> i hope today's message from pastor steven
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From pastor steven encouraged you
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Encouraged you and reminded you that
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And reminded you that god is always with you.
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God is always with you. if it spoke to your heart,
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If it spoke to your heart, i wanna invite you to call
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It's from his new series, "never alone",
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"never alone", and it's available
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For your gift of any amount. when you give
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When you give to steven furtick ministries,
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To steven furtick ministries, you're doing more than
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You're doing more than supporting a broadcast,
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Supporting a broadcast, you're helping us spread
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You're helping us spread the gospel and the truth
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The gospel and the truth that no one is truly alone.
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That no one is truly alone. your generosity helps us
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Your generosity helps us share this message of hope
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Share this message of hope through television broadcast,
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And ministry partners around the world.
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Around the world. think about how many people
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Think about how many people today are struggling
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Today are struggling with isolating or feeling
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With isolating or feeling unseen or forgotten,
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Unseen or forgotten, and because of your support,
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And because of your support, they're hearing
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They're hearing a different truth,
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A different truth, that god is with them
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That god is with them right where they are.
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Right where they are. your giving ensures
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Your giving ensures that his message reaches
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That his message reaches those who need it most,
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Those who need it most, reminding them that they are
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Reminding them that they are seen and loved by god.
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Seen and loved by god. so, would you consider
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So, would you consider making a difference today?
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Making a difference today? call the number on your screen
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Call the number on your screen or visit us online to donate.
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Whatever amount you're able to give,
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You're able to give, we are so grateful.
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We are so grateful. your gift is helping
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Your gift is helping someone find the strength
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Someone find the strength to stand knowing that
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To stand knowing that they are never alone.
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>> ♪ and that is enough ♪
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♪ it's enough for me oh ♪
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♪ sing it out i'm already ♪
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>> ♪ i'm already loved ♪
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>> ♪ i'm already chosen ♪
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♪ i know who i am ♪
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♪ i know what you've spoken ♪
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♪ i'm already loved ♪
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>> ♪ more than i could imagine ♪
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>> ♪ and that is enough ♪
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>> ♪ that is enough ♪
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>> ♪ yes it is ♪
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♪ i'm already loved ♪
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>> ♪ i'm already loved ♪
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>> ♪ i'm already chosen ♪
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>> ♪ i know who i am ♪
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>> ♪ cause i know ♪
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♪ what you've spoken ♪
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♪ i know what you've spoken ♪
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>> ♪ i'm already loved ♪
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>> ♪ more than i could imagine ♪
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>> ♪ and that is enough ♪
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>> ♪ that is enough ♪
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>> ♪ oh my god you've sure ♪
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♪ been good to me ♪
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Steven Furtick - When God Goes In (Part 1)

October 13, 2025 | 28:0

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