Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - When God Says Let Go (Part 3)

August 26, 2025 | S25 E238 | 28:0

Elevation with Steven Furtick focuses on the strength of God in our everyday struggles.

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - When God Says Let Go (Part 3) | August 26, 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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>> is it possible?
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>> is it possible? i'm asking the question,
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I'm asking the question, is it possible that your problem
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Is it possible that your problem isn't that you don't hold on
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Isn't that you don't hold on to you think god told you,
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To you think god told you, you hold it too tight?
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You hold it too tight? because sometimes his timing
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Because sometimes his timing different from yours.
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Different from yours. i don't know who this is for,
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I don't know who this is for, but the lord really wants you
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But the lord really wants you to get this today 'cause
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To get this today 'cause he's saying, "let go.
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He's saying, "let go. let go."
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Let go." what would that journey
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What would that journey have been like
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Have been like to the mountain region
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To the mountain region named moriah?
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Named moriah? this is the same region
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This is the same region where jesus would die
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Where jesus would die thousands of years later.
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Thousands of years later. where god would give his son.
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Where god would give his son. different mountain, same region.
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Different mountain, same region. abraham had no context for that.
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Abraham had no context for that. and so, what do you do when
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And so, what do you do when your faith is being tested
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Your faith is being tested and you have no precedence?
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And you have no precedence? no precedence.
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No precedence. i wanted to call this message,
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I wanted to call this message, "a promise with no precedence."
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"a promise with no precedence." in other words, i've never
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In other words, i've never seen this before.
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Seen this before. i've never seen this before.
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I've never seen this before. i don't know how to do this.
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I don't know how to do this. i don't know how to be
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I don't know how to be a father of many nations.
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A father of many nations. i don't know how to do this."
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I don't know how to do this." and you gotta lead your son too?
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And you gotta lead your son too? isaac is 15 by this time,
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Isaac is 15 by this time, by the way.
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By the way. he's a teenager.
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He's a teenager. we talked a little bit about
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Teenagers and trust earlier,
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Teenagers and trust earlier, and now this teenager --
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And now this teenager -- now, watch the journey,
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Now, watch the journey, there's a conversation
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There's a conversation that happens because
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That happens because they go three days.
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They go three days. remember, abraham was tested
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Remember, abraham was tested not in a moment,
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Not in a moment, but in a process.
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But in a process. the test of your faith
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The test of your faith will be continual.
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Will be continual. you'll be good one moment...
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You'll be good one moment... the next.
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The next. why are y'all so fake today?
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Why are y'all so fake today? i said you'll be
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I said you'll be tested one moment,
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Tested one moment, and your faith will be
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And your faith will be really, really good,
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Really, really good, and then it'll tank the next.
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And then it'll tank the next. you are only one text message
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Away from your trust in god
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Away from your trust in god tanking to an all time level,
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Tanking to an all time level, and that's true.
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And that's true. need i go further?
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Need i go further? and they're talking about it,
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And they're talking about it, and the further they get,
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And the further they get, the more questions isaac
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The more questions isaac has because this is not
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Has because this is not the dad trusting the teenager,
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The dad trusting the teenager, this is the teenager
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This is the teenager trusting the dad.
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Trusting the dad. this thing is flipped.
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This thing is flipped. and so, now isaac is walking
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And so, now isaac is walking with abraham and he
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With abraham and he doesn't know either.
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Doesn't know either. i should do a parenting
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I should do a parenting seminar on this.
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Seminar on this. what do you do when
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What do you do when you're leading somebody
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You're leading somebody and you don't know either?
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And you don't know either? i don't know.
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I don't know. abraham's like, "let me tell you
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Abraham's like, "let me tell you about me and god.
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About me and god. he doesn't give me
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He doesn't give me many details."
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[laughter]
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Because when they start walking,
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Because when they start walking, and i'm not cheapening the text
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And i'm not cheapening the text by lightening the tone,
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By lightening the tone, i'm trying to bring you
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I'm trying to bring you into it so that you can
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Into it so that you can understand that god
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Understand that god doesn't call us all
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Doesn't call us all to sacrifice our sons,
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To sacrifice our sons, he sacrificed
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He sacrificed his son for all of us,
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His son for all of us, but he does call us
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But he does call us all to trust in him at time,
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All to trust in him at time, times where we can't understand.
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Times where we can't understand. and they're walking three days,
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And they're walking three days, and then comes the point
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And then comes the point where they can't take
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Where they can't take the servants any further
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The servants any further because there will come a place
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Because there will come a place where you get to a point
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With god where no one else
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With god where no one else can help you figure it out.
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Can help you figure it out. i mean, to a point people
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I mean, to a point people can give you advise,
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Can give you advise, to a point people
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To a point people will give you wisdom,
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Will give you wisdom, but don't worship their wisdom
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But don't worship their wisdom because their wisdom
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Because their wisdom is based on their experience.
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And god has to show you
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And god has to show you some things for your life.
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And genesis 22:6 says that,
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And genesis 22:6 says that, "abraham took the wood,"
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"abraham took the wood," get the picture,
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Get the picture, "the word for
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"the word for the burnt offering,
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The burnt offering, and placed it
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And placed it on his son, isaac."
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On his son, isaac." do we not see jesus
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Do we not see jesus all the way in genesis 22,
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All the way in genesis 22, that he took the wood
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That he took the wood and put it on his son?
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And put it on his son? "and he himself carried
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"and he himself carried the fire and the knife.
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The fire and the knife. and as the two of them
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And as the two of them went on together,"
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Went on together," isaac started
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Isaac started to wonder a little bit.
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To wonder a little bit. "and he spoke up and he said
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"and he spoke up and he said to his father, abraham,
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To his father, abraham, 'father?'
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'father?' 'yes, my son?'
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'yes, my son?' abraham replied.
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Abraham replied. 'the fire and wood are here,'"
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'the fire and wood are here,'" i'm doing an inventory.
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I'm doing an inventory. we got everything we need
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We got everything we need except one thing.
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Except one thing. "where is the lamb for
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"where is the lamb for the burnt offering?"
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The burnt offering?" in other words,
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In other words, i need some details.
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I need some details. "and abraham answered, 'god,'
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"and abraham answered, 'god,' he only said one thing.
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He only said one thing. one thing.
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One thing. one thing that he had
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One thing that he had found to be true over
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Found to be true over 1,500 miles of traveling.
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1,500 miles of traveling. one thing that he had found
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One thing that he had found to be true when he went to egypt
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To be true when he went to egypt to survive for a little while.
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To survive for a little while. one thing that he knew to be
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One thing that he knew to be true even though he didn't know
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True even though he didn't know where this was leading.
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Where this was leading. "god himself will
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"god himself will provide the lamb for
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Provide the lamb for the burnt offering."
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[applause]
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And in this moment we wonder,
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And in this moment we wonder, was abraham bluffing?
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Was abraham bluffing? did he really know
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Did he really know that that was gonna happen?
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That that was gonna happen? because that is what happened,
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Because that is what happened, just not a lamb, but it's a ram,
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Just not a lamb, but it's a ram, because god isn't gonna
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Because god isn't gonna ever do it exactly
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Ever do it exactly like you think he is.
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Like you think he is. but he says it like he knows it.
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But he says it like he knows it. "god himself will provide
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"god himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering,
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The lamb for the burnt offering, my son."
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My son." and watch this.
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And watch this. i get the picture here
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I get the picture here that isaac has seen abraham
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That isaac has seen abraham trust god before.
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Trust god before. he has seen his father
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He has seen his father trust god before, why?
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Trust god before, why? because the deeper the trust,
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Because the deeper the trust, the less the need for details.
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The less the need for details. isaac told him god will provide,
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Isaac told him god will provide, and the two of them
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And the two of them went on together.
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Went on together. he said, "god will provide,"
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He said, "god will provide," and isaac said, "let's go."
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And isaac said, "let's go." and so, isaac is saying,
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And so, isaac is saying, "let's go,"
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"let's go," while abraham is letting him go.
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Then the moment comes.
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Then the moment comes. now, just lock in
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With me for a minute.
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With me for a minute. "when they reached the place
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"when they reached the place god had told him about,"
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God had told him about," not the place he knew
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Not the place he knew in his mind.
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In his mind. god showed him
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God showed him when he got there.
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When he got there. "abraham built an altar,"
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"abraham built an altar," which was a place of sacrifice,
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Which was a place of sacrifice, which was a place of death,
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Which was a place of death, which was a place of worship.
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Which was a place of worship. "he built an altar there
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"he built an altar there and arranged the wood on it.
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And arranged the wood on it. he bound his son isaac
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He bound his son isaac and laid him on the altar,
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And laid him on the altar, on top of the wood."
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On top of the wood." i know how hard this is for us
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I know how hard this is for us to get out minds around,
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To get out minds around, that's why i was hesitant
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That's why i was hesitant to preach it.
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To preach it. but the one that i was
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But the one that i was most hesitant to preach in
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Most hesitant to preach in this whole series is the one
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This whole series is the one that healed me the most
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That healed me the most because what i saw
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Because what i saw in verse 10 changed my life.
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In verse 10 changed my life. "he reached out his hand,"
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"he reached out his hand," and he is reaching for
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And he is reaching for the instrument, the knife,
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The instrument, the knife, and he's wrapping his fingers
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And he's wrapping his fingers around the knife,
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Around the knife, letting go of his son.
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Letting go of his son. and as he reached out
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And as he reached out his hand and took the knife
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His hand and took the knife to slay his son,
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To slay his son, "but the angel of the lord
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"but the angel of the lord called out to him from heaven,
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Called out to him from heaven, 'abraham!
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'abraham! abraham!'"
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Abraham!'" he said it twice because
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He said it twice because he was holding the knife,
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He was holding the knife, and he thought his son
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And he thought his son was about to die,
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Was about to die, and he didn't know
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And he didn't know what to make sense of it.
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What to make sense of it. but in the moment
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But in the moment that he's holding
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That he's holding the knife over his son,
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The knife over his son, here comes the angel
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Here comes the angel at that moment saying,
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At that moment saying, "abraham, abraham.
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"abraham, abraham. let go."
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Let go." god says let go at
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God says let go at the very moment that abraham,
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The very moment that abraham, abraham thinks it's over.
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Abraham thinks it's over. and when god said what he said,
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And when god said what he said, "abraham, abraham,"
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"abraham, abraham," "'here i am,' he replied."
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"'here i am,' he replied." verse 12.
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Verse 12. "do not lay a hand on the boy."
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"do not lay a hand on the boy." somebody shout, "let go."
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Somebody shout, "let go." >> congregation: let go.
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>> congregation: let go. >> shout it again, "let go."
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>> shout it again, "let go." >> congregation: let go.
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>> congregation: let go. >> let go.
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>> let go. i know you came
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I know you came this far thinking this
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This far thinking this was how it's gonna end,
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Was how it's gonna end, but the moment that
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But the moment that the angel spoke, he said,
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The angel spoke, he said, "don't lay a hand on the boy,
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"don't lay a hand on the boy, don't do anything to him.
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Don't do anything to him. now i know that you fear god,"
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Now i know that you fear god," and not that you've let him go,
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And not that you've let him go, let go.
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[applause]
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Now that i know
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Now that i know that i can trust you
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That i can trust you with what i taught you,
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With what i taught you, that i can trust you
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That i can trust you that you don't love it
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That you don't love it more than you love me,
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More than you love me, now that i can trust you
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Now that i can trust you that you are embracing
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That you are embracing my promise, not your plan.
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Now that you have let go,
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Now that you have let go, because, verse 12, "you have not
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Because, verse 12, "you have not withheld your son."
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Withheld your son." you have let go of your son,
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You have let go of your son, now let go of the knife.
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And god is so strategic that
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And god is so strategic that at the moment that abraham was
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At the moment that abraham was letting go of the knife,
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Letting go of the knife, which is what he thought
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Which is what he thought he had to do.
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He had to do. at the moment that god said,
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At the moment that god said, "let go of the knife,"
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"let go of the knife," verse 13 says he heard
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Verse 13 says he heard something other than the angel
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Rustling in the background,
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Rustling in the background, "abraham looked up
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"abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw
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And there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns.
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A ram caught by its horns. and he went over and took
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And he went over and took the ram and sacrificed it
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The ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering
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As a burnt offering instead of his son."
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Instead of his son." verse 14 says, "so abraham
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Verse 14 says, "so abraham called that place,"
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Called that place," the place where he thought
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The place where he thought isaac would die.
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Isaac would die. that place, the place where
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That place, the place where he thought it was over.
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He thought it was over. that place, the place he didn't
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That place, the place he didn't even know he was going
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Even know he was going or what god would do
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Or what god would do but he said he would provide
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But he said he would provide and he did provide,
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And he did provide, "and he called that place
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"and he called that place the lord will provide."
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It wasn't called,
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It wasn't called, "the place where isaac died."
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"the place where isaac died." it was called the place where
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It was called the place where jehovah provided.
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Jehovah provided. and i declare...
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♪ ♪
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Woo.
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Woo. glory to god.
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Glory to god. let's rename this place.
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Let's rename this place. now, this is for all
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Now, this is for all of the people who are
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Letting go of something that
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Letting go of something that you thought would happen.
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You thought would happen. letting go of the way
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Letting go of the way you thought somebody
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You thought somebody was supposed to change.
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Was supposed to change. letting go of what you
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Letting go of what you expected from yourself.
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Expected from yourself. letting go of what
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Letting go of what you thought god was like.
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You thought god was like. letting go of what you thought
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Letting go of what you thought this season would include,
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This season would include, this is for everybody
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This is for everybody who's letting go.
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Who's letting go. at the moment that abraham
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At the moment that abraham was letting go of the knife,
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Was letting go of the knife, the thicket was grabbing
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Hold of the ram.
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Hold of the ram. what am i trying to say?
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What am i trying to say? god's got you in this place.
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[applause]
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God's got you in this place.
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[applause]
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His name is jehovah.
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His name is jehovah. he is jehovah jireh, the lord
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He is jehovah jireh, the lord will provide for me.
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Will provide for me. the lord will provide
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The lord will provide for my family.
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For my family. the lord will provide
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The lord will provide for this church.
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[applause]
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Can't you see the angel?
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Can't you see the angel? at the same moment that
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At the same moment that one angel is telling abraham
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One angel is telling abraham to let go of the knife,
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To let go of the knife, another angel is telling
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Another angel is telling the thicket to grab
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The thicket to grab a hold of the ram?
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A hold of the ram? don't you see the timing of god?
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Don't you see the timing of god? what you call coincidence.
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[applause]
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But abraham didn't know that.
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But abraham didn't know that. abraham didn't know that.
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Abraham didn't know that. he has to go not knowing,
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He has to go not knowing, and so do you.
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And so do you. but hebrews 11:19 --
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But hebrews 11:19 -- stay standing
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Stay standing and hasten me to a close,
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And hasten me to a close, and rush me with pressure
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And rush me with pressure by standing up.
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By standing up. if you stand up,
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If you stand up, i'll start rushing
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I'll start rushing this sermon to a conclusion,
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This sermon to a conclusion, and you can get the qdoba
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And you can get the qdoba and sit around and eat
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And sit around and eat something that ain't gon' last
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Something that ain't gon' last you for two hours of energy,
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You for two hours of energy, instead of getting this word
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Instead of getting this word from god that can save you from
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From god that can save you from a decade of disappointment,
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A decade of disappointment, and break off generations of
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And break off generations of depression off of your family
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Because my god is jehovah jireh.
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[applause]
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When god is testing
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When god is testing your faith, not the devil,
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When god is testing your faith,
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When god is testing your faith, even if the devil brings
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Even if the devil brings that trial, the lord
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That trial, the lord will administer the test.
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Will administer the test. when god is testing your faith,
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When god is testing your faith, he already taught you something.
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He already taught you something. hebrews 11:19 one more time,
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Hebrews 11:19 one more time, how did he make it up
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How did he make it up that mountain?
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That mountain? how do i walk
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How do i walk through this valley?
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Through this valley? how do i get through
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How do i get through this season of uncertainty?
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This season of uncertainty? how do i go not knowing?
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How do i go not knowing? how do i show up not feeling it?
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How do i show up not feeling it? how do i continue to embrace
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How do i continue to embrace the promise while not
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The promise while not holding it too tightly?
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Holding it too tightly? ah-ha, the writer of hebrews
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Ah-ha, the writer of hebrews gives us a clue as to what
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Gives us a clue as to what to do when your faith is being
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To do when your faith is being tested and you know
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Your god can be trusted.
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Your god can be trusted. he said, "abraham reasoned that
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He said, "abraham reasoned that god could even raise the dead."
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God could even raise the dead." now, i thought about that thing,
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Now, i thought about that thing, and i thought about that thing.
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And i thought about that thing. and i thought about how
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And i thought about how he reasoned that god could
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He reasoned that god could even raise the dead.
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Even raise the dead. even if it ends, god can bring
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Even if it ends, god can bring a new beginning.
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A new beginning. he reasoned that
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He reasoned that god could raise the dead.
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God could raise the dead. and it made me ask the question,
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At this point in history when
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At this point in history when abraham reasoned that god would
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Abraham reasoned that god would raise him from the dead,
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Raise him from the dead, had there ever been
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Had there ever been a resurrection recorded
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A resurrection recorded in the scriptures?
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In the scriptures? and the answer is no.
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And the answer is no. there is no recorded
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There is no recorded resurrection in the scriptures
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Resurrection in the scriptures by genesis 22.
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By genesis 22. i could understand
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I could understand if it said peter reasoned
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If it said peter reasoned that god could raise him
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That god could raise him from the dead because he saw
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From the dead because he saw that happen to his boss.
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That happen to his boss. so, he had seen it before.
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So, he had seen it before. but verse 19 does not say,
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But verse 19 does not say, "abraham remembered that god
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"abraham remembered that god could even raise the dead."
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Could even raise the dead." for him to remember,
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For him to remember, he would have had to have
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He would have had to have a previous experience.
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A previous experience. he would've had to have
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He would've had to have a precedence for the promise.
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A precedence for the promise. but it doesn't say he remembered
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But it doesn't say he remembered 'cause it wasn't anything
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'cause it wasn't anything he'd ever seen before.
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He'd ever seen before. so, i wonder to myself,
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So, i wonder to myself, what was the reason
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What was the reason that he believed?
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That he believed? it doesn't even say he believed.
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It doesn't even say he believed. to believe could mean that you
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To believe could mean that you think it could happen but you
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Think it could happen but you don't know it could happen.
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Don't know it could happen. it doesn't say he remembered.
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It doesn't say he remembered. he had never seen it before.
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He had never seen it before. it doesn't say he believed.
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It says he reasoned.
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It says he reasoned. and that made me remember
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And that made me remember what paul, who we preached
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What paul, who we preached about last week,
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About last week, said about abraham who
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Said about abraham who we're preaching about this week.
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We're preaching about this week. watch god put the ram
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Watch god put the ram in the thicket.
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In the thicket. watch god drop the knife
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Watch god drop the knife and stage the ram.
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And stage the ram. watch god work all things
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Watch god work all things together for good in your life.
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Together for good in your life. watch god put the right person
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Watch god put the right person at the right place at the right
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Time to do the right thing
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Time to do the right thing to give you the right --
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To give you the right -- watch god.
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[applause]
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Watch god.
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[applause]
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He reasoned.
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He reasoned. and i wondered why
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And i wondered why the bible used the word,
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The bible used the word, "he reasoned,"
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"he reasoned," until i remembered
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That romans 4:19 says that,
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That romans 4:19 says that, "abraham, without weakening
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"abraham, without weakening in his faith,
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In his faith, faced the fact that his body
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Faced the fact that his body was as good as dead."
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Was as good as dead." since he was 100,
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Since he was 100, it only stands to reason
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It only stands to reason that his body isn't gonna
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That his body isn't gonna get the job done.
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Get the job done. so, he says,
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So, he says, "it's as good as dead."
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"it's as good as dead." and guess what?
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And guess what? "sarah's womb was also dead."
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So, i realized that although he
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So, i realized that although he had never seen the dead raised,
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Had never seen the dead raised, he had seen somebody born
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He had seen somebody born from a dead place.
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[applause]
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I realize that i might not
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I realize that i might not have never seen this before.
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I might not have seen it,
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I might not have seen it, but how many can testify,
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But how many can testify, i've seen something like it?
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I've seen something like it? if you knew where
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If you knew where he brought me from,
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He brought me from, if you knew what
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If you knew what he brought me through,
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He brought me through, you'd understand the reason,
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The reason, the reason.
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The reason, the reason. high five three people and say,
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High five three people and say, "i got a reason.
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"i got a reason. i got a reason.
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I got a reason. i got a reason.
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I got a reason. i got a reason."
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I got a reason." "i'm not foolish, it's faith
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"i'm not foolish, it's faith and my faith
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And my faith has substance, reason."
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Has substance, reason." i believe it's cause
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I believe it's cause i've seen him do, watch this,
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I've seen him do, watch this, something kinda like it.
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Something kinda like it. you ever seen the dead raised?
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You ever seen the dead raised? no.
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No. well, i saw a dead womb
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Well, i saw a dead womb bring forth a baby.
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Bring forth a baby. i saw something kind of like it.
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I saw something kind of like it. i never been through this
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I never been through this challenge before,
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Challenge before, but i've been through
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But i've been through something kinda like it.
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Something kinda like it. i never been in this place
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I never been in this place before but i've been in
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Something kinda like it.
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Something kinda like it. i never dealt with bad news
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I never dealt with bad news quite like this before,
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Quite like this before, but i've been through
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But i've been through bad news that was kinda like it.
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Bad news that was kinda like it. i never fought a goliath before,
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I never fought a goliath before, but i fought something
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But i fought something kinda like it.
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Kinda like it. i never crossed over
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I never crossed over a red sea before with
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A red sea before with nothing but my staff,
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Nothing but my staff, but i've been through
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But i've been through something kinda like it.
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Something kinda like it. and i came to tell you
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And i came to tell you today that if you're being
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Today that if you're being tested in your faith,
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Tested in your faith, god is telling you
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God is telling you to trust him in something
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He already taught you.
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He already taught you. if isaac came from a dead place,
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If isaac came from a dead place, abraham said god raised him
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Abraham said god raised him from a dead place.
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From a dead place. if he wants to,
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If he wants to, he can do what he wants to.
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He can do what he wants to. i don't need the details because
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I don't need the details because the deeper the level of trust,
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The deeper the level of trust, the less the need for details.
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[applause]
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I reckon god can raise them.
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I reckon god can raise them. i hear abraham hollering back
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I hear abraham hollering back to the servants,
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To the servants, "we'll be back
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"we'll be back in a little while, y'all,
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In a little while, y'all, 'cause i don't know
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'cause i don't know what god's gonna do,
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What god's gonna do, but i've seen him do too much.
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But i've seen him do too much. i've seen him do too much.
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I've seen him do too much. i've seen him do too much."
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♪ ♪
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Hey, hey, when god tells you
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Hey, hey, when god tells you to release something, to let go,
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To release something, to let go, when god says let go,
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When god says let go, he's already got
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He's already got the ram in the bush.
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The ram in the bush. i wanna show you one more thing.
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I wanna show you one more thing. i wanna show you one more thing.
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I wanna show you one more thing. this blew my mind.
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Put a mind blow emoji
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Put a mind blow emoji in the chat by faith that this
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In the chat by faith that this is gonna blow your mind too.
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When it said that abraham
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Said to god,
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"let's go even though
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I don't know.
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Let's go even though
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I don't know."
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Maybe that's where
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You are right now.
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Let's go even though
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Let's go even though i don't know.
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I don't know. i'm gonna take the first step.
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I'm gonna take the first step. let's go even though
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Let's go even though i don't know.
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I don't know. i'm gonna call the therapist.
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Let's go even though
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Let's go even though i don't know.
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I don't know. i'm just gonna start.
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I'm just gonna start. let's go even though
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Let's go even though i don't know.
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I don't know. i'm going to church today.
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I'm going to church today. let's go even though
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Let's go even though i don't know.
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I don't know. i'm reading my bible
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I'm reading my bible this morning.
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This morning. let's go even though
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Let's go even though i don't know."
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I don't know." when you say that
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When you say that and then you hold on,
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And then you hold on, even though you don't see it,
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Even though you don't see it, and then god says,
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And then god says, "i want you to bring
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"i want you to bring this thing back to me."
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This thing back to me." this is the process, man,
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This is the process, man, for my life, i just
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For my life, i just have to keep walking
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Have to keep walking through my life with my kids,
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Through my life with my kids, my dreams, my goals,
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My ambitions, my hangups,
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My ambitions, my hangups, my flaws, like abraham's
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My flaws, like abraham's walking with isaac,
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Walking with isaac, and just say,
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And just say, "the lord will provide."
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"the lord will provide." and keep giving it back to god.
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And keep giving it back to god. and so, here's a good prayer,
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And so, here's a good prayer, "it's yours, lord."
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"it's yours, lord." it's yours.
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It's yours. you gave it to me by grace,
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You gave it to me by grace, so i'm gonna finish it by faith.
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So i'm gonna finish it by faith. it's yours, lord.
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[applause]
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When i told y'all to start
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When i told y'all to start the church with me and i
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The church with me and i didn't tell you what city,
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Didn't tell you what city, how did you trust so much
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How did you trust so much when i told you so little?
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When i told you so little? and i realized that although
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And i realized that although you had never seen this plan,
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You had never seen this plan, you knew the person.
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You knew the person. you saw me do some stuff,
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You saw me do some stuff, you saw me start
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You saw me start a choir in college,
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A choir in college, you saw me start
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You saw me start a choir in shelby.
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A choir in shelby. you saw me say what
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You saw me say what i was gonna do and then do it.
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I was gonna do and then do it. i'm not comparing myself to god,
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I'm not comparing myself to god, i'm using it as
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An antithetical analogy.
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An antithetical analogy. if they trusted me that much,
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If they trusted me that much, seeing me do so little,
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Seeing me do so little, how could we have seen god
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How could we have seen god do so much and trust him
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Do so much and trust him so little?
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[applause]
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It came from a dead place.
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It came from a dead place. he reasoned.
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He reasoned. so, when the thicket
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So, when the thicket started rustling,
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Started rustling, abraham looked up
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Abraham looked up and saw a ram.
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And saw a ram. if you look at this in the esv,
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If you look at this in the esv, which gives the exact word
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Which gives the exact word that is used when it says that
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That is used when it says that there was a ram in the ticket,
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It gives you one meaning
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It gives you one meaning that i wanna send you back
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To your house with today.
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To your house with today. "abraham lifted up his eyes
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"abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold,
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And looked, and behold, behind him was a ram,
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Behind him was a ram, caught in the thicket
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Caught in the thicket by its horns."
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By its horns." behind him.
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Behind him. what he needed was in a place
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What he needed was in a place he had already walked past.
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When your faith is being tested,
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When your faith is being tested, there is something god
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There is something god has already taught you that
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Has already taught you that he is calling you to trust him
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He is calling you to trust him in and take hold of.
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In and take hold of. he took hold of it
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He took hold of it in the thicket.
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In the thicket. when he walked by the thicket,
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When he walked by the thicket, perhaps the ram wasn't
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Perhaps the ram wasn't there yet but look back.
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There yet but look back. the moment that he let go,
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The moment that he let go, the bush took hold
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The bush took hold and the ram was there,
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And the ram was there, and he called that place
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And he called that place "the lord will provide."
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"the lord will provide." everyone standing, heads bowed,
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Everyone standing, heads bowed, eyes closed, no one move.
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Eyes closed, no one move. this place can be called
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"the lord will provide" too.
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"the lord will provide" too. please stand
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Please stand if you're physically able.
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If you're physically able. it's our sign of respect to god,
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It's our sign of respect to god, that he is speaking that
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That he is speaking that this is holy ground.
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This is holy ground. turn your palms up to the lord
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Turn your palms up to the lord like you're lifting your hands
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Like you're lifting your hands to receive from him.
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There's a ram in the thicket.
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There's a ram in the thicket. there is honey in the rock.
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There is honey in the rock. there is water
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There is water in your wilderness.
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In your wilderness. the lord will provide.
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The lord will provide. there's something god
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There's something god has already taught you,
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Has already taught you, something you've already
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Something you've already walked past,
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Walked past, something you've
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Something you've already learned.
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Already learned. and letting go in this
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And letting go in this season will not be easy,
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Season will not be easy, but oh it will be so,
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But oh it will be so, so, so relieving to you.
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So, so relieving to you. ball up your fist real tight
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Ball up your fist real tight like you're squeezing something.
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Like you're squeezing something. come on, real tight like
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Come on, real tight like you're squeezing something.
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You're squeezing something. like you think
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Like you think it depends on you.
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It depends on you. like you gotta make it happen,
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Like you gotta make it happen, like you gotta figure
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Like you gotta figure everything out.
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Everything out. now, when i say three,
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Now, when i say three, i want you to do
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I want you to do what my sermon says.
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What my sermon says. when god says one,
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When god says one, two, three, let go.
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Two, three, let go. let go,
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Let go, and hold what god told you,
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And hold what god told you, but hold it with open hands,
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But hold it with open hands, 'cause if he dresses the lilies
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'cause if he dresses the lilies with beauty and splendor,
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With beauty and splendor, come on, how much more
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Come on, how much more will he clothe you?
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Will he clothe you? how much more
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How much more will he clothe you?
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Will he clothe you? faith does not make a fist,
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Faith does not make a fist, faith holds on with open hands.
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Faith holds on with open hands. it's yours, lord.
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It's yours, lord. it's yours, lord.
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This place, the place
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This place, the place of surrender, jehovah jireh.
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Of surrender, jehovah jireh. if he watches over
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If he watches over every sparrow, how much more
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Every sparrow, how much more does he love you?
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Does he love you? if he did not spare his son
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If he did not spare his son but gave him up freely for us,
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But gave him up freely for us, if he gave us jesus,
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If he gave us jesus, how much more will he not
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How much more will he not freely give us all things
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Pertaining to life
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Pertaining to life and godliness?
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And godliness? there's a ram in the thicket,
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There's a ram in the thicket, there's forgiveness
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There's forgiveness in the thicket,
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In the thicket, there's grace in the thicket,
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There's grace in the thicket, there's joy in the thicket,
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There's joy in the thicket, and it won't run out.
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>> i don't want you to be
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>> i don't want you to be so confused by the noise
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So confused by the noise that's surrounding you
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That's surrounding you that you never know
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That you never know the god who made you
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The god who made you and never know his voice.
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>> when god calls
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>> when god calls your name once,
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Your name once, that's personal.
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That's personal. when he calls
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When he calls your name twice,
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Your name twice, that's pivotal.
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To request your copy of today's message.
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Of today's message. it's part of his brand-new
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It's part of his brand-new series, "called,"
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And it's available for
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Your gift of any amount. this series explores
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This series explores what happens when god
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What happens when god calls your name twice.
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Calls your name twice. those intimate interruptions
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Those intimate interruptions where he breaks through
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Where he breaks through fear and distraction,
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Fear and distraction, and doubt to meet you
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And doubt to meet you right where you are.
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Right where you are. whether you feel overwhelmed
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Whether you feel overwhelmed like jacob, jacob,
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Like jacob, jacob, busy like martha, martha,
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Busy like martha, martha, or uncertain like simon, simon.
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Or uncertain like simon, simon. each message will help you
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Each message will help you hear his voice above the noise.
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Hear his voice above the noise. it will help you sense
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It will help you sense his restoring presence
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His restoring presence and it will allow you
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And it will allow you to step into the purpose
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To step into the purpose that he is preparing you for.
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That he is preparing you for. i know for me
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I know for me i can get distracted
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I can get distracted and busy like martha,
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And busy like martha, so much that i need
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So much that i need god to call my name,
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God to call my name, not just get my attention,
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Not just get my attention, but draw me back to him.
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But draw me back to him. and these messages gave me
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And these messages gave me practical ways to refocus
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Practical ways to refocus and i believe that
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And i believe that they'll do the same for.
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They'll do the same for. so, don't hesitate,
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So, don't hesitate, call the number on your screen
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Call the number on your screen or visit us online to request
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Or visit us online to request your copy of "called,"
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ i'll never be more loved ♪
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♪ than i am right now ♪
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♪ wasn't holding you up ♪
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♪ so there's nothing ♪
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♪ i can do to let you down ♪
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♪ it doesn't take a trophy ♪
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♪ to make you proud ♪
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♪ i'll never be more loved ♪
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♪ than i am right now ♪
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>> ♪ going through a storm ♪
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♪ but i won't go down ♪
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♪ i hear your voice ♪
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♪ carried in the rhythm ♪
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♪ of the wind ♪
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♪ to call me out ♪
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♪ you would cross an ocean ♪
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♪ so i wouldn't drown ♪
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♪ you've never been closer ♪
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♪ than you are right now ♪
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♪ jireh you are enough ♪
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♪ i will be content ♪
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♪ in every circumstance ♪
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♪ jireh you are enough ♪
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>> ♪ forever enough ♪
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♪ always enough ♪
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♪ more than enough ♪
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♪ forever enough ♪
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♪ always enough ♪
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Steven Furtick - When God Says Let Go (Part 3)

August 26, 2025 | S25 E238 | 28:0

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