Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Where You Meet With God (Part 3)

May 7, 2025 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Where You Meet With God (Part 3) | May 7, 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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>> 'cause you keep assuming,
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>> 'cause you keep assuming, "well, if god wanted
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"well, if god wanted to do it, he'd do it."
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To do it, he'd do it." what if he's waiting
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What if he's waiting to be asked?
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To be asked? what if he wants you
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What if he wants you to involve him?
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To involve him? elisha didn't say
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Elisha didn't say to the school of the prophet
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To the school of the prophet to build a bigger place,
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To build a bigger place, they said to him,
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They said to him, "can we do it?"
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"can we do it?" elisha didn't say,
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Elisha didn't say, "mind if i tag along?"
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"mind if i tag along?" they said, "will you come?"
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They said, "will you come?" it took me back to something,
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It took me back to something, this is why it touched me,
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This is why it touched me, from when elijah was
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From when elijah was very little.
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Very little. my elijah, not the prophet.
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My elijah, not the prophet. i don't know about
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I don't know about when he was --
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When he was -- that prophet was little.
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That prophet was little. but my elijah,
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But my elijah, he's so convincing,
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He's so convincing, and he's so persuasive,
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And he's so persuasive, and he always has been.
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And he always has been. and then, he started
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And then, he started watching ben shapiro,
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Watching ben shapiro, and now he just wants
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And now he just wants to argue all the time, but.
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[laughter]
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But when he even
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But when he even wants to be sweet,
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Wants to be sweet, i remember he wanted me
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I remember he wanted me to see the avengers movie.
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To see the avengers movie. i don't like superhero movies,
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I don't like superhero movies, i think they're stupid.
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I think they're stupid. so, i --
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So, i -- i'm like, "man, we're not
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I'm like, "man, we're not going to the avengers."
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Going to the avengers." and i'm telling you,
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And i'm telling you, he wasn't above
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He wasn't above like seven years old
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Like seven years old or something like that.
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Or something like that. way too young to be out this
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Way too young to be out this late cause it was showing
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Late cause it was showing at 10 o' clock at night.
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At 10 o' clock at night. and he's like, "can we go see
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And he's like, "can we go see the 10 o' clock?"
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The 10 o' clock?" and man, i don't want
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And man, i don't want to take you to the avengers
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To take you to the avengers at 10 o' clock.
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At 10 o' clock. i don't like superhero movies,
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I don't like superhero movies, i don't like 10 o' clock.
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[laughter]
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I don't like you
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I don't like you after 10 o' clock.
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After 10 o' clock. we're not doing this.
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We're not doing this. that boy didn't say a word.
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That boy didn't say a word. he went away, i'm like,
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He went away, i'm like, "okay, good, we got that done."
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"okay, good, we got that done." he comes back,
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He comes back, doesn't say a word.
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Doesn't say a word. and brings me my shoes
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And brings me my shoes and puts them down at my feet.
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[laughter]
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And we didn't say anything
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And we didn't say anything till he was almost all the way
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Till he was almost all the way out the door, he said,
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Out the door, he said, "i'll be in the car if you
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"i'll be in the car if you change your mind."
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[laughter]
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How, how do you not take
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How, how do you not take that kid to stonecrest
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That kid to stonecrest and buy him popcorn, and coke,
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And buy him popcorn, and coke, and caffeinate him,
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And caffeinate him, and sugar him up?
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And sugar him up? and he's up till 7 a.m.,
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And he's up till 7 a.m., but i got a sermon illustration
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But i got a sermon illustration out of it.
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Out of it. bring god his shoes.
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Bring god his shoes. bring god --
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Bring god -- bring god.
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Bring god. god, i know you
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God, i know you haven't done it yet,
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Haven't done it yet, and if you don't want to,
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And if you don't want to, i trust you, but i'mma be in
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I trust you, but i'mma be in the car if you change my mind.
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The car if you change my mind. i'mma be in my seat at elevation
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I'mma be in my seat at elevation if you change your mind.
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If you change your mind. i'mma be in therapy
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I'mma be in therapy if you change your mind.
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If you change your mind. i'mma be working on this,
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I'mma be working on this, will you come?
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[applause]
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Ask your neighbor,
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Ask your neighbor, "will you come?"
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"will you come?" >> congregation: will you come?
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>> congregation: will you come? >> you'd be surprised what
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>> you'd be surprised what god would say yes to if
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God would say yes to if you'd get in the vehicle.
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You'd get in the vehicle. you'd be surprised what god
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You'd be surprised what god would say yes to if you'd
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Would say yes to if you'd bring him his shoes.
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Bring him his shoes. yeah, you'd be surprised
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Yeah, you'd be surprised where god would meet with you,
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Where god would meet with you, if you'd bring him along.
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If you'd bring him along. why wait until
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Why wait until you've built the place
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You've built the place to learn from the prophet?
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To learn from the prophet? why wait till you get the degree
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Why wait till you get the degree to celebrate the progress?
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To celebrate the progress? why wait until the chains
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Why wait until the chains are all the way broken
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Are all the way broken to show somebody how to smash
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To show somebody how to smash the first link like you did?
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The first link like you did? why wait for the presence of god
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Why wait for the presence of god when he is a very present help
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When he is a very present help in the time of trouble?
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In the time of trouble? i'm trying to tell you,
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I'm trying to tell you, he wants to come.
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He wants to come. he wants to come.
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He wants to come. stop trying to rebuke anxiety
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Stop trying to rebuke anxiety in the name of jesus.
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In the name of jesus. you don't get through anxiety
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You don't get through anxiety by rebuking anxiety
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By rebuking anxiety in the name of jesus.
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In the name of jesus. you receive the grace
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You receive the grace of jesus for your anxiety,
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Of jesus for your anxiety, and the grace of jesus
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And the grace of jesus in your anxiety becomes,
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In your anxiety becomes, watch this, the place
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Watch this, the place where you meet with god.
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[applause]
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Put your feet on
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Put your feet on the ground and sit there,
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The ground and sit there, and do your breathing exercises,
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And do your breathing exercises, and do a downward dog
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And do a downward dog and a hallelujah,
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And a hallelujah, and make it the place
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And make it the place where you meet with god,
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Where you meet with god, 'cause you're gonna need him.
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'cause you're gonna need him. let's talk along the way.
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Let's talk along the way. elisha, you have
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Elisha, you have so much to share.
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So much to share. god, would you show me
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God, would you show me along the way things
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Along the way things that i think i'm gonna
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Learn when i get there?"
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Learn when i get there?" i think that's so important
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I think that's so important 'cause i'm a perfectionist,
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'cause i'm a perfectionist, and i'm a complainer.
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And i'm a complainer. i guess i'm supposed
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I guess i'm supposed to be helping you,
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To be helping you, but this is helping me.
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I just saw not only do i get
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I just saw not only do i get stuck in verse 1 where
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Stuck in verse 1 where i say it's too small,
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I say it's too small, it's not working,
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It's not working, i don't like this,
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I don't like this, it's terrible, i'm confined.
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It's terrible, i'm confined. and i complain.
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And i complain. sometimes, i get stuck
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Sometimes, i get stuck in verse 2,
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In verse 2, "let's us go down."
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"let's us go down." let us do it and let us try,
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Let us do it and let us try, and here's my plan.
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And here's my plan. and i never get
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And i never get to verse three, his presence.
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To verse three, his presence. 'cause when they got down there,
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'cause when they got down there, look how elisha responded.
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Look how elisha responded. he didn't call a bear
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He didn't call a bear to kill this boy.
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To kill this boy. he didn't tell him,
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He didn't tell him, "you're ridiculous
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"you're ridiculous for wasting my time."
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For wasting my time." you know how sometimes you
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You know how sometimes you think that god is too small,
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Think that god is too small, you think that what
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You think that what you're dealing with is
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You're dealing with is something god can't handle?
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Something god can't handle? and we all think that.
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And we all think that. we watch the news
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We watch the news and we see crazy things that
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And we see crazy things that are happening in the world.
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Are happening in the world. and it's not that
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And it's not that we think god is too small,
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We think god is too small, but it doesn't seem like
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But it doesn't seem like he's doing anything about it.
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He's doing anything about it. sometimes, i don't think we
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Sometimes, i don't think we realize how small god is willing
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Realize how small god is willing to be to show how big he is.
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To be to show how big he is. and that's why i chose
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And that's why i chose this passage for my first
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This passage for my first sermon of this year.
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Sermon of this year. because i thought if we talked
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Because i thought if we talked about goliath going down,
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About goliath going down, you would wait for
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You would wait for a big giant to trust god.
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A big giant to trust god. and it's not the giants
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And it's not the giants all the time that cause you
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All the time that cause you to lose your momentum.
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To lose your momentum. man, i know how it is.
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Man, i know how it is. i can do anything
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I can do anything for three days,
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For three days, but that fourth day.
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But that fourth day. i really love jesus
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I really love jesus till about 9:45 a.m.,
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Till about 9:45 a.m., and then 9:46
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And then 9:46 the devil meets with me.
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The devil meets with me. i know that feeling.
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I know that feeling. but i believe that not
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But i believe that not every day presents a red sea,
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Every day presents a red sea, a goliath, burning bush.
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A goliath, burning bush. i mean, all of these
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I mean, all of these things are wonderful,
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Things are wonderful, and you know i love
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And you know i love to preach about 'em.
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To preach about 'em. but i started my year
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But i started my year with a sermon called --
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With a sermon called -- i don't know what
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I don't know what your bible heading says there,
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Your bible heading says there, autumn, but mine says,
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Autumn, but mine says, "an axe head recovered."
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"an axe head recovered." that's all it said
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That's all it said on the subject,
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On the subject, "an axe head recovered."
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"an axe head recovered." really man,
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Really man, you got a whole bible
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You got a whole bible full of nine foot giants,
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Full of nine foot giants, and raging seas,
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And raging seas, and you wanna preach about
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And you wanna preach about an axe head?
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An axe head? yeah.
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Yeah. 'cause i think
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'cause i think the little moments with god
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The little moments with god that he wants you to have
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That he wants you to have are the ones that
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Are the ones that are slipping away,
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Are slipping away, and i think that's why
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And i think that's why the other stuff gets
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The other stuff gets so big and takes you down.
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So big and takes you down. because the prophet said,
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Because the prophet said, "i'll go with you."
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"i'll go with you." and verse 4 records
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And verse 4 records what happens next.
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What happens next. "and he went with them."
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"and he went with them." i wonder what they talked about.
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I wonder what they talked about. i wonder if they talked at all.
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I wonder if they talked at all. i wonder if they were able
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I wonder if they were able to ask him more specifically,
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To ask him more specifically, "how you think
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"how you think we should build it?"
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We should build it?" you know you can ask god
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You know you can ask god stuff more specific?
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Stuff more specific? "god, was there
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"god, was there another way to say that?"
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Another way to say that?" now, i have an advantage over
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Now, i have an advantage over you in this because every week,
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You in this because every week, i have to try to talk for god
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I have to try to talk for god to you, and i'm dumb.
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To you, and i'm dumb. so, i get a lot
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So, i get a lot of practice of just,
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Of practice of just, "god, is there another way
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"god, is there another way to say that?
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To say that? i don't know,
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I don't know, i already said that before.
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I already said that before. are they gonna hear?
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Are they gonna hear? are they gonna get it?
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Are they gonna get it? does that make any sense?"
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Does that make any sense?" but that's the skill
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But that's the skill you need for your life too.
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You need for your life too. not just to preach,
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Not just to preach, that's the skill
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That's the skill you need for your life.
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You need for your life. the skill you need
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The skill you need is the presence of god,
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Is the presence of god, just right there in the middle
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Just right there in the middle of your zoom meeting with your
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Of your zoom meeting with your fake trophies and your shorts,
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Fake trophies and your shorts, your underwear going
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Your underwear going on under the desk,
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On under the desk, and your tie up top.
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[laughter]
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You don't have
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You don't have to say it out loud,
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To say it out loud, you don't have to go
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You don't have to go off the screen,
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Off the screen, just right there,
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Just right there, "god, i need you
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"god, i need you before i speak."
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Before i speak." just those little moments.
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Just those little moments. i really believe
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I really believe that because watch,
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That because watch, why did god include this
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Why did god include this boring story in the bible?
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Boring story in the bible? you think elisha didn't do more
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You think elisha didn't do more fantastic miracles?
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Fantastic miracles? he did.
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He did. but the lord wanted us
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But the lord wanted us to have seven verses to know
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To have seven verses to know what happens to us sometimes.
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What happens to us sometimes. and this is what i see
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And this is what i see for so many other people
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For so many other people that i pastor who i meet.
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That i pastor who i meet. and when i meet you,
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And when i meet you, when i meet you,
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When i meet you, when i meet with you
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When i meet with you and you meet with god
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And you meet with god in your own time,
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In your own time, but when i meet you,
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But when i meet you, sometimes i hear about
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Sometimes i hear about the things that the enemy
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The things that the enemy is tormenting you with.
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Is tormenting you with. and it goes something like this.
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And it goes something like this. "he went with them," verse 4,
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"he went with them," verse 4, "they went to the jordan
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"they went to the jordan and began to cut down trees."
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And began to cut down trees." it's going good,
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It's going good, i'm making progress.
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I'm making progress. i apologized, i said i'm sorry.
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I apologized, i said i'm sorry. i actually sent the text.
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I actually sent the text. i actually looked up the help.
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I actually looked up the help. i actually joined the gym.
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I actually joined the gym. now, i'm not gonna go till about
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Now, i'm not gonna go till about january 21st when it clears out,
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January 21st when it clears out, that's just strategic,
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That's just strategic, but i'm making my steps.
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I'm clearing out that room,
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I'm clearing out that room, i'mma do it this time.
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I'mma do it this time. now, i got some food
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Now, i got some food in the pantry
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In the pantry i gotta clear out.
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I gotta clear out. i can't waste it.
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I can't waste it. i mean, i'mma eat
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I mean, i'mma eat the peanut butter,
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The peanut butter, but after that jar is gone,
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But after that jar is gone, there's no more peanut butter.
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There's no more peanut butter. i'mma eat kale the rest
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I'mma eat kale the rest of the year.
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Of the year. kale, collagen,
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Cardio, carnivore.
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Cardio, carnivore. i'mma do it all this year.
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I'mma do it all this year. i'mma be a vegan carnivore
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I'mma be a vegan carnivore this year.
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This year. and i'mma cut down this tree.
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And i'mma cut down this tree. "and they began
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"and they began to cut down the tree."
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To cut down the tree." now, watch this,
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Now, watch this, "as one of them
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"as one of them was cutting down a tree,
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Was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head
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The iron axe head fell into the water."
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Fell into the water." and all of a sudden,
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And all of a sudden, we go from,
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We go from, "let's go," to "oh no."
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"let's go," to "oh no." have you ever?
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Have you ever? be honest or i'll prophesy.
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Be honest or i'll prophesy. have you ever been
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Have you ever been doing pretty good,
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Doing pretty good, let's go, i got this,
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Let's go, i got this, and in the middle,
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And in the middle, verse 5 again please,
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Verse 5 again please, of doing what you believe
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Of doing what you believe god gave you permission
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God gave you permission to do, oh no.
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To do, oh no. oh no.
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Oh no. you're like,
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You're like, "it's not a big deal.
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"it's not a big deal. it's an axe head."
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It's an axe head." when it's a big deal to you
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When it's a big deal to you it's a big deal.
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It's a big deal. stop telling people that
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Stop telling people that god doesn't care about this
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God doesn't care about this and god doesn't care about that.
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And god doesn't care about that. he numbers every hair
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He numbers every hair on your head.
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On your head. he cares about everything
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He cares about everything that pertains to his child.
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That pertains to his child. and even elisha, the rough
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And even elisha, the rough and rugged prophet who had
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And rugged prophet who had no time for any nonsense.
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No time for any nonsense. as this young man,
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As this young man, it says one of them --
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It says one of them -- you know, i wonder --
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You know, i wonder -- somebody look this up for me
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Somebody look this up for me on chatgpt later and send me
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On chatgpt later and send me a text about it.
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A text about it. i wonder,
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I wonder, was it the same one that
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Was it the same one that asked him to come or was it
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Asked him to come or was it a different one altogether?
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A different one altogether? because the one that's
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Because the one that's cutting down the tree,
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Cutting down the tree, they don't have many tools,
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They don't have many tools, you understand?
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You understand? this is not a
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This is not a very sophisticated operation.
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Very sophisticated operation. as he's cutting down the tree,
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As he's cutting down the tree, boom, the head goes off
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Boom, the head goes off the stick and it flies
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The stick and it flies into the jordan.
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Into the jordan. and iron isn't
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And iron isn't supposed be in water,
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Supposed be in water, iron is supposed to be on wood.
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Iron is supposed to be on wood. and when iron meets wood,
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And when iron meets wood, it makes progress,
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It makes progress, but iron meets water,
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But iron meets water, you need presence.
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You need presence. because the first thing he did
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Because the first thing he did when the axe head flew, he said,
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When the axe head flew, he said, "oh no, my lord,"
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"oh no, my lord," who's he talking to?
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Who's he talking to? elisha.
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Elisha. who do you talk
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Who do you talk to when it falls off?
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To when it falls off? who do you talk to
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Who do you talk to when you fall?
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When you fall? who do you talk to
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Who do you talk to when your momentum slips?
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When your momentum slips? this is so important.
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This is so important. "'oh no, my lord,' he cried out.
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"'oh no, my lord,' he cried out. 'it was borrowed!'"
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'it was borrowed!'" oh, this is bad.
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Oh, this is bad. i can't pay this back.
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I can't pay this back. some of us are in situations
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Some of us are in situations this year that we can't
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This year that we can't afford to waste another day,
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Afford to waste another day, that we can't afford
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That we can't afford to waste another year,
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To waste another year, that we can't afford
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That we can't afford to just get through a month
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To just get through a month just barely hanging on.
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Just barely hanging on. he said, "i need help,"
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He said, "i need help," and thank god help was there.
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And thank god help was there. remember, if one of them hadn't
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Remember, if one of them hadn't gone back and asked him to come,
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Gone back and asked him to come, there would have been
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There would have been no one to help when
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No one to help when their plan stopped working.
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Their plan stopped working. and this is what i'm saying
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And this is what i'm saying about where you meet with
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About where you meet with god and the prophet.
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God and the prophet. the great prophet elisha
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The great prophet elisha who had the power to turn
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Who had the power to turn the tides of wars
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The tides of wars had the time to help
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Had the time to help a boy get it back.
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A boy get it back. god said he wants to help you
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God said he wants to help you get it back this year.
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Get it back this year. god wants to help you
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God wants to help you get it back this year.
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Get it back this year. if it's joy,
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If it's joy, he wants to help you
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He wants to help you get it back this year.
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Get it back this year. if it's integrity,
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If it's integrity, he wants to help you
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He wants to help you get it back this year.
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Get it back this year. if it's the character
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If it's the character to keep your commitments,
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To keep your commitments, he wants to help you
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He wants to help you get it back this year.
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Get it back this year. if it's a vision
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If it's a vision for your family,
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For your family, he wants to help you
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He wants to help you get it back this year.
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Get it back this year. if it's a perspective
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If it's a perspective on what really matters,
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On what really matters, he wants to help you
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He wants to help you get it back this year.
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Get it back this year. and i want you to notice
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And i want you to notice very carefully what
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Very carefully what the prophet did in verse 6,
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The prophet did in verse 6, and this is what i see
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And this is what i see the lord doing for us.
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The lord doing for us. "the man of god asked the boy,
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"the man of god asked the boy, 'where did it fall?'"
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'where did it fall?'" isn't that amazing?
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Isn't that amazing? he could've said anything.
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He could've said anything. the boy says, "oh no,
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The boy says, "oh no, it was borrowed."
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It was borrowed." "well, that was stupid.
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"well, that was stupid. why did you borrow it?
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Why did you borrow it? you shouldn't be
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You shouldn't be borrowing stuff anyway.
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Borrowing stuff anyway. haven't you heard dave ramsey
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Haven't you heard dave ramsey on they radio?
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On they radio? you're not supposed
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You're not supposed to be in debt anyway.
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To be in debt anyway. you need to go drive a uber eats
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You need to go drive a uber eats and get it paid for."
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And get it paid for." don't worry about that,
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Don't worry about that, that's a good thing
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That's a good thing because if that's popping,
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Because if that's popping, that means the devil
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That means the devil does not want you to hear
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Does not want you to hear the next part of this message.
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The next part of this message. so, i'm very encouraged by that,
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So, i'm very encouraged by that, and i want y'all to fix it
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And i want y'all to fix it at the same time.
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At the same time. the man of god said,
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The man of god said, "where did it fall?"
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"where did it fall?" and when --
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And when -- now, this is the message,
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Now, this is the message, this is the message.
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This is the message. i was tricking you.
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I was tricking you. i told you the other part
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I told you the other part was the message,
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Was the message, this is the message.
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This is the message. when he showed him the place,
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When he showed him the place, elisha cut a stick,
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Elisha cut a stick, threw it there,
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Threw it there, and made the iron float.
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And made the iron float. thanks, but no thanks.
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Thanks, but no thanks. i'm rocking on,
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I'm rocking on, i'm moving through,
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I'm moving through, i'm walking on
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I'm walking on in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. want both of my hands
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Want both of my hands to preach this part.
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To preach this part. 'cause the bible says.
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'cause the bible says. the bible --
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The bible -- i don't care about
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I don't care about what your fear says,
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What your fear says, i don't care about what
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I don't care about what your generation before you says,
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Your generation before you says, i don't care about what
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I don't care about what a political party says.
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A political party says. i don't care about what
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I don't care about what your wired mind says.
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Your wired mind says. the bible says
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The bible says he didn't condemn him,
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He didn't condemn him, he just guided him
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He just guided him to the place and helped it
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To the place and helped it to surface what he needed.
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To surface what he needed. he took a stick,
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He took a stick, he threw it there,
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He threw it there, and made the iron float.
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And made the iron float. aren't you grateful
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Aren't you grateful for the stuff that god
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For the stuff that god is bringing to the surface this
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Is bringing to the surface this year in your life?
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Year in your life? now, hang on...
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[applause]
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Y'all got six minutes
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Y'all got six minutes and i'll finish this.
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And i'll finish this. if y'all don't have six minutes,
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If y'all don't have six minutes, i'll just preach this to abby
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I'll just preach this to abby today and she can sit there
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Today and she can sit there and give me
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And give me an offering afterwards.
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An offering afterwards. y'all got six minutes?
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Y'all got six minutes? i wanna finish this.
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I wanna finish this. i really wanna finish this.
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I really wanna finish this. i really don't wanna
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I really don't wanna go home holding this.
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Go home holding this. because when he said --
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Because when he said -- when he showed him
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When he showed him the place, verse 6,
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The place, verse 6, when he showed him
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When he showed him the place where it fell,
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The place where it fell, that is where
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That is where the miracle happened.
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The miracle happened. so, i want you to see
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So, i want you to see what happened.
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What happened. he was building and it broke.
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He was building and it broke. that is some of us in the room.
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That is some of us in the room. while we were building
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While we were building what we felt like we were
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What we felt like we were supposed to build, it broke.
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Our focus broke,
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Our focus broke, our momentum broke,
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Our momentum broke, our streak broke,
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Our streak broke, our days of sobriety broke,
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Our days of sobriety broke, it broke.
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It broke. the relationship broke,
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The relationship broke, the heart broke,
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The heart broke, the passion broke.
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The passion broke. it broke because
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He was building.
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He was building. now, when it broke,
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Now, when it broke, it flew into the water.
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It flew into the water. so now, it has been
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So now, it has been a functional axe head,
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A functional axe head, and now it has
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And now it has fallen into the water.
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Fallen into the water. it does not belong in the water.
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It does not belong in the water. thank god for verse 3,
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Thank god for verse 3, where he says,
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Where he says, "come with us,"
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"come with us," because that means
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Because that means that god is with me
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That god is with me not only when it's functional,
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Not only when it's functional, but when it's falling.
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But when it's falling. and so, now i understand
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And so, now i understand the key of this message,
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The key of this message, and the key of this year,
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And the key of this year, and the key to restoration
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And the key to restoration in your life is that god
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In your life is that god does not only want to be
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Does not only want to be with you when you build it,
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With you when you build it, he wants to be with you
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He wants to be with you when it breaks.
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[applause]
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And i want you to invite god
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And i want you to invite god into the places where
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Into the places where it breaks this year.
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It breaks this year. i want you not to pretend
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I want you not to pretend like you've got the trophies,
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Like you've got the trophies, pretend like there
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Pretend like there hasn't been a flood,
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Hasn't been a flood, pretend like you're in
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Pretend like you're in a great place.
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A great place. i want you to make
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I want you to make the place that you struggle
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The place that you struggle the most the place
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The most the place where you meet with god.
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Where you meet with god. and what is that place?
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And what is that place? because notice, there is a part
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Because notice, there is a part that god does, and there is
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That god does, and there is a part that god does not do.
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A part that god does not do. the word of the lord
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The word of the lord brought the iron,
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Brought the iron, verse 6 please,
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Verse 6 please, to the surface,
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To the surface, but it did not bring it
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But it did not bring it to the shore.
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To the shore. verse 7.
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Verse 7. "'lift it out,' he said."
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"'lift it out,' he said." i'm showing it to you,
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I'm showing it to you, i'm revealing it to you.
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I'm revealing it to you. there are things that
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There are things that the spirit of god will
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The spirit of god will supernaturally reveal to you,
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Supernaturally reveal to you, but they must be
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But they must be practically recovered.
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Practically recovered. lift it out.
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Lift it out. you can't make iron float,
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You can't make iron float, god can.
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God can. but sometimes,
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But sometimes, something is floating
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Something is floating but it's not fixed yet.
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But it's not fixed yet. and this is where you meet god.
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And this is where you meet god. grace is where god meets you.
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Grace is where god meets you. faith is where you meet god.
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[applause]
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Lift it out.
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Lift it out. "and then the man reached out
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"and then the man reached out is hand and took it."
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Is hand and took it." it's broken, but it's back.
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It's broken, but it's back. it's broken, but it's back.
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It's broken, but it's back.
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It's broken, but it's back. my life is not exactly
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My life is not exactly what i want it to be
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What i want it to be at this age and stage.
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At this age and stage. it's broken, but it's back.
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It's broken, but it's back. i'm not on the right path
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I'm not on the right path that i set out to be on,
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It's broken but it's back.
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It's broken but it's back. and i hear a calling from
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And i hear a calling from the holy spirit this year
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The holy spirit this year to somebody's life
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To somebody's life who thinks that you can
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Who thinks that you can only meet with god when you
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Only meet with god when you are in a perfectly manicured
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Are in a perfectly manicured environment full of meditative
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Environment full of meditative promises and meticulously
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Promises and meticulously kept character, no, no, no.
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Kept character, no, no, no. the place you meet with god
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The place you meet with god is in the place
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Is in the place you need him the most.
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You need him the most. if the axe head
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If the axe head had not fallen off,
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Had not fallen off, there would have been
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There would have been no miracle.
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No miracle. so, i am telling you
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So, i am telling you to stop waiting for
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To stop waiting for a future place to meet god
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A future place to meet god and experience his presence,
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And experience his presence, and take him to the place
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And take him to the place where the blade
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Where the blade flung off your stick,
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Flung off your stick, and watch him
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And watch him bring something up.
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Bring something up. now, here's the thing i learned.
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Now, here's the thing i learned. you gotta reach for it.
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You gotta reach for it. the axe head did not
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The axe head did not swim to the boy,
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Swim to the boy, he reached for it.
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He reached for it. and i believe that god
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And i believe that god has given you something today
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Has given you something today to show you something today that
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To show you something today that he's calling you to reach for.
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He's calling you to reach for. he's not gonna make you dive
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He's not gonna make you dive down to the bottom and find it.
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Down to the bottom and find it. you can't do that.
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You can't do that. that's what grace does.
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That's what grace does. but what does faith do?
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But what does faith do? reach out and lift it up.
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Reach out and lift it up. grace reveals
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Grace reveals what faith retrieves.
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What faith retrieves. may this be a year
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May this be a year of recovery for you,
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Of recovery for you, may this be a year
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May this be a year of clarity for you.
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Of clarity for you. for god to bring things out up
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For god to bring things out up out of the muddy, jordan river.
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Out of the muddy, jordan river. may this be a year that
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May this be a year that you don't stand swinging
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You don't stand swinging your stick knowing this
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Your stick knowing this isn't working anymore.
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Isn't working anymore. may this be a year that you
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May this be a year that you don't just keep pretending like
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Don't just keep pretending like everything's fine when you know
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Everything's fine when you know your effectiveness is at
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Your effectiveness is at the bottom of the water.
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The bottom of the water. may this be the year that you
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May this be the year that you meet with god in weird places.
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Meet with god in weird places. may this be the year that you
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May this be the year that you sneak into the bathroom,
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Sneak into the bathroom, and instead of pills,
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And instead of pills, you take a prayer.
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You take a prayer. may this be the year
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May this be the year where you meet with god.
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Where you meet with god. i had a friend tell me
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I had a friend tell me one time, i said,
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One time, i said, "i'm having my quiet time
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"i'm having my quiet time in the car these days."
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In the car these days." my devotion time with god,
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My devotion time with god, christians we call it
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Christians we call it quiet time.
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Quiet time. it's a little
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It's a little christianese for you.
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Christianese for you. i'mma do a whole series
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I'mma do a whole series one year called,
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One year called, "do you speak christianese?"
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[laughter]
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I'mma take every little
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I'mma take every little thing we say that
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Thing we say that we don't even stop to define
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We don't even stop to define for people and say,
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For people and say, "this is what
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"this is what that kinda means."
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That kinda means." and i told them
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And i told them i was meeting with god
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I was meeting with god in my car a lot lately,
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In my car a lot lately, and god was coming in my car,
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And god was coming in my car, and i was playing
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And i was playing all my worship cd's,
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All my worship cd's, john p. kee -strength,
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John p. kee -strength, and hezekiah walker,
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And hezekiah walker, and the love
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And the love fellowship tabernacle.
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Fellowship tabernacle. i said, "i have the best times
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I said, "i have the best times with god in my car."
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With god in my car." paul baloche,
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Paul baloche, and tommy walker,
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And tommy walker, and oh the integrity boys too.
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And oh the integrity boys too. i said i have the greatest
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I said i have the greatest meetings with god in my car.
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Meetings with god in my car. he said, "those don't count."
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He said, "those don't count." i said, "it doesn't count?"
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I said, "it doesn't count?" he said, "no, it's not
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He said, "no, it's not set aside time for god.
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Set aside time for god. you gotta set
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You gotta set aside time for god.
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Aside time for god. god wants to know
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God wants to know you're serious.
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You're serious. you gotta set aside
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You gotta set aside time for god."
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Time for god." i believe that the place
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I believe that the place that you meet with god is too
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That you meet with god is too small if you believe that.
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Small if you believe that. put up verse 1 again.
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Put up verse 1 again. "the place where we meet
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"the place where we meet with you is too small."
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With you is too small." if you wanna meet with god
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If you wanna meet with god in your breakfast nook,
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In your breakfast nook, by all means play
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By all means play a brandon lake cd and do it,
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A brandon lake cd and do it, if you can find a cd player.
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[laughter]
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But when you leave that place,
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But when you leave that place, you better meet with god
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You better meet with god in the next place too
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In the next place too because the place you meet
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Because the place you meet with god is too small.
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With god is too small. if the only place you meet
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If the only place you meet with god is when you get
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With god is when you get a holy ghost goosebump,
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A holy ghost goosebump, the place you meet
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The place you meet with god is too small.
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With god is too small. so, everybody stand up
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So, everybody stand up on your feet,
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On your feet, and i want you by faith
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And i want you by faith just to stretch your hands up
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Just to stretch your hands up like you're reaching
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Like you're reaching for something that was lost,
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For something that was lost, that the enemy tried to steal.
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That the enemy tried to steal. and just say this out loud,
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And just say this out loud, "god...
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"god... >> congregation: god...
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>> congregation: god... >> will you come with me?"
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>> will you come with me?" >> congregation: will you
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>> congregation: will you come with me?
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Come with me? >> now wait, shh, wait, wait.
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>> now wait, shh, wait, wait. don't say anything.
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Don't say anything. the answer's yes.
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The answer's yes. he promised his presence.
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He promised his presence. it lives inside of you.
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It lives inside of you. may this be the year
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May this be the year where the place
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Where the place where you meet with god
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Where you meet with god becomes the mountain top
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Becomes the mountain top of your victory and the valley
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Of your victory and the valley of your midnight.
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Of your midnight. the place you meet with god
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The place you meet with god has been too small.
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Has been too small. if church is the only place
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If church is the only place you meet with god,
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You meet with god, the place you meet with god
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The place you meet with god is too small.
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Is too small. expand your expectation
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Expand your expectation of god's presence.
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Of god's presence. i declare over your life
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I declare over your life a year of expansion.
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A year of expansion. not just that you would
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Not just that you would get more stuff,
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Get more stuff, but that you would
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But that you would get more him.
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Get more him. if you get more him,
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If you get more him, you have everything.
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You have everything. if you have not him,
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If you have not him, you have nothing.
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You have nothing. may this be the year
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May this be the year of his presence in your life.
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Of his presence in your life. god, come with me to work
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God, come with me to work this year.
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This year. god, come with me as
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God, come with me as i struggle to sleep at night.
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I struggle to sleep at night. god, come with me into
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God, come with me into the challenge this year.
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The challenge this year. god, come with me into
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God, come with me into the uncertainty.
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The uncertainty. will you come?
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Will you come? and he says yes.
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And he says yes. and he says, "when it falls,
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And he says, "when it falls, i'll show you where to reach
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I'll show you where to reach to get it back."
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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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It's on dvd, and it's part of this brand new
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And it's part of this brand new series that we're calling,
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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
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Looking too far ahead or focusing on what i don't
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Or focusing on what i don't have and i end up missing how
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Have and i end up missing how god is moving in the moment.
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God 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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You to shift your focus, recognize his presence,
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>> well, that's all the time
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>> well, that's all the time we have for today
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We have for today but there is good news.
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But there is good news. the conversation
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The conversation doesn't have to stop here.
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Doesn't have to stop here. did you know that you can
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Join us for church live every single weekend?
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>> ♪ oh my god ♪
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♪ you've sure been good to me ♪
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>> ♪ into gardens ♪
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♪ you turn bones into armies ♪
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♪ you turn seas into highways ♪
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♪ you're the only one who can ♪
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♪ he's the only one ♪
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♪ you're the only one who can ♪
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♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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♪ come on choir ♪
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>> ♪ better than you ♪
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♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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>> ♪ lord there's nothing ♪
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♪ nothing is better than you ♪
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♪ i've searched and not found ♪
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♪ oh there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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♪ there's nothing ♪
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♪ better than you ♪
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♪ lord there's nothing ♪
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♪ nothing is better than you ♪
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♪ oh come on ♪
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♪ if he turned your grave ♪
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♪ into a garden say ♪
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♪ you turn graves into gardens ♪
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♪ you turn bones into armies ♪
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♪ you turn seas into highways ♪
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♪ you're the only one who can ♪
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♪ turning graves ♪
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♪ you turn graves ♪
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♪ into gardens ♪
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Steven Furtick - Where You Meet With God (Part 3)

May 7, 2025 | 27:29

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