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Steven Furtick - When Never Meets Now (Part 3)

June 5, 2025 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - When Never Meets Now (Part 3) | June 5, 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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>> i told one guy that,
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>> i told one guy that, "it was in my heart to have
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"it was in my heart to have a diverse church."
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A diverse church." and he said, "well, you better
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And he said, "well, you better not do it in charlotte
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Not do it in charlotte because you will...
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Because you will... >> congregation: "never."
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>> congregation: "never." >> "build a diverse church
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>> "build a diverse church in charlotte."
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In charlotte." now?
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Now? [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] i said, "now?"
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I said, "now?" [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] how do you like it now, devil?
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How do you like it now, devil? [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] how do you like it now?
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How do you like it now? [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] take a look at us now.
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Take a look at us now. we're young, we're old,
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We're young, we're old, we're rich, we're poor.
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We're rich, we're poor. we're coming from every country
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We're coming from every country with a praise and a name.
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With a praise and a name. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] so, you can keep your
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So, you can keep your blanket statements.
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Blanket statements. you can keep your
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You can keep your broken systems.
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Broken systems. you can keep the b.s.
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You can keep the b.s. give me, jesus.
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Give me, jesus. give me the gospel.
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Give me the gospel. give me the word,
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Give me the word, the presence, the spirit.
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The presence, the spirit. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] now, now, now, now.
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Now, now, now, now. okay, okay.
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Okay, okay. "i'll clap my hands
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"i'll clap my hands and praise god when
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And praise god when i get over this little cold."
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I get over this little cold." you better praise him
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You better praise him with a runny nose and a fever.
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With a runny nose and a fever. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] you better wave a tissue
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You better wave a tissue and praise him now,
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And praise him now, now, now, now, now, now.
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Now, now, now, now, now. get in on it.
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Get in on it. when you gonna rejoice?
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When you gonna rejoice? now, now.
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Now, now. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] hey!
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Hey! whoo!
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Whoo! [applause]
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[applause] some people are waiting for
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Some people are waiting for heaven to give god praise.
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Heaven to give god praise. when we all get to heaven,
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When we all get to heaven, what a day that will be.
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What a day that will be. but i read in my bible, "this is
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But i read in my bible, "this is the day that the lord...
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The day that the lord... [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] they can't hear me, jesus.
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They can't hear me, jesus. "this is the day...
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"this is the day... [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] now, now, now, now.
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Now, now, now, now. remember when martha
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Remember when martha sent for jesus to come
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Sent for jesus to come and heal lazarus?
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And heal lazarus? remember?
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Remember? you ever read that story?
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I've preached it a good
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20 times in this pulpit.
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But if you never read it,
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But if you never read it, you need to read it in john 11
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You need to read it in john 11 'cause they sent for jesus,
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'cause they sent for jesus, and he never came.
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And he never came. some of you feel like martha
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Some of you feel like martha and you sent for jesus,
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And you sent for jesus, and he never came.
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And he never came. and you prayed,
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And you prayed, and he never came.
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And he never came. and you asked,
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And you asked, and it never changed.
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And it never changed. and you tried,
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And you tried, and it never works.
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And it never works. and you did it,
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And you did it, and it never made sense.
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And it never made sense. so, i want you to do what
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So, i want you to do what martha did in john 11:20.
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Martha did in john 11:20. it said, "she heard that
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It said, "she heard that jesus was coming,"
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Jesus was coming," somebody say, "he's here.
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Somebody say, "he's here. he's here."
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He's here." no, no, no.
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No, no, no. tell the person next to you,
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Tell the person next to you, "he's here."
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"he's here." put it at the chat.
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Put it at the chat. "he's here."
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"he's here." he's not coming one day,
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He's not coming one day, he's here right now.
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He's here right now. he's at the gate.
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He's at the gate. he is the gate.
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He is the gate. he is the way, the truth,
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He is the way, the truth, and the light.
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And the light. [applause]
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[applause] "she went out to meet him,"
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"she went out to meet him," what happens when
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What happens when never meets now?
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Never meets now? so, he didn't come
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So, he didn't come when you wanted him,
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When you wanted him, like you wanted him,
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Like you wanted him, how you wanted him,
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How you wanted him, but he's here now.
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But he's here now. so, it didn't happen
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So, it didn't happen like you wanted,
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Like you wanted, when you wanted,
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When you wanted, how you want it.
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How you want it. so, he didn't answer
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So, he didn't answer what you prayed,
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What you prayed, how you prayed,
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How you prayed, when you prayed,
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When you prayed, like you prayed,
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Like you prayed, but he's here now.
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But he's here now. [applause]
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[applause] so, you didn't do
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So, you didn't do what you should have,
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What you could have,
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What you could have, what you would have.
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What you would have. so, you wasted the last
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So, you wasted the last couple of years
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Couple of years wondering around.
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Wondering around. so, you're disoriented,
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So, you're disoriented, so you did it,
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So you did it, so you missed it,
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So you missed it, so you lost it,
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So you lost it, so you let it slip away,
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So you let it slip away, but you're here now, now,
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But you're here now, now, now, now and she went --
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[applause]
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[applause] this is for somebody --
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This is for somebody -- i had to call martha 'cause
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I had to call martha 'cause if i just preached about peter
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If i just preached about peter this message will be
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This message will be for the men.
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For the men. so, i wanted to bring martha
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So, i wanted to bring martha with peter so they could both
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With peter so they could both tell you the same thing.
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Tell you the same thing. that it's at the gate, now.
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That it's at the gate, now. [applause]
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[applause] had a man tell me,
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Had a man tell me, "i've never given to
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"i've never given to the church, but when i die
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The church, but when i die i'm gonna will $10,000."
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I'm gonna will $10,000." and this is what i thought,
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And this is what i thought, "god has to kill you
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"god has to kill you to get $10,000?"
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To get $10,000?" [laughter]
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[laughter] how are you smart enough
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How are you smart enough to have $10,000 to give,
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To have $10,000 to give, and stupid enough to say
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And stupid enough to say something like that."
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Something like that." [laughter]
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[laughter] now, you better give it, now.
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Now, you better give it, now. you better grab him,
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You better grab him, hug him, love him now.
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Hug him, love him now. am i preaching?
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Am i preaching? >> congregation: yes.
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>> congregation: yes. >> when she heard
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>> when she heard jesus was coming --
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Jesus was coming -- sent for him
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Sent for him when lazarus was sick,
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When lazarus was sick, he never came.
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He never came. and that's the first thing
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And that's the first thing she told him, "you never came.
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She told him, "you never came. you never came."
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You never came." so, you invite god
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So, you invite god into your never.
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Into your never. "god, i'll be honest like,
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"god, i'll be honest like, i don't even really feel like
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I don't even really feel like this is gonna work for me.
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This is gonna work for me. started a lot of new years like
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Started a lot of new years like this on the no-shrimp diet."
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This on the no-shrimp diet." [laughter]
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[laughter] but you're here now.
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But you're here now. you could've died.
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You could've died. you almost quit.
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You almost quit. you wouldn't have been
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You wouldn't have been at church tomorrow
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At church tomorrow to hear this message,
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To hear this message, so god had me preach it now.
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So god had me preach it now. [applause]
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[applause] everything changes
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Everything changes when never meets now.
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When never meets now. and i think this
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And i think this is more than a sermon,
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Is more than a sermon, i think it's a meeting.
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I think it's a meeting. i think it's a divine
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I think it's a divine appointment for somebody
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Appointment for somebody who's been in neverland,
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Who's been in neverland, and it hadn't happened,
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And it hadn't happened, and you don't see
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And you don't see how it's gonna happen.
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How it's gonna happen. so, i could remind you
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So, i could remind you that a lot of your nows
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That a lot of your nows used to be nevers.
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Used to be nevers. wrote a song years ago
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Wrote a song years ago that said, "you've never
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That said, "you've never failed me yet
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Failed me yet i've seen you move
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I've seen you move the mountains and i believe
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The mountains and i believe you've never failed me yet."
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You've never failed me yet." my buddy, robert madu went
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My buddy, robert madu went to a church and they were --
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To a church and they were -- he was the guest preacher,
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He was the guest preacher, and they were singing that song
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And they were singing that song "do it again,"
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"do it again," and they changed it.
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And they changed it. he said, "it was weird."
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He said, "it was weird." 'cause the way we wrote it,
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'cause the way we wrote it, it said, "your promise
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It said, "your promise still stands
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Still stands great is your faithfulness
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Great is your faithfulness i'm still in your hands
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I'm still in your hands this is my confidence
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This is my confidence you've never failed me yet."
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You've never failed me yet." he said, "but when they got
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He said, "but when they got to that part, they didn't
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To that part, they didn't say 'yet,' they just say,
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Say 'yet,' they just say, ♪ you've never failed me ♪
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♪ you've never failed me ♪ [laughter]
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[laughter] and he asked the pastor
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And he asked the pastor and the pastor said,
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And the pastor said, "we don't like that part.
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"we don't like that part. [laughter]
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[laughter] 'cause when it says, 'yet'
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'cause when it says, 'yet' it implies that he might."
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It implies that he might." but see, what i think
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But see, what i think the word, "yet" --
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The word, "yet" -- put that in the chat too.
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Put that in the chat too. say, "yet, yet, yet."
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Say, "yet, yet, yet." it implies that god's
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It implies that god's past faithfulness is the best
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Past faithfulness is the best predictor of his future
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Predictor of his future performance.
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Performance. [applause]
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[applause] so, it means that if he
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So, it means that if he kept me breathing --
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Kept me breathing -- have you ever stood
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Have you ever stood next to an answered prayer?
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Next to an answered prayer? have you ever stood
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Have you ever stood in the living proof
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Of a moved mountain?
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Of a moved mountain? have you ever just
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Have you ever just fogged a mirror with your
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Fogged a mirror with your breath to annoy the devil
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Breath to annoy the devil that it didn't work
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That it didn't work when he tried to kill you?
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When he tried to kill you? [applause]
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And i'm telling you,
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And i'm telling you, you've never been here before.
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You've never been here before. be easy on yourself.
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Be easy on yourself. be patient with your process.
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Be patient with your process. be open to what god
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Be open to what god is doing in this season.
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Is doing in this season. be like martha,
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Be like martha, get your disappointed butt
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Get your disappointed butt down there to the gate
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Down there to the gate and ask jesus why he never came.
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And ask jesus why he never came. be like peter,
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Go downstairs and see about
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This thing god sent you.
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It's at the gate.
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It's standing there.
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God sent it.
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It might not look familiar.
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It might be weird.
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It might not be
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What you prayed for.
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It might not smell like ribs,
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It might not smell like ribs, but god sent it.
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But god sent it. god sent it.
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God sent it. and hey, you can't hesitate,
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And hey, you can't hesitate, you have got to move now.
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You have got to move now. [applause]
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[applause] thirty miles.
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Thirty miles. i grew up in
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I grew up in moncks corner, south carolina.
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Moncks corner, south carolina. tiny town.
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Tiny town. not too tiny now.
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Not too tiny now. "twenty thousand people,"
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"twenty thousand people," they said now.
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They said now. something like that.
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Something like that. it was much smaller
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It was much smaller when i was there so i --
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When i was there so i -- when people would as me,
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When people would as me, "where are you from?"
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"where are you from?" i couldn't tell 'em,
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I couldn't tell 'em, "moncks corner,"
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"moncks corner," i would have to say,
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I would have to say, "from a town that's 30 miles
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"from a town that's 30 miles north of charleston called,
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North of charleston called, moncks corner."
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Moncks corner." joppa was 30 miles
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Joppa was 30 miles from caesarea.
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From caesarea. and when i lived that close
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And when i lived that close to charleston, i never went.
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To charleston, i never went. now, me and holly spend our
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Now, me and holly spend our vacation days there.
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Vacation days there. i never went when it
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I never went when it was so close.
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Was so close. now, i appreciate it more.
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Now, i appreciate it more. i wonder what god has given you
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I wonder what god has given you now that never stopped to enjoy?
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Now that never stopped to enjoy? i want you thinking about
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I want you thinking about this message for a long time.
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This message for a long time. want you to ask the holy spirit
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Want you to ask the holy spirit long after i shut up,
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Long after i shut up, "what are the nevers --
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"what are the nevers -- the nevers that i've accepted
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The nevers that i've accepted that i need to reject?
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That i need to reject? what are the nevers
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What are the nevers that i need to accept?"
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That i need to accept?" now, like i'm --
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Now, like i'm -- y'all, the time for me
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Y'all, the time for me to be in the nba
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To be in the nba has come and gone.
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Has come and gone. [laughter]
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[laughter] you understand?
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You understand? i'm not gonna be a brain surgeon
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I'm not gonna be a brain surgeon at this stage in my life.
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At this stage in my life. i'm good with that,
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I'm good with that, i've accepted that.
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I'm a heart surgeon.
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I'm a soul surgeon.
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[applause]
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She said, "jesus, we sent
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She said, "jesus, we sent for you, you never came."
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For you, you never came." and she expressed
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And she expressed her frustration,
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Her frustration, and it's so beautiful.
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And it's so beautiful. it's so beautiful.
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It's so beautiful. she said, "lord," john 11,
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She said, "lord," john 11, "if you would have been here,
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"if you would have been here, my brother would not have died."
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My brother would not have died." and this is where god told me
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And this is where god told me to leave you at the gate.
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To leave you at the gate. peter, martha.
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Peter, martha. i'm leaving you at the gate
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I'm leaving you at the gate here with this verse, 22,
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Here with this verse, 22, "but i know that even now...
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"but i know that even now... [applause]
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[applause] god will give you
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God will give you whatever you ask."
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Whatever you ask." when she said, "now,"
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When she said, "now," she recognized
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She recognized the presence of god.
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The presence of god. when you recognize his presence,
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When you recognize his presence, you are open to his power, now.
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You are open to his power, now. [applause]
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[applause] and jesus looked back
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And jesus looked back at her with a question,
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At her with a question, here it is, "your brother
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Here it is, "your brother will rise again."
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Will rise again." 24, "and martha answered,
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24, "and martha answered, 'i know he will rise again
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'i know he will rise again in the resurrection
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In the resurrection on the last day.'
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On the last day.' and jesus said, 'i am,'"
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And jesus said, 'i am,'" that's present tense.
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That's present tense. present tense isn't
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Present tense isn't gonna happen one day.
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Gonna happen one day. it didn't happen one day,
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It didn't happen one day, and now it's gone.
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And now it's gone. jesus said, "i am here.
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Jesus said, "i am here. i am powerful.
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I am powerful. i am able.
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I am able. i am faithful, now."
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I am faithful, now." [applause]
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[applause] actually, my favorite
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Actually, my favorite scripture says,
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Scripture says, "now to him who is able to do
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"now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than
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Immeasurably more than we asked or imagine.
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We asked or imagine. "now," i never paid attention
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"now," i never paid attention to that word.
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To that word. and when you're reading
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The bible this week --
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The bible this week -- 'cause i know you read it
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'cause i know you read it for three hours a day --
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For three hours a day -- when you're reading the bible,
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When you're reading the bible, praying on the roof
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Praying on the roof and the sheet comes down
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And the sheet comes down this week, just look
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This week, just look at every time you see
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At every time you see the word, "now," and look at
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The word, "now," and look at every time you see
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Every time you see the word, "never,"
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The word, "never," and ask the lord, "did that
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And ask the lord, "did that never come from you?
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Did that never
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Did that never come from the devil?
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Come from the devil? did that never
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Did that never come from my biases?
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Come from my biases? is that never limited
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Is that never limited to a season of life?"
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To a season of life?" and listen, listen,
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And listen, listen, some of us are chained
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Some of us are chained to limitations that do not
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To limitations that do not exist anymore in this season.
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Exist anymore in this season. [applause]
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[applause] it used to be true,
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It used to be true, and it's not anymore.
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And it's not anymore. it used to be true that
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It used to be true that the gentiles couldn't come
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The gentiles couldn't come to the god of israel,
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To the god of israel, but it's not anymore
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But it's not anymore because he tore the veil
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Because he tore the veil and his presence has no limits,
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And his presence has no limits, has no borders.
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Has no borders. [applause]
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[applause] "jesus said, 'the one
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"jesus said, 'the one who believes,'"
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Who believes,'" believes.
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Believes. do you believe?
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Do you believe? you believe?
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You believe? little bit of faith.
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Little bit of faith. mustard seed faith.
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Mustard seed faith. stand up.
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Stand up. "he who believes in me
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"he who believes in me will live, even though
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Will live, even though they die and whoever lives
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They die and whoever lives by believing in me will," what?
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By believing in me will," what? >> congregation: "never."
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>> congregation: "never." >> "will," what?
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>> "will," what? >> congregation: "never."
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>> congregation: "never." >> "will never die."
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>> "will never die." it is not dead.
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It is not dead. it is not over.
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It is not over. it is not finished.
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It is not finished. your best days are not
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Your best days are not in a rear-view mirror.
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In a rear-view mirror. [applause]
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[applause] no, no, no, no.
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No, no, no, no. [applause]
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[applause] you are to drag your nevers
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You are to drag your nevers into the presence of your now.
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Into the presence of your now. spoiler alert, lazarus got up.
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Spoiler alert, lazarus got up. [applause]
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[applause] even now, even now, even now
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Even now, even now, even now in the face of never.
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In the face of never. so, i wanna pray about
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So, i wanna pray about your nevers and i wanna
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Your nevers and i wanna call you to your now.
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Call you to your now. the devil's such a liar.
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The devil's such a liar. he's so good at it.
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He's so good at it. you would be too
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You would be too if it's all you ever did.
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If it's all you ever did. he's had a lot of practice,
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He's had a lot of practice, and you let him.
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And you let him. you built him a practice court
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You built him a practice court in your mind.
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In your mind. just letting him dribble never
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Just letting him dribble never up and down the court.
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Up and down the court. "never, never, never."
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"never, never, never." but now, in this
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But now, in this present moment --
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Present moment -- isn't it a clue
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Isn't it a clue that we call it,
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That we call it, "the presence of god,"
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"the presence of god," not, "the past tense of god,"
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Not, "the past tense of god," not, "the future of god?"
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Not, "the future of god?" "when never meets now."
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"when never meets now." i wanna minister to somebody
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I wanna minister to somebody who's going through heartbreak
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Who's going through heartbreak you never saw coming,
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You never saw coming, who's going through
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Who's going through transition you never saw coming,
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Transition you never saw coming, who's learning a skill
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Who's learning a skill you never even thought you need,
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You never even thought you need, who's walking through something
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Who's walking through something that you heard about,
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That you heard about, but never really dealt with.
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But never really dealt with. this word was for you
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This word was for you so you can drag it into
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So you can drag it into the presence of the great i...
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The presence of the great i... >> congregation: am.
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>> congregation: am. >> am.
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So rich, i gotta stop.
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So rich, i gotta stop. i'm gonna pray.
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I'm gonna pray. one more thing.
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One more thing. remember, god spoke to peter
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Remember, god spoke to peter while he was hungry,
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While he was hungry, so if you're waiting
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So if you're waiting for lunch this might be
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For lunch this might be the breakthrough moment, okay?
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The breakthrough moment, okay? [laughter]
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Breathe in, breathe out.
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Breathe in, breathe out. a lot of us feel like
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A lot of us feel like things in our life were wasted
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Things in our life were wasted because we gave, and we tried,
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Because we gave, and we tried, and we loved, and we cared,
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And we loved, and we cared, and we encouraged,
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And we encouraged, and we served.
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And we served. how many times did
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How many times did cornelius pray and god didn't
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Cornelius pray and god didn't send anybody to help?
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Send anybody to help? how many alms did cornelius give
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How many alms did cornelius give these god-fearing gentiles?
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These god-fearing gentiles? they were attracted to judaism,
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They were attracted to judaism, but not accepted within it.
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But not accepted within it. how many times did he pray
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How many times did he pray and felt nothing?
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And felt nothing? how many times did he give
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How many times did he give and receive nothing?
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And receive nothing? happens to all of us.
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Happens to all of us. what's the point in that?
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What's the point in that? why even try?
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Why even try? three, four years ago
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Three, four years ago i was getting ready
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I was getting ready to come back and preach.
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To come back and preach. had a eight week series planned,
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Had a eight week series planned, and i was gonna do it --
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And i was gonna do it -- i was gonna do it big.
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I was gonna do it big. some of y'all are new
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Some of y'all are new to the church,
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To the church, we used to always have
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We used to always have the series in advance.
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The series in advance. and then, the world
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And then, the world became so stupid,
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Became so stupid, that i stopped
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That i stopped trying to plan god.
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Trying to plan god. and maybe we'll go back
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And maybe we'll go back to that one day but --
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To that one day but -- i told all the creative team
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I told all the creative team what the series
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What the series should be called.
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Should be called. i told all the campus pastors
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I told all the campus pastors what the series would be called.
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What the series would be called. you remember, special zoom call
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You remember, special zoom call before zoom was a thing.
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Before zoom was a thing. [laughter]
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[laughter] i was an early adopter.
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I was an early adopter. [laughter]
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[laughter] when i went to preach
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When i went to preach the first week of it
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The first week of it and it wasn't --
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And it wasn't -- when i say, it just didn't
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When i say, it just didn't feel like what god
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Feel like what god wanted me to preach.
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Wanted me to preach. i said, "i'll get it next week."
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I said, "i'll get it next week." and that happened again,
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And that happened again, and again.
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And again. and i preached, but i
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And i preached, but i couldn't preach that.
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Couldn't preach that. it just didn't feel like
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It just didn't feel like i was preaching,
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I was preaching, so i never preached it.
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So i never preached it. they designed graphics.
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They designed graphics. they had 'em loaded
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They had 'em loaded in the computers.
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In the computers. i don't know what they do
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I don't know what they do with what they do back there
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With what they do back there to make the stuff come on
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To make the stuff come on the screens, but they did
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The screens, but they did all of it.
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All of it. amazing team.
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Amazing team. they just had it all ready,
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They just had it all ready, but we never used it.
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But we never used it. i thought, "well,
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I thought, "well, that was a waste."
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That was a waste." i had pages of notes.
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I had pages of notes. i had the sermon title
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I had the sermon title for the first sermon,
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For the first sermon, never used it.
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Never used it. studied it,
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Studied it, never preached it.
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Never preached it. prepared it,
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Prepared it, never served it.
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Never served it. thought i wasted
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Thought i wasted everybody's time.
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Everybody's time. and i'm sharing this
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And i'm sharing this with you for a reason
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With you for a reason because i had a appointment,
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Because i had a appointment, a song writing appointment.
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A song writing appointment. me, and chris, and brandon,
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Me, and chris, and brandon, and tiffany were meeting
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And tiffany were meeting and i said, "there's this sermon
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And i said, "there's this sermon that i never preached, chris.
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That i never preached, chris. talking 'bout it,
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Talking 'bout it, maybe it could be a song."
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Maybe it could be a song." it was called,
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It was called, "graves into gardens."
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"graves into gardens." [applause]
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[applause] now, now, now.
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Now, now, now. [applause]
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[applause] now.
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Now. the series that i never preached
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The series that i never preached became the biggest song
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Became the biggest song that our church
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That our church has ever released.
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Has ever released. [applause]
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[applause] it wasn't wasted.
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It wasn't wasted. you see what i'm saying,
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You see what i'm saying, daniel, son?
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Daniel, son? all that waxing, all that
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All that waxing, all that painting, all of that.
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Painting, all of that. [laughter]
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[laughter] god, not mr. miyagi,
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God, not mr. miyagi, but the master,
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But the master, the messiah, the redeemer,
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The messiah, the redeemer, the resurrection,
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The resurrection, the savior.
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The savior. [applause]
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[applause] and when never meets now,
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And when never meets now, you're gonna be so glad
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You're gonna be so glad you didn't quit.
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You didn't quit. i can't wait to read
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I can't wait to read your testimony when you
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Your testimony when you put it in the comments.
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Put it in the comments. i can't wait to hear
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I can't wait to hear what never you broke through
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What never you broke through because the power of
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Because the power of the holy spirit released
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The holy spirit released in these moments that we share.
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In these moments that we share. but it might not be today,
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But it might not be today, your now might be in a year.
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Your now might not be 'til
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Your now might not be 'til your children are grown, david,
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Your children are grown, david, and build the temple, solomon,
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And build the temple, solomon, so that you can see that
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So that you can see that your investment was not a waste.
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"father, even now,
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"father, even now, no word from your mouth
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No word from your mouth will return to you void.
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Will return to you void. it will accomplish
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It will accomplish what you intend.
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What you intend. i thank you for every seed."
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I thank you for every seed." lift your hands.
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Lift your hands. "i thank you for every seed."
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"i thank you for every seed." lift 'em online.
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Lift 'em online. lift 'em.
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Lift 'em. receive this word.
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Receive this word. stop being so stubborn.
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Stop being so stubborn. stop being in your own head
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Stop being in your own head and thinking things through.
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And thinking things through. worship god for a moment.
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Worship god for a moment. surrender to god for a moment.
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Surrender to god for a moment. all that other stuff
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All that other stuff doesn't work,
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Doesn't work, you controlling stuff.
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You controlling stuff. lift your hands to your father
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Lift your hands to your father who knows the plans
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Who knows the plans he has for you, even now.
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He has for you, even now. we will not worry
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We will not worry about tomorrow for it shall
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About tomorrow for it shall only wear us down today.
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Only wear us down today. now...
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♪ ♪
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"whatever's standing at
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"whatever's standing at the gate in their life, lord,
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The gate in their life, lord, whatever cornelius that
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Whatever cornelius that they're meant to minister to,
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They're meant to minister to, whatever their life
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Whatever their life is meant to preach,
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Is meant to preach, whatever purpose
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Whatever purpose you've given them to fulfill,
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You've given them to fulfill, i declare gardens
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I declare gardens where there were graves.
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Where there were graves. 'he who believes will never die
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'he who believes will never die and even dying shall they live.'
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And even dying shall they live.' you brought us here today
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You brought us here today to build our faith, god,
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To build our faith, god, and it worked.
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And it worked. not because we just feel it,
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Not because we just feel it, but because we know it
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But because we know it to be true.
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You've never failed me yet,
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You've never failed me yet, and just to finish the sentence
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And just to finish the sentence so there's no confusion,
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So there's no confusion, you never will."
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You never will." give god praise.
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Give god praise. [applause]
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[applause] come on, give god
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Come on, give god a great praise.
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>> well, i hope you enjoyed
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>> well, i hope you enjoyed that message as much as i did.
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That message as much as i did. it really made me wonder,
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It really made me wonder, "what lies and labels from
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"what lies and labels from the enemy am i holding on to,
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The enemy am i holding on to, that i might not
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That i might not even realize it?"
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Even realize it?" it could be lies about myself,
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It could be lies about myself, or about god, or about
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Or about god, or about my circumstances.
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My circumstances. the devil uses this
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The devil uses this to hold us back from
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To hold us back from what god has for us.
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What god has for us. so, i am so excited
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So, i am so excited to share, that we've put
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Together a new series called,
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"devil you've held
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"devil you've held me long enough."
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Me long enough." >> alright, so you know
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>> alright, so you know you need to get this.
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You need to get this. 'cause, there are
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'cause, there are some things in your life
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Some things in your life that honestly,
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That honestly, you just need to say,
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You just need to say, "enough is changing right now."
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"enough is changing right now." and then, there's the decision
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And then, there's the decision to say, "that's enough,"
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To say, "that's enough," but then sometimes
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But then sometimes we need the details.
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We need the details. we need a process
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We need a process to take us through.
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To take us through. that's what this series is.
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That's what this series is. how to think differently,
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How to think differently, how to look at scriptures
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How to look at scriptures so that we can know
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So that we can know the truth and the truth
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The truth and the truth can set you free.
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Can set you free. i wanna walk you through this,
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I wanna walk you through this, step-by-step in this season.
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Step-by-step in this season. i don't want you to miss out.
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I don't want you to miss out. >> yeah, so don't miss out
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>> yeah, so don't miss out on the promises that god
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On the promises that god has spoken over your life.
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Has spoken over your life. you can call or go online
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You can call or go online to get your copy of,
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To get your copy of, "devil you've held me
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"devil you've held me long enough."
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>> "devil you've held me
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Long enough"
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Isn't just a collection
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Of four sermons.
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It's a guide to help you
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Fight the lies the enemy
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Has trapped you with.
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This exclusive dvd is available
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And the two-day chain breakers
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Gratitude and attitude set.
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Because true freedom requires
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Not only breaking free
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From the enemy's lies,
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But also adopting
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A new perspective on
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The blessings you already have.
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>> when a kit is packed
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At elevation church
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It starts small.
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Putting hygiene products
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Together, or packaging
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Ingredients for a meal,
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But that's just the beginning
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Of the journey.
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Once put together in boxes,
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They travel by train,
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By boat, by truck.
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That kit is being positioned
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For the moment it's needed.
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When disaster happens,
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When hunger rises
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Locally and globally,
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That kit is there to provide
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For an immediate need.
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When you give, this is
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What you're giving for.
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>> ♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ it's who he is ♪
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♪ yeah ♪
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♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah-jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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♪ jehovah-rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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♪ yeah ey ♪
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♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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♪ oh-oh-oh ♪
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♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah-jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
00:26:55.699 --> 00:26:56.834
>> ♪ jehovah-jireh ♪
00:26:56.900 --> 00:26:57.968
♪ meet your need ♪
00:26:58.035 --> 00:26:59.336
>> ♪ rapha heal your body ♪
00:26:59.403 --> 00:27:01.572
>> ♪ jehovah-rapha ♪
00:27:01.639 --> 00:27:02.806
♪ heal your body ♪
00:27:02.873 --> 00:27:04.141
>> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪
00:27:04.208 --> 00:27:05.275
♪ be your peace ♪
00:27:05.342 --> 00:27:06.377
>> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪
00:27:06.443 --> 00:27:07.544
♪ be your peace ♪
00:27:07.611 --> 00:27:08.846
>> ♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
00:27:11.215 --> 00:27:13.984
>> ♪ jehovah-jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
00:27:15.986 --> 00:27:19.156
>> ♪ yes sir ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
00:27:21.992 --> 00:27:23.894
>> ♪ shalom be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
00:27:26.897 --> 00:27:28.098
>> ♪ hey ♪
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Steven Furtick - When Never Meets Now (Part 3)

June 5, 2025 | 27:29

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