Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Where You Meet With God (Part 1)

May 5, 2025 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Where You Meet With God (Part 1) | May 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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♪ ♪
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>> you know, the lord led me
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>> you know, the lord led me to a passage of scripture
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To a passage of scripture that i thought was so strange
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That i thought was so strange that i was nervous to preach it.
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That i was nervous to preach it. but i find sometimes
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But i find sometimes it's in the simplest pictures
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It's in the simplest pictures that he gives us that
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That he gives us that the greatest and most strategic
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The greatest and most strategic breakthroughs occur.
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Breakthroughs occur. i want you to join me for a
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I want you to join me for a moment today in 2 kings 6:1-7.
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Moment today in 2 kings 6:1-7. i took a poll of ten christians,
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I took a poll of ten christians, ten people who went
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Ten people who went to bible school.
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To bible school. 9.7 of the ten said,
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9.7 of the ten said, "i've never heard that
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"i've never heard that story preached before."
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Story preached before." so, that means today,
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So, that means today, this will be the best sermon
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This will be the best sermon on 2 kings 6:1-7
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On 2 kings 6:1-7 you've ever heard.
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You've ever heard. so, i'm stacking
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So, i'm stacking the odds in my favor.
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The odds in my favor. you can't say anything else.
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You can't say anything else. you say, "well, that's the best
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You say, "well, that's the best sermon i've ever heard about
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Sermon i've ever heard about that scripture cause
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That scripture cause it's the only one
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It's the only one i've heard about
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I've heard about that scripture."
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That scripture." now, i am rested,
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Now, i am rested, but i might be a little rusty,
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But i might be a little rusty, so i need your grace amens
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So i need your grace amens today while i'm preaching.
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Today while i'm preaching. i said i need
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I said i need your grace amens today.
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Your grace amens today. >> congregation: amen.
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>> congregation: amen. >> when we get out timing down
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>> when we get out timing down in the first ten minutes,
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In the first ten minutes, so we can go to church here.
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So we can go to church here. i don't want you
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I don't want you to miss anything that
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To miss anything that the lord has for you,
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The lord has for you, so lean in from
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So lean in from the very beginning because
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The very beginning because i'll read you just
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I'll read you just three verses and then i'll
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Three verses and then i'll tell you this very peculiar
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Tell you this very peculiar story in the scripture.
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Story in the scripture. and you'll wonder
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Like i wondered,
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Like i wondered, "why that scripture?"
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"why that scripture?" that's what i wondered too,
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That's what i wondered too, but then god showed me.
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But then god showed me. let's look together
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Let's look together at 2 kings 6:1-2,
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At 2 kings 6:1-2, just those two verses for now.
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Just those two verses for now. by the way, shoutout to our
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By the way, shoutout to our charleston, south carolina,
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Charleston, south carolina, pop-up today.
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Pop-up today. did you know we were meeting
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Did you know we were meeting in charleston today?
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In charleston today? welcome.
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Welcome. welcome.
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Welcome. they're still shouting.
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They're still shouting. ballantyne is not that excited.
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Ballantyne is not that excited. they don't care.
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They don't care. what does it matter to them?
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What does it matter to them? you came out in the cold.
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You know you get an extra
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You know you get an extra dose of the holy ghost for
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Dose of the holy ghost for coming out when it's below
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Coming out when it's below 40 degrees in the south.
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[laughter]
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I'mma tell you, good things
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I'mma tell you, good things are going to happen.
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Are going to happen. your car is gonna get
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Your car is gonna get extra gas mileage this week...
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[laughter]
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Because you came in the cold,
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Because you came in the cold, as long as it's a tesla.
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[laughter]
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Now, 2 kings 6:1,
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Now, 2 kings 6:1, "the company of the prophets
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"the company of the prophets said to elisha,
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Said to elisha, 'look, the place where we meet
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'look, the place where we meet with you is too small for us.
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With you is too small for us. let us go to the jordan,
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Let us go to the jordan, where each of us can get a pole;
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Where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place
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And let us build a place there for us to meet.'
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There for us to meet.' and he said, 'go.'"
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And he said, 'go.'" everybody, shout, "go."
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Everybody, shout, "go." >> congregation: go.
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>> congregation: go. >> let me read that one
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>> let me read that one more time before i give you
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More time before i give you my subject for today.
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My subject for today. 2 kings 6:1-2, the bible says,
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2 kings 6:1-2, the bible says, "the company of the prophets
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"the company of the prophets said to elisha,
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Said to elisha, 'look, the place where we meet
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'look, the place where we meet with you is too small for us.'"
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With you is too small for us.'" now, that's a problem.
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Now, that's a problem. so, verse 2 they said,
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So, verse 2 they said, "let us go to the jordan,
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"let us go to the jordan, where each of us can get a pole;
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Where each of us can get a pole; and build a place there
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And build a place there for us to meet.'
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For us to meet.' and he said, 'go.'"
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And he said, 'go.'" today, i wanna talk to you
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For a few moments about,
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For a few moments about, "where you meet with god."
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"where you meet with god." where you meet with god.
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Where you meet with god. and get you to think about that,
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And get you to think about that, because i believe it is the key
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Because i believe it is the key to so many other things that
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To so many other things that you're worried about this year.
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Where you meet with god.
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Where you meet with god. father, we thank you
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Father, we thank you that you're already here,
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That you're already here, don't have to beg you
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Don't have to beg you to come or entice you.
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To come or entice you. and i pray that now you would
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And i pray that now you would make your presence so manifested
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Make your presence so manifested not a single one of us can
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Not a single one of us can excuse it or explain it away.
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Excuse it or explain it away. when they leave, lord,
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When they leave, lord, may they say not
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May they say not the music was good.
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The music was good. may they not say,
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May they not say, "they kept it cold
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"they kept it cold in that auditorium."
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In that auditorium." may they not say,
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May they not say, "it was crowded,
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"it was crowded, we gotta get out here and get
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Out of the parking lot."
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Out of the parking lot." may they say,
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May they say, "surely, the presence
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"surely, the presence of the lord was in this place."
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Of the lord was in this place." in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. amen.
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[applause]
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On your way to your seat,
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On your way to your seat, touch your neighbor and say,
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Touch your neighbor and say, "god is here."
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"god is here." >> congregation: god is here.
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>> congregation: god is here. >> i'm glad you're here too.
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>> i'm glad you're here too. never been easier to pretend
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Never been easier to pretend we're place that we're not.
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We're place that we're not. tim, i had a zoom meeting
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Tim, i had a zoom meeting with a professional that
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With a professional that i pay the other day.
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I pay the other day. i put that in
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I put that in 'cause it's important.
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'cause it's important. he has all kinds
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He has all kinds of trophies and awards.
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Of trophies and awards. every time we meet --
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Every time we meet -- 'cause we meet regularly,
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'cause we meet regularly, and i can always see
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And i can always see all of his trophies and awards.
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All of his trophies and awards. kind of like an ego wall,
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Kind of like an ego wall, so he can keep me convinced
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So he can keep me convinced i need to pay him.
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I need to pay him. i get it.
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I get it. i'm not judging him.
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I'm not judging him. and the other day,
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And the other day, i was meeting with him,
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I was meeting with him, and while i was looking,
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And while i was looking, i was like, "oh, man.
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I was like, "oh, man. maybe something is wrong
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Maybe something is wrong with my eyes,
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With my eyes, because some of the awards
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Because some of the awards started, like, disappearing."
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Started, like, disappearing." i said, "that's weird.
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I said, "that's weird. i'mma check my eyes."
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I'mma check my eyes." i'm 44 now,
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I'm 44 now, so i know stuff is going
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So i know stuff is going to start just quitting.
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[laughter]
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I'm like, "is it the --
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I'm like, "is it the -- is it the zoom connection?
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Is it the zoom connection? is it just midlife?
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Is it just midlife? what's happening right now?"
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What's happening right now?" and then, another award
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And then, another award kinda started moving,
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Kinda started moving, and then it start moving around.
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And then it start moving around. i was like, "well, now,
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I was like, "well, now, that's not that connection."
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That's not that connection." and they were pixelating,
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And they were moving positions
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And they were moving positions all over the wall.
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All over the wall. and i called his name.
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And i called his name. i'm gonna make up a name.
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I'm gonna make up a name. i said, "brother...
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[laughter]
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I said, "why are the trophies
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I said, "why are the trophies moving around the wall?"
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Moving around the wall?" i said, "is that
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I said, "is that a zoom background?
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A zoom background? are those not real trophies
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Are those not real trophies that i've been looking at
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That i've been looking at the whole time?"
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The whole time?" and he dropped his head.
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And he dropped his head. and i knew that wasn't true,
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And i knew that wasn't true, because i know his credentials.
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Because i know his credentials. he said, "i just didn't
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He said, "i just didn't wanna distract you.
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Wanna distract you. i had a flood in
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I had a flood in the regular place we meet,
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The regular place we meet, and i didn't wanna
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And i didn't wanna cause a disruption,
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Cause a disruption, so i just recreated
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So i just recreated that background,
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That background, and i've been putting it up
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And i've been putting it up the next two weeks.
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The next two weeks. and i promise you
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And i promise you those are real."
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Those are real." and then, the next time we met,
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And then, the next time we met, i made him pick up stuff
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I made him pick up stuff and show it to me to prove
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And show it to me to prove that you really did earn it.
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That you really did earn it. and i came away with
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And i came away with a valuable lesson.
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A valuable lesson. it has never been easier
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It has never been easier to pretend like you're in
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To pretend like you're in a place and hope that
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A place and hope that nobody stops to ask you,
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Nobody stops to ask you, "are you really here?"
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"are you really here?" all this stuff that
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All this stuff that you show online,
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You show online, it's never been easier
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It's never been easier to show it on a screen even
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To show it on a screen even when you know you don't really
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When you know you don't really have it in your life.
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Have it in your life. to be going through a flood
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To be going through a flood in one location but to make it
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In one location but to make it look like everything
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Look like everything is fine in another.
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Is fine in another. and, again, i don't say
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And, again, i don't say this as a judgment,
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This as a judgment, but just sometimes,
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But just sometimes, when we come to little,
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When we come to little, obscure texts in the bible,
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Obscure texts in the bible, that maybe we say,
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That maybe we say, "why, of all of the passages?
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Pastor steven,
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Pastor steven, i need a word for 2025."
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I need a word for 2025." this is your first sermon
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This is your first sermon of the year.
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Of the year. maybe you're watching
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Maybe you're watching this in 2038,
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This in 2038, maybe i'm a hologram floating
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Maybe i'm a hologram floating over you preaching this
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Over you preaching this right now.
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Right now. i don't know what
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I don't know what they'll do in the future,
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They'll do in the future, but you're like, "why this?
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But you're like, "why this? we got a whole bible
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We got a whole bible full of big miracles with
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Full of big miracles with big ol' red seas, and tower,
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And jericho walls,
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And jericho walls, and filthy graves,
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And filthy graves, and blind eyes being open,
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And blind eyes being open, and you would choose to preach
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About a text as simple as,
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About a text as simple as, 'the company of the prophets
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'the company of the prophets said to elisha,
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Said to elisha, 'look, the place, the place,
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'look, the place, the place, where we meet with you
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Where we meet with you is too small for us.
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Is too small for us. let us go to the jordan,
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Let us go to the jordan, where each of us can get a pole;
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Where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place
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And let us build a place there for us to meet.'
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There for us to meet.' and he said, 'go.''"
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And he said, 'go.''" so, why would the holy spirit
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Select this scripture for us
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Select this scripture for us on this pivotal week
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On this pivotal week in our lives?
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In our lives? and i have reason that
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And i have reason that i think the holy spirit wants
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I think the holy spirit wants you to hear about this today.
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You to hear about this today. and it's first of all because
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And it's first of all because most of the things that you
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Most of the things that you struggle with in your life
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Struggle with in your life have small beginnings.
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Have small beginnings. the better that you get with
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The better that you get with identifying and recognizing
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Identifying and recognizing your struggle in
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Your struggle in the small stage,
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The small stage, the less effort you will
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The less effort you will have to spend when that thing
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Have to spend when that thing is full grown to sabotage
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Is full grown to sabotage you in the future.
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You in the future. and i love these men
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And i love these men in this passage.
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In this passage. okay, here's the situation.
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They are students
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They are students of a great prophet.
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Of a great prophet. everybody, say, "great prophet."
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Everybody, say, "great prophet." >> congregation: great prophet.
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>> congregation: great prophet. >> not a pretty good prophet,
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>> not a pretty good prophet, not a minor league prophet,
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Not a minor league prophet, a great prophet.
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A great prophet. the prophet of israel
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The prophet of israel who could call for god
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Who could call for god to intervene supernaturally
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To intervene supernaturally and he would,
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And he would, who could locate enemies
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Who could locate enemies supernaturally and god's people
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Supernaturally and god's people would get the victory.
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Would get the victory. a great prophet, elisha,
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And he has gathered unto himself
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And he has gathered unto himself a great company of students.
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A great company of students. and the students are kinda
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And the students are kinda looking around for a little
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Looking around for a little while as this movement
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While as this movement starts to grow.
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Starts to grow. please be aware that if god
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Please be aware that if god really blesses your life,
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Really blesses your life, blessing creates just as many
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Blessing creates just as many problems as struggle does.
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Problems as struggle does. so, at some point, they begin
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So, at some point, they begin to meet with one another,
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To meet with one another, meet with one another,
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Meet with one another, and they say,
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And they say, "this sucks, man.
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"this sucks, man. it's crowded.
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It's crowded. this is ridiculous."
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This is ridiculous." this was fine
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This was fine when they were 50 of us,
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When they were 50 of us, but who knows how many there
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But who knows how many there were by that time, right?
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Were by that time, right? elisha has fixed a complete
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Elisha has fixed a complete water system in one city.
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Water system in one city. he has fixed a drought for
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He has fixed a drought for several kings and turned
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Several kings and turned the tide of the war.
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The tide of the war. he's supplied a
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He's supplied a food supply for a widow.
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Food supply for a widow. he's given a barren woman
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He's given a barren woman a child and then raised
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A child and then raised that child from the dead
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That child from the dead when the child died.
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When the child died. all that has already happened.
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All that has already happened. he healed a syrian commander
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He healed a syrian commander of leprosy by telling him
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Of leprosy by telling him to go dip in the jordan river.
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To go dip in the jordan river. so, you gotta imagine that it
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So, you gotta imagine that it was at least double what it had
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Was at least double what it had been to start with, right?
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Been to start with, right? because he had a double portion
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Because he had a double portion of elijah, his predecessor,
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Of elijah, his predecessor, spirit on him, and he worked
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Spirit on him, and he worked great miracles.
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And so, they look at
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And so, they look at each other one day, like,
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Each other one day, like, "man, somebody ought to do
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"man, somebody ought to do something about this.
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Something about this. it's crowded.
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It's crowded. you don't shower.
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You don't shower. there's no deodorant.
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There's no deodorant. it hasn't been invented.
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It hasn't been invented. we gotta do something
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About this."
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About this." and i wanna focus in for just
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And i wanna focus in for just a moment on verse 1 to show you
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A moment on verse 1 to show you where the holy spirit
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Where the holy spirit convicted me about my life.
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Convicted me about my life. he told me that i live
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He told me that i live in verse 1 too often.
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In verse 1 too often. and verse 1 is where
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They give the complaint.
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They give the complaint. "look, the place where we meet
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"look, the place where we meet with you is too small for us."
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With you is too small for us." and that's the whole verse 1.
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And i wonder, did you live
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And i wonder, did you live most of last year in verse 1
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Most of last year in verse 1 and never make it to verse 2?
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And never make it to verse 2? "what do you mean,
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"what do you mean, 'make it to verse 2?'"
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Verse 2, they say,
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Verse 2, they say, "'let us go to the jordan,
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"'let us go to the jordan, where each of us can get a pole;
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Where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place
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And let us build a place there for us to meet.'
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There for us to meet.' and he said, 'go.'"
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Verse 1 contains the problem.
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Verse 1 contains the problem. "it's too crowded.
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"it's too crowded. this isn't working anymore.
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This isn't working anymore. we don't fit here anymore.
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We don't fit here anymore. we don't like this.
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We don't like this. y'all need to build
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Y'all need to build a parking deck
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A parking deck at elevation church.
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At elevation church. this is too much.
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This is too much. y'all go too long,
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Y'all go too long, and the services overlap,
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And it's crazy.
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And it's crazy. y'all need to get us out
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Y'all need to get us out of this high school auditorium
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Of this high school auditorium and get us in a real building.
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And get us in a real building. you know, we got problems
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You know, we got problems around here."
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Around here." and the only thing
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And the only thing about the problem is that
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About the problem is that god caused it.
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[laughter]
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'cause i bet you they prayed
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'cause i bet you they prayed for people to come and be
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For people to come and be a part of their team.
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A part of their team. and now, they're complaining
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And now, they're complaining about something that
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About something that they prayed for.
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They prayed for. oh!
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Oh! you'd better wear
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You'd better wear your steel-toe this year.
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Your steel-toe this year. don't wear your crocs to this
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Don't wear your crocs to this church this year.
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[laughter]
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I'm walking up and down
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I'm walking up and down those rows this year,
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Those rows this year, looking for the person
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Looking for the person who's like me.
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Who's like me. now, this is my default setting,
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Now, this is my default setting, to pray about something,
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To pray about something, possess what i prayed for,
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Possess what i prayed for, complain about what
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Complain about what i prayed for.
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I prayed for. but they didn't do that.
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But they didn't do that. they said, "the place
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They said, "the place is too small."
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Watch this, verse 2,
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Watch this, verse 2, "let us go."
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"let us go." so, here's a challenge for you.
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Now, i hope you'll accept it,
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Now, i hope you'll accept it, but maybe you won't,
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But maybe you won't, and that's okay too because i
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And that's okay too because i can just give you the challenge.
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Can just give you the challenge. i can't make you do it.
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I can't make you do it. every time you are
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Every time you are tempted to complain,
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Tempted to complain, it is an invitation
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It is an invitation to create instead.
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To create instead. every time you are
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Every time you are tempted to complain,
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Tempted to complain, it should be a trigger
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It should be a trigger or an invitation
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Or an invitation for you to create.
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For you to create. i know the bible says,
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I know the bible says, "do everything
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"do everything without complaining,"
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Without complaining," but sometimes the complaining
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But sometimes the complaining stage is the stage you have to
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Stage is the stage you have to make it through to get
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Make it through to get to the change stage.
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To the change stage. they were not
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Rebuked for complaining,
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Rebuked for complaining, but they were blessed
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But they were blessed for continuing.
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For continuing. again, they were not
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Again, they were not rebuked for complaining,
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Rebuked for complaining, "this place is too small,"
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"this place is too small," and the prophet said,
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And the prophet said, "be grateful
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"be grateful for what you have."
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For what you have." no.
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No. he was more than willing --
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And that's the word
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And that's the word i want us to come back to
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I want us to come back to a few times today.
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A few times today. he was more than willing
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He was more than willing to give them permission.
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To give them permission. and some of the things
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And some of the things that we're praying about,
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That we're praying about, complaining about,
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Complaining about, worrying about,
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Worrying about, and calling it prayer,
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And calling it prayer, god has already given us
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God has already given us permission to fix.
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Permission to fix. you ever worried about something
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You ever worried about something instead you prayed about it?
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Instead you prayed about it? you ever talked to everybody
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You ever talked to everybody about it but the one who could
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About it but the one who could do something for you?
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Do something for you? may this be the year that you
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May this be the year that you stop complaining to people
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Stop complaining to people who can't change it anyway.
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[applause]
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Maybe that's where i need
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Maybe that's where i need to be preaching from.
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[applause]
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Back there in the back.
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Where this is my year
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Where this is my year where the bible says,
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Where the bible says, "the company of the prophets,"
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"the company of the prophets," verse 1, "said to elisha."
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Verse 1, "said to elisha." now, i gotta show you
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Now, i gotta show you how cool the bible is.
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A prophet speaks for god, right?
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A prophet speaks for god, right? a prophet represents god.
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A prophet represents god. a prophet, we don't have
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A prophet, we don't have prophets like this today
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Prophets like this today because we all as believers
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Because we all as believers have the holy spirit.
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Have the holy spirit. jesus is our great high priest.
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Jesus is our great high priest. the holy spirit lives in you.
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The holy spirit lives in you. you don't need me to get
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You don't need me to get a word from god.
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A word from god. if i'm off any day,
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If i'm off any day, god is still on.
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If i don't give you the word
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If i don't give you the word that you need go back
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That you need go back and read the scripture i read
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And read the scripture i read and god'll preach it
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And god'll preach it better than i did.
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[applause]
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If i fall down dead
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If i fall down dead preaching this sermon today
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Preaching this sermon today somebody else will pick up
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Somebody else will pick up the mic and preach it before
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The mic and preach it before i can get out of the door
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I can get out of the door with the ems because
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With the ems because god's word is eternal.
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God's word is eternal. it does not originate with men,
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It does not originate with men, it originates with god.
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[applause]
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And not only --
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And not only -- ou, not only is it
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Internal, eternal.
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Internal, eternal. internal, eternal.
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Internal, eternal. and when we say,
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And when we say, "the place where you
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"the place where you meet with god,"
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Meet with god," i want you to understand
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I want you to understand that that place is never meant
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That that place is never meant to be a building.
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To be a building. when i said, "i wanna talk
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When i said, "i wanna talk to you today about where
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To you today about where you meet with god,"
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You meet with god," you're like, "great,
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You're like, "great, they're starting
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They're starting a building campaign."
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A building campaign." no, we already did that,
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No, we already did that, i told you.
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[laughter]
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We're already building it.
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We're already building it. we already built
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We already built the building right here.
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The building right here. and even if you don't have
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And even if you don't have a building we can put
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A building we can put it on youtube,
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It on youtube, so we don't need all that.
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So we don't need all that. but maybe i am starting a
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But maybe i am starting a building campaign today,
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Building campaign today, where you begin
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Where you begin to build new patterns
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To build new patterns and recruit new people,
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And recruit new people, if necessary,
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If necessary, so that the presence of god
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So that the presence of god permeates your life this year.
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Permeates your life this year. i wanna talk to you about
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I wanna talk to you about where you meet with god.
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Where you meet with god. now, let me slow down
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'cause i get excited because
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'cause i get excited because y'all start drawing it out of me
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Y'all start drawing it out of me and it's your fault.
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[laughter]
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When we think about a prophet,
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When we think about a prophet, we think about somebody
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We think about somebody who speaks for god,
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Who speaks for god, and prophets do that
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And prophets do that in the bible.
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Prophets can prophesy
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Prophets can prophesy doom and judgement,
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Doom and judgement, and you see this a lot
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And you see this a lot in the bible.
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In the bible. prophets can also prophesy
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Prophets can also prophesy rain and blessing,
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Rain and blessing, and life, and increase.
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And life, and increase. but, in this situation,
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But, in this situation, didn't you find it interesting
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That in verse 1 it says,
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That in verse 1 it says, "the company of the prophet
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"the company of the prophet said to elisha,"
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Said to elisha," not elisha said to
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Not elisha said to the company of the prophets?
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The company of the prophets? why is that significant?
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Because sometimes god
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Because sometimes god commands you to do
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Commands you to do something clearly, clearly.
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Something clearly, clearly. there are some things that god
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There are some things that god has commanded you to do clearly.
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Has commanded you to do clearly. these are not opinions,
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These are not opinions, suggestions, or advice.
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Suggestions, or advice. these are not influencers giving
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These are not influencers giving you their tips and techniques.
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You their tips and techniques. these are the truths
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These are the truths of god's word.
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Of god's word. they are eternal.
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They are eternal. and so, god commands you clearly
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And so, god commands you clearly to flee sexual immorality.
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To flee sexual immorality. you don't have to pray about
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You don't have to pray about the affair that you're on
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The affair that you're on the edge of having,
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The edge of having, you gotta run.
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[laughter]
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Flee sexual immorality.
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That's clear.
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That's clear. i know another clear one
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I know another clear one that people don't like,
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That people don't like, "forgive others just as god
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"forgive others just as god and christ forgave you."
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And christ forgave you." that's clear.
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That's clear. "but, lord, which city
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"but, lord, which city should i live in?
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Should i live in? should i live in charlotte,
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Should i live in charlotte, or atlanta, or roanoke,
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Or atlanta, or roanoke, or raleigh?"
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Or raleigh?" the lord don't --
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The lord don't -- the lord is gonna use you
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The lord is gonna use you in the city that you
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In the city that you obey the clear thing
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Obey the clear thing that he showed you in.
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That he showed you in. so, if you don't
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So, if you don't forgive in charlotte,
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Forgive in charlotte, when you move to atlanta
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You gon' have just
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You gon' have just the same sewage that you had
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The same sewage that you had in charlotte when you get
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In charlotte when you get to atlanta 'cause you didn't
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To atlanta 'cause you didn't do what was clear.
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[applause]
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Wherever you go, there you are.
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[laughter]
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And so, a lot of the prayers
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And so, a lot of the prayers we pray about moves
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We pray about moves we should make when we can't
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We should make when we can't get ourselves to obey
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Get ourselves to obey what god has clearly spoken,
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What god has clearly spoken, we create confusion...
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We create confusion... so that we don't
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So that we don't take responsibility
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Take responsibility for our decisions.
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For our decisions. i'm not gonna be like this
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I'm not gonna be like this the whole time i will be
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The whole time i will be hopeful in a moment.
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[laughter]
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But i just wanna
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But i just wanna spend more time this year
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In verse 2 where they said,
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In verse 2 where they said, "let us go to the jordan
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"let us go to the jordan where each of us can get a pole;
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Where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place
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And let us build a place there for us to meet."
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Honestly, if this is
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Honestly, if this is my prayer i'm saying,
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My prayer i'm saying, "god, this place where we meet
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"god, this place where we meet with you is too small,
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With you is too small, make us a bigger one.
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Make us a bigger one. god, these people you put around
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God, these people you put around me are not talented enough,
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Me are not talented enough, give me more talented people.
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Give me more talented people. god, this situation you put me
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God, this situation you put me in it's not important enough,
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In it's not important enough, it's not exciting enough.
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It's not exciting enough. god, move me to another place."
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God, move me to another place." but i want you to notice
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But i want you to notice in verse 2 they didn't ask
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In verse 2 they didn't ask the prophet for anything
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Except permission.
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Except permission. "let us go to the place
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"let us go to the place by the jordan,"
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By the jordan," the transitional body of water
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The transitional body of water where the people of god
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Where the people of god crossed over into jericho.
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Crossed over into jericho. let us go to the place
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Let us go to the place where the vegetation is,
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Where the vegetation is, and the wood is,
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And the wood is, and the tools are,
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And the tools are, and the resources are,
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And the resources are, "and let us go build a place
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"and let us go build a place there for us to meet."
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There for us to meet." put that verse on the screen,
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Put that verse on the screen, verse 2, and whoever's
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Verse 2, and whoever's circling back there,
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Circling back there, circle the following words,
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Circle the following words, say, "let's us," circle, "us,"
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Say, "let's us," circle, "us," "go to the jordan
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"go to the jordan where each of us,"
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Where each of us," circle, "us," again,
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Circle, "us," again, "can get a pole and let us,"
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"can get a pole and let us," circle, "us," again,
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Circle, "us," again, "build a place there for us,"
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"build a place there for us," circle, "us," again,
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Circle, "us," again, "to meet."
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"to meet." that's their plan.
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That's their plan. we got a plan.
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Somebody shout,
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Somebody shout, "i got a plan."
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"i got a plan." >> congregation: i got a plan.
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>> congregation: i got a plan. >> "this is my year.
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>> "this is my year. i got a plan.
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I got a plan. i'm thriving 2025.
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I'm thriving 2025. i got a plan.
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I got a plan. i'm eating carnivore.
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I'm eating carnivore. i'm doing cardio.
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I'm doing cardio. i'm drinking collagen."
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I'm drinking collagen." and then, two weeks in
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And then, two weeks in you got a cold and where
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You got a cold and where did that get you?
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[laughter and applause]
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"i got a plan.
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"i got a plan. we're gonna go down here
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We're gonna go down here and build a place.
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It's gonna be bigger.
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It's gonna be bigger. it's gonna be better.
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It's gonna be better. it's gonna be amazing.
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It's gonna be amazing. i got my plan.
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I got my plan. i have my plan.
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I have my plan. now, i had the plan last year,
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Now, i had the plan last year, but this is different.
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But this is different. i had this plan that i had
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The year before that too,
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The year before that too, and the year -- and the --
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And the year -- and the -- and the year before that,
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And the year before that, but that was covid.
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But that was covid. that doesn't count.
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That doesn't count. i mean, this year is different,
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I mean, this year is different, so we're going."
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So we're going." somebody, shout, "let's go!"
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Somebody, shout, "let's go!" >> congregation: let's go!
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>> congregation: let's go! >> and i give them credit
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>> and i give them credit for their initiative.
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For their initiative. 'cause i think sometimes when
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'cause i think sometimes when we're waiting for god to speak,
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We're waiting for god to speak, he's waiting for us to step.
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He's waiting for us to step. yeah, yeah.
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Yeah, yeah. sometimes when we're
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Sometimes when we're waiting for god to move,
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Waiting for god to move, he's waiting for us to multiply
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He's waiting for us to multiply what we've already been given.
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What we've already been given. and so, i congratulate these men
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And so, i congratulate these men for their initiative.
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For their initiative. they didn't just
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They didn't just complain about the thing,
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Complain about the thing, they were willing
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They were willing to change the thing,
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To change the thing, to work toward the thing,
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To work toward the thing, to collaborate toward
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To collaborate toward the thing.
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The thing. are you?
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Are you? or are you waiting
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Or are you waiting for something to happen
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For something to happen externally when the word
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Externally when the word of god is internal?
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Of god is internal? internal and eternal.
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Internal and eternal. nothing can stop it,
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Nothing can stop it, and it can't be seen
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And it can't be seen with human eyes.
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With human eyes. and so, they get fired up.
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And so, they get fired up. one of my friends who is
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One of my friends who is an athlete tells me,
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An athlete tells me, "i don't know if this
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"i don't know if this is gonna encourage you,
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Is gonna encourage you, but i come to church 'cause it
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But i come to church 'cause it helps me feel like i can do
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Helps me feel like i can do anything for about three days."
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Anything for about three days." i said, "that's pretty good,
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I said, "that's pretty good, three days.
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That's pretty good shelf life.
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That's pretty good shelf life. three days?
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Three days? that's pretty good.
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That's pretty good. flowers can die quicker
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Flowers can die quicker than three days.
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Than three days. that's pretty good."
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That's pretty good." he said, "yeah, i felt
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He said, "yeah, i felt like i could do anything
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Like i could do anything for three days."
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For three days." i said, "but what happens
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I said, "but what happens on day four?"
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On day four?" he said, "well, that's where
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He said, "well, that's where it gets tricky."
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It gets tricky." i said, "no, it doesn't.
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I said, "no, it doesn't. because you can go back
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Because you can go back to god between sundays."
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You can go back to god.
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You can go back to god. you can go back
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You can go back to god between hours.
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To god between hours. you can go back to god.
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You can go back to god. you can go back to god as much
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You can go back to god as much as you want in any situation
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As you want in any situation that you're in.
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That you're in. and i think as simple
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And i think as simple as that sounds,
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As that sounds, we don't really practice that.
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We don't really practice that. we don't really practice that.
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We don't really practice that. i saw something here that was
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I saw something here that was to be celebrated.
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To be celebrated. let's go!
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Let's go! we're gonna build
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We're gonna build a bigger school
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A bigger school and elisha the prophet
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And elisha the prophet is gonna teach us.
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Is gonna teach us. we're gonna build something
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We're gonna build something amazing for you, god!
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Amazing for you, god! and many of us have started
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And many of us have started this year with good motives.
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This year with good motives. "i'm gonna build
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"i'm gonna build something for my family.
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Something for my family. i'm gonna build something
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I'm gonna build something so i can take care of my kids.
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So i can take care of my kids. i wanna build something for god.
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I wanna build something for god. i'm gonna build something
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I'm gonna build something to make a difference.
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To make a difference. i'mma work on my body.
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I'mma work on my body. i'mma work on my mind.
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I'mma work on my mind. i'mma work on my future.
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I'mma work on my future. i'mma work on my career.
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I'mma work on my career. i'mma work on myself.
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I'mma work on myself. i'mma work on my temper.
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I'mma work on my temper. i'mma work on my yoga."
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I'mma work on my yoga." i started doing yoga last year
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I started doing yoga last year just so i can keep it moving
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Just so i can keep it moving as much as i need to up here.
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As much as i need to up here. i'm just increasing
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I'm just increasing the arsenal this year.
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The arsenal this year. and you know what
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And you know what the thing about it is?
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The thing about it is? holly's better at it than i am.
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[laughter]
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And i can lift so much
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And i can lift so much more pounds than she can.
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More pounds than she can. but the instructor
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But the instructor that's working with us
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That's working with us she always is saying,
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She always is saying, "beautiful, holly."
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[laughter]
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"beautiful, holly."
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"beautiful, holly." and comes over to me and says,
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And comes over to me and says, "uh, it gets better, steven."
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[laughter]
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Like, the only word
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Like, the only word she has for me is the word
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She has for me is the word of false encouragement
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Of false encouragement and delusional hope that
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And delusional hope that i'll one day be flexible.
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[laughter]
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And i found out something.
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And i found out something. when you're doing something new,
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When you're doing something new, it helps to have somebody who
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It helps to have somebody who can give you personal attention
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So you don't get
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So you don't get confused and quit.
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Confused and quit. and maybe the reason
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And maybe the reason you had a plan last year
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You had a plan last year and it fell apart in
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And it fell apart in three days, three weeks,
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Three days, three weeks, three months, maybe the reason
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Three months, maybe the reason that your motivation sometimes
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That your motivation sometimes only lasts three minutes,
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Only lasts three minutes, maybe the reason it lasts
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Maybe the reason it lasts too short sometimes
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Too short sometimes is because you only
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Is because you only get permission and a plan.
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Get permission and a plan. but this is the year where
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But this is the year where your plan will not be enough,
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Your plan will not be enough, because the most important
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Because the most important things that will happen
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Things that will happen in your life this year
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In your life this year will not be in your plan.
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Will not be in your plan. the greatest things that god
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The greatest things that god will bring into your life will
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Will bring into your life will not be on your vision board.
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>> if you feel like
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>> if you feel like pastor steven was speaking
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Pastor steven was speaking right to you while you were
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Right to you while you were watching this message,
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Watching this message, i wanna invite you to call
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I wanna invite you to call or go online right now
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Or go online right now to request your copy
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This series is all about shifting your perspective,
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Learning to recognize god's presence and see his hand
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God's presence and see his hand at work in your life
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At work in your life right here, right now.
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Right here, right now. i know sometimes i get caught up
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I know sometimes i get caught up looking too far ahead or
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Looking too far ahead or focusing on what i don't have
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Focusing on what i don't have and i end up missing how god
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And i end up missing how god is moving in the moment.
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Is moving in the moment. but when you fix your focus,
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But when you fix your focus, you start seeing
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You start seeing his faithfulness
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His faithfulness in unexpected ways.
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In unexpected ways. so, call the number on
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So, call the number on your screen or visit us online
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So, call or go online right now and let this message encourage
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And let this message encourage you to shift your focus,
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You to shift your focus, recognize his presence,
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Recognize his presence, and step forward in faith.
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And step forward in faith. we cannot wait to hear from you.
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And i can't wait to find out who it is that he sent it for.
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ oh my god ♪
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♪ you sure been good to me ♪
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>> ♪ darkness bow down ♪
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♪ to the day ♪
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♪ mountains get up ♪
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♪ out my way ♪
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♪ breaking out of yesterday ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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♪ so tell this giant ♪
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♪ in my face ♪
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♪ you're not greater ♪
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♪ than my faith ♪
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♪ best believe me ♪
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♪ when i say ♪
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♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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>> ♪ prophesy a new thing ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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[cheering and applause]
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ we prophesy ♪
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♪ we prophesy tonight ♪
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♪ i can see a cloud ♪
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♪ heavy with rain ♪
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♪ and it looks like revival ♪
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♪ it's headed our way ♪
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♪ oh i can see a cloud ♪
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Steven Furtick - Where You Meet With God (Part 1)

May 5, 2025 | 27:29

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