Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - You Don't Have To (Part 2)

December 23, 2025 | 28:0

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

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - You Don't Have To (Part 2) | December 23, 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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>> god is gonna give you
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>> god is gonna give you clarity about that
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Clarity about that thing in your darkness.
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Thing in your darkness. god is going to give you
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God is going to give you perspective about that
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Perspective about that thing in your darkness.
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Thing in your darkness. god is going to give you
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God is going to give you provision for that thing
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Provision for that thing in your darkness.
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In your darkness. gabriel came to galilee.
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Gabriel came to galilee. aren't you glad about that?
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Aren't you glad about that? it makes me think if i get
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It makes me think if i get a little depressed,
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A little depressed, i can call on jesus,
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I can call on jesus, i can call on heaven,
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I can call on heaven, i can call on the angels,
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I can call on the angels, i can call on the light,
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I can call on the light, even in the darkest place.
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Even in the darkest place. because gabriel,
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Because gabriel, this is it,
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This is it, gabriel came to galilee,
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Gabriel came to galilee, and he came to galilee
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And he came to galilee to get it ready
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To get it ready for somebody greater.
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For somebody greater. y'all don't like
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Y'all don't like good preaching anymore?
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Good preaching anymore? oh, that's delicious
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Oh, that's delicious right there.
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Right there. he came to galilee to get it
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He came to galilee to get it ready for something greater.
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Ready for something greater. and yet isn't it amazing of god
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And yet isn't it amazing of god to start something so great
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To start something so great as the salvation of the world?
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As the salvation of the world? think of all the great things
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Think of all the great things that would happen in galilee.
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That would happen in galilee. think of all the great things
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Think of all the great things that would happen at the cross.
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That would happen at the cross. think of the --
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Think of the -- all the great things
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All the great things that would happen on
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That would happen on the other side
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The other side of the empty tomb.
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Of the empty tomb. and yet he started something
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And yet he started something so great in something so small
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So great in something so small as a baby.
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As a baby. as a baby.
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As a baby. makes me think that god wanted
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Makes me think that god wanted me to know that
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Me to know that he can hold me too.
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He can hold me too. i mean, think about it.
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I mean, think about it. well i'mma give it to you like
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Well i'mma give it to you like the lord gave it
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The lord gave it to me this morning.
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To me this morning. think about the fact that
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Think about the fact that the angel told mary not that
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The angel told mary not that god would descend
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God would descend from the skies like thor,
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From the skies like thor, but will wrap himself in little
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But will wrap himself in little baby flesh and all
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Baby flesh and all of the attendant
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Of the attendant idiosyncrasies of a baby.
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Idiosyncrasies of a baby. and he came like a baby.
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And he came like a baby. he came like a baby,
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He came like a baby, which means that he had
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Which means that he had to be held by humans.
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To be held by humans. now, sometimes we need
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Now, sometimes we need a practical sermon,
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A practical sermon, sometimes we just need
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Sometimes we just need to revel and marvel
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To revel and marvel in the glory of god.
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In the glory of god. watch this.
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Watch this. that heaven was
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That heaven was held by humanity.
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Held by humanity. that's amazing.
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That's amazing. and he didn't have to do it.
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And he didn't have to do it. jesus was fully god
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Jesus was fully god and fully man.
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And fully man. so the choice that he made
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So the choice that he made to be held by human hands
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To be held by human hands was not of necessity,
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Was not of necessity, it was of love.
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It was of love. the heavenly king,
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The heavenly king, the most high god
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The most high god held by human hands.
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Held by human hands. oh.
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Oh. i wish you could see it like
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I wish you could see it like i see it 'cause i see that
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I see it 'cause i see that the reason that heaven had
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The reason that heaven had to be held by humans was so that
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To be held by humans was so that humans could be held by heaven.
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[cheering and applause]
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The lord wanted you
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The lord wanted you to remember that you
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Are held this season,
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Are held this season, that you are held.
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That you are held. you're like, "yeah, i've been --
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You're like, "yeah, i've been -- i've been held.
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I've been held. hell has been all up in my life.
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Hell has been all up in my life. i have been hel --"
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[laughter]
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No, no, i'm saying held
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No, no, i'm saying held by the hand of god.
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By the hand of god. when i look back,
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When i look back, i see it so clearly.
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I see it so clearly. satan came for my soul,
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Satan came for my soul, but the lord said no.
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But the lord said no. i've been held by
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I've been held by the hand of god.
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[cheering]
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I've been hidden
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I've been hidden by the hand of god.
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[applause]
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And this is what we
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And this is what we call the invitation
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Call the invitation of incarnation in
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Of incarnation in theological terms,
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Theological terms, is that heaven was held
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Is that heaven was held by humanity so that humanity
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By humanity so that humanity could be held by it.
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Could be held by it. and just to remember as you walk
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And just to remember as you walk through your life that you
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Through your life that you are being carried.
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Are being carried. give him the credit
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Give him the credit for carrying you.
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For carrying you. thank you, thank you.
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Thank you, thank you. every step and arrival,
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Every step and arrival, every step and announcement
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Every step and announcement that god is not through
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That god is not through with me yet.
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With me yet. held.
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Held. this mary would hold heaven
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This mary would hold heaven in her arms.
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In her arms. she held heaven.
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She held heaven. but i think that the secret
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But i think that the secret to mary, and i thought
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To mary, and i thought about calling this sermon,
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About calling this sermon, "i make mary moves."
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[laughter]
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And it was so dumb.
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And it was so dumb. i shouldn't have told
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I shouldn't have told you that i thought
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You that i thought about calling it that.
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About calling it that. might as well have just
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Might as well have just left that out.
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Left that out. but one thing she said
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But one thing she said that i thought
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That i thought was so powerful,
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Was so powerful, and i know, holly,
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And i know, holly, your favorite verse
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Your favorite verse is luke 1:38,
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Is luke 1:38, but my favorite verse
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But my favorite verse is luke 1:34.
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Is luke 1:34. her favorite ver --
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Her favorite ver -- let me show you her
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Favorite verse first,
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Favorite verse first, verse 38.
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Verse 38. "i am the lord's servant.
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"i am the lord's servant. may your word to be me --
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May your word to be me -- me be fulfilled."
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Me be fulfilled." right, that's her favorite.
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Right, that's her favorite. here's my favorite one,
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Here's my favorite one, verse 34, "how?"
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[laughter]
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That's my verse.
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That's my verse. how?
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[laughter]
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Don't act like you're not
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Don't act like you're not living with some
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Living with some hows in your house.
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Hows in your house. how am i gonna make it through
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How am i gonna make it through this whole month without cussing
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This whole month without cussing somebody out in japanese?
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Somebody out in japanese? i might learn japanese just
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I might learn japanese just to cuss somebody out in japanese
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To cuss somebody out in japanese acting like this.
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Acting like this. how am i gonna pay
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How am i gonna pay for all this crap?
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[laughter]
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Go back to my
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Go back to my earlier point, credit.
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[laughter]
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How am i ever gonna catch up
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How am i ever gonna catch up if i keep on
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If i keep on consuming like this?
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Consuming like this? how -- no, mary isn't
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How -- no, mary isn't asking that,
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Asking that, she's not spending money
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She's not spending money at the mall,
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At the mall, she's trying to give birth
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She's trying to give birth to the son of god.
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To the son of god. "but i thought we could have
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"but i thought we could have some common ground with mary."
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Some common ground with mary." how?
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How? let me ask a question.
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Let me ask a question. how many of you are living
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How many of you are living in a how right now?
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In a how right now? in a how right now?
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In a how right now? anybody online honest?
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[laughter]
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I think the purpose
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I think the purpose of the christmas story is not
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Of the christmas story is not just in being held,
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Just in being held, but it is in being humbled.
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But it is in being humbled. humbled.
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Humbled. that jesus being in
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That jesus being in very nature god,
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Very nature god, did not consider equality
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Did not consider equality with god something
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With god something to be grasped,
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To be grasped, philippians 2:5-10.
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Philippians 2:5-10. he emptied himself,
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He emptied himself, he humbled himself,
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He humbled himself, taking on the form
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Taking on the form of flesh of a servant.
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Of flesh of a servant. so jesus humbled himself,
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So jesus humbled himself, and so did mary,
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And so did mary, and so must you and i.
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And so must you and i. how will this be?
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How will this be? how am i gonna do it without
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How am i gonna do it without drinking again?
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Drinking again? how am i gonna do it without
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How am i gonna do it without having a nervous breakdown?
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Having a nervous breakdown? how am i gonna do it when
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How am i gonna do it when i wasn't raised and taught?
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I wasn't raised and taught? how am i gonna do it when nobody
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How am i gonna do it when nobody in my family ever did?
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In my family ever did? how am i gonna do it at
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How am i gonna do it at this age and stage of life?
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This age and stage of life? how am i gonna do it when
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How am i gonna do it when i can't even feel god
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I can't even feel god when i'm in church?
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"'how will this be?'
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"'how will this be?' mary asked the angel,
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Mary asked the angel, 'since i am a virgin.'"
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'since i am a virgin.'" valid question,
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Valid question, powerful answer.
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Powerful answer. verse 35, "the angel answered."
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Verse 35, "the angel answered." how many of you would like
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How many of you would like to have an appointment with an
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To have an appointment with an angel so you could get some
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Angel so you could get some answers for your how today?
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[applause]
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Come on, say,
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Come on, say, "i want an appointment." >>
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"i want an appointment." >> congregation: i want
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Congregation: i want an appointment.
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An appointment. >> i want an appointment
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>> i want an appointment with gabriel so he can
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Tell me how i'm supposed
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Tell me how i'm supposed to put up with this mess.
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To put up with this mess. i want an appointment with
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I want an appointment with gabriel so he can tell me how
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Gabriel so he can tell me how i'm supposed to fix this mess.
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I'm supposed to fix this mess. i want an appointment
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I want an appointment with gabriel so he can tell me
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With gabriel so he can tell me whether i should stay or go.
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Whether i should stay or go. i want an appointment
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I want an appointment with gabriel so i can
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With gabriel so i can ask him what to do about
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Ask him what to do about this trauma that happened
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A long time ago and it
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A long time ago and it stayed in my life even though
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Stayed in my life even though the trial is over.
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The trial is over. i want an appointment
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I want an appointment with that angel.
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With that angel. and i thought it was crazy
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And i thought it was crazy that when the angel answered,
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That when the angel answered, verse 35,
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Verse 35, he didn't really say how.
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He didn't really say how. he just said who.
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He just said who. thank you jesus.
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[applause]
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The answer to how is a who.
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The answer to how is a who. put the verse on the screen
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Put the verse on the screen and let me preach us home now.
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And let me preach us home now. the angel answered,
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The angel answered, "the holy spirit will come."
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"the holy spirit will come." now we got something
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Now we got something better than gabriel.
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Better than gabriel. now we got something better
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Now we got something better than an angel 'cause
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Than an angel 'cause i don't have an angel
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I don't have an angel standing next to me today.
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Standing next to me today. touch your neighbor say,
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Touch your neighbor say, "you're not an angel.
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"you're not an angel. >> congregation: you're not
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>> congregation: you're not an angel.
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An angel. >> but i do have
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>> but i do have the holy spirit."
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The holy spirit." >> congregation: but i do
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>> congregation: but i do have the holy spirit."
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Have the holy spirit." >> and the holy spirit
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>> and the holy spirit is my answer to the question
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Is my answer to the question called how.
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[applause]
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The holy spirit speaks up
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The holy spirit speaks up when the lies are
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When the lies are raging in my mind.
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"and the angel answered,
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"and the angel answered, 'the holy spirit will
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'the holy spirit will come on you and the power
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Come on you and the power of the most high will
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Of the most high will over shadow you.'"
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Over shadow you.'" i'll read it again.
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I'll read it again. "the holy spirit
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"the holy spirit will come on you."
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Will come on you." this promise
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This promise is for you, baby.
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Is for you, baby. this, promise is for you, man.
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This, promise is for you, man. this promise is for you.
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This promise is for you. "the holy spirit will come
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"the holy spirit will come on you and the power
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On you and the power of the most high
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Of the most high will over shadow you."
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Will over shadow you." the power of the most high
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The power of the most high will over shadow you.
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Will over shadow you. the power of the most high
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The power of the most high will over shadow you.
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[cheering and applause]
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So i hear you saying,
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So i hear you saying, "i don't know how,"
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"i don't know how," and i hear god saying,
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And i hear god saying, "you don't have to."
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"you don't have to." see, you do not have
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See, you do not have to know how if you can
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To know how if you can get a glimpse of who.
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Get a glimpse of who. everybody say it like an owl,
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Everybody say it like an owl, say, "who."
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Say, "who." that's what i know,
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That's what i know, that's what i hope in,
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That's what i hope in, that's what i stand on,
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That's what i stand on, that's what i rejoice in.
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That's what i rejoice in. help me preach and i'll get you
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Help me preach and i'll get you home in time for lunch.
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[applause]
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That's what i know,
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That's what i know, that's what i'm talking about,
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That's what i'm talking about, that's why i'm worshipping,
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That's why i'm worshipping, that's why my hands are lifted.
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That's why my hands are lifted. not 'cause i know how,
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Not 'cause i know how, cause i know...
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Cause i know... >> congregation: who.
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[applause]
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Ooh, ooh, the lord's
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Ooh, ooh, the lord's bringing it back to my mind,
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Bringing it back to my mind, everything i studied
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Everything i studied to preach to you this week.
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To preach to you this week. he was telling me how sometimes
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He was telling me how sometimes in your life you get so caught
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In your life you get so caught up in how that you miss
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Up in how that you miss the power of who.
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The power of who. and you get hung up on how
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And you get hung up on how and you're gonna end up
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And you're gonna end up like zechariah.
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Like zechariah. old bad knees, zechariah,
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Old bad knees, zechariah, incense burning,
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Incense burning, stay in the bathroom
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Stay in the bathroom temple too long, zechariah.
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Temple too long, zechariah. talking 'bout,
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Talking 'bout, "i should have kept
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"i should have kept my mouth shut."
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My mouth shut." 'cause god knows how
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'cause god knows how and you don't have to.
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And you don't have to. wouldn't that be wonderful news?
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Wouldn't that be wonderful news? let's put ourselves in mary's
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Let's put ourselves in mary's shoes for a moment.
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Shoes for a moment. can we just for one moment
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Can we just for one moment pretend that this
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Pretend that this has happened to us?
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Has happened to us? we are not expecting
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We are not expecting an angelic visitation,
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An angelic visitation, we haven't even got our
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Wedding registry set up yet
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Wedding registry set up yet and god is talking about a baby.
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And god is talking about a baby. and the lord says,
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And the lord says, "you're pregnant
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"you're pregnant and you're gonna give birth
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And you're gonna give birth to the son of god.
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To the son of god. no pressure."
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[laughter]
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And mary's like, "i got to?"
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No, i get to.
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[applause]
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I get to.
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I get to. so, i appreciate you giving
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So, i appreciate you giving me these kids to raise, god.
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Me these kids to raise, god. i appreciate you giving
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I appreciate you giving me this church, lord.
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Me this church, lord. i appreciate you giving
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I appreciate you giving me this business,
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Me this business, i appreciate you giving
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I appreciate you giving me this department,
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Me this department, i appreciate you giving
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I appreciate you giving me this opportunity,
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Me this opportunity, but what do i do
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But what do i do with the pressure?
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With the pressure? and this is so powerful, man.
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And this is so powerful, man. it's so powerful to me.
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It's so powerful to me. going through her mind
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Going through her mind are a million questions
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Are a million questions 'cause she's already
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'cause she's already engaged to joseph.
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Engaged to joseph. how do you tell your fiance?
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[laughter]
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"yeah, i met this
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"yeah, i met this guy named gabriel,
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Guy named gabriel, but he's an angel don't worry.
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But he's an angel don't worry. he's an angel named gabriel."
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[laughter]
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How do you tell your husband
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How do you tell your husband that you're pregnant
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That you're pregnant and he knows it wasn't him?
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And he knows it wasn't him? how am i gonna tell him?
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How am i gonna tell him? well, look over in matthew 1
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Well, look over in matthew 1 when you get home.
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When you get home. 'cause, mary,
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'cause, mary, i know you can't figure out
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I know you can't figure out how you're gonna tell joseph,
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How you're gonna tell joseph, but you don't have to.
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But you don't have to. a little bit after gabriel got
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A little bit after gabriel got done telling mary she was
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Done telling mary she was gonna have a baby,
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Gonna have a baby, another angel popped up
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Another angel popped up and told joseph,
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And told joseph, "hey, believe her."
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"hey, believe her." you don't have
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You don't have to convince anybody.
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To convince anybody. you don't have
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You don't have to prove anything to anybody.
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[applause]
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You don't have to.
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[applause]
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Stop trying to defend
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Stop trying to defend yourself to people who
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Yourself to people who aren't even paying attention.
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[applause]
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Stop having
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Stop having imaginary arguments
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Imaginary arguments with hypothetical opponents.
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With hypothetical opponents. you keep your heart right
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You keep your heart right with god in this season.
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With god in this season. you don't have to tell them
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You don't have to tell them anything about red states,
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Anything about red states, blue states, none of that,
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Blue states, none of that, that doesn't even
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That doesn't even have to come up.
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Have to come up. let me tell you something about
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Let me tell you something about the arguments that are gonna
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The arguments that are gonna happen around your table
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Happen around your table this holiday season, alright,
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This holiday season, alright, this hell-iday,
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This hell-iday, holiday season around
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Holiday season around your house.
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Your house. let me tell you
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Let me tell you about the arguments that
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About the arguments that you wanna win,
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You wanna win, you don't have to.
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You don't have to. you don't have
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You don't have to win an argument.
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To win an argument. all you gotta do is complete
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All you gotta do is complete your assignment.
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Your assignment. man, i was so stressed out
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Man, i was so stressed out one day having a bunch of people
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One day having a bunch of people over and my friend said,
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Over and my friend said, "what do you think they're
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"what do you think they're expecting when they
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Expecting when they come over to the house?"
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Come over to the house?" i said, "i don't know."
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I said, "i don't know." they said,
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They said, "you have one job,
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"you have one job, nobody -- nobody
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Nobody -- nobody drowns in the pool."
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Drowns in the pool." i said, "it's that simple?"
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I said, "it's that simple?" they say, "yeah."
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They say, "yeah." you have to create
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You have to create some magical moment.
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Some magical moment. but you know what it was?
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But you know what it was? i figured out what it was.
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I figured out what it was. i feel pressured to perform
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I feel pressured to perform because in my job,
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Because in my job, in my line of work,
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In my line of work, you expect me to have
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You expect me to have something to say.
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Something to say. and it needs
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And it needs to kind of make sense.
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[laughter]
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And it needs to be something
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And it needs to be something that you probably couldn't
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That you probably couldn't have thought of on your own
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Have thought of on your own or else why did you get
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Or else why did you get the ice off the windshield
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The ice off the windshield to come hear this stuff?
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But wouldn't it be prideful
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But wouldn't it be prideful of me to think that a good god
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Of me to think that a good god who has angels like gabriel
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Who has angels like gabriel would need a messenger
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Would need a messenger like me to be perfect,
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Like me to be perfect, to speak his word to you?
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To speak his word to you? wouldn't it be stupid?
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Wouldn't it be wrong?
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Wouldn't it be wrong? wouldn't it be crushing
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Wouldn't it be crushing for you to live under
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For you to live under the debilitating weight
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The debilitating weight of how when it's never
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Of how when it's never been about how,
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Been about how, it's always been about who?
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It's always been about who? and here's what god has been
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And here's what god has been doing in our lives.
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Doing in our lives. some of us in this season,
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Some of us in this season, we have been humbled by how.
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We have been humbled by how. that's it.
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That's it. we've been humbled by how
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We've been humbled by how because we thought it was gonna
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Because we thought it was gonna turn out one way and it's going
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Turn out one way and it's going a completely different way.
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A completely different way. and it doesn't mean god isn't
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And it doesn't mean god isn't doing what he's gonna do.
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Doing what he's gonna do. he's just not doing it how you
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He's just not doing it how you wanted and you are being
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Wanted and you are being humbled by how.
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Humbled by how. you need another example?
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You need another example? okay.
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Okay. think about the nation of israel
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Think about the nation of israel who was standing before a giant
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Who was standing before a giant named goliath with swords
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Named goliath with swords and spears.
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And spears. and when it came time
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And when it came time for god to take out goliath,
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For god to take out goliath, he did not use a sword
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He did not use a sword or a spear,
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Or a spear, he used a slingshot.
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He used a slingshot. why?
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Why? so that the army would know that
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So that the army would know that it is not by sword or spear
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It is not by sword or spear that god saves.
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That god saves. so he used a shepherd
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So he used a shepherd with a slingshot to bring
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With a slingshot to bring down a giant.
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Down a giant. because god will use
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Because god will use the how to humble you.
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The how to humble you. god will put you up
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God will put you up in front of a red sea.
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In front of a red sea. he will put a stick
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He will put a stick in your hand.
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In your hand. you will be looking at a sea,
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You will be looking at a sea, hearing the clatter of chariot
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Hearing the clatter of chariot wheels behind you,
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Wheels behind you, wondering like
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Wondering like mary wondered, "how?
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Mary wondered, "how? how am i gonna make it across?"
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How am i gonna make it across?" and god will speak
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And god will speak to the insignificant thing
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To the insignificant thing in your hand,
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In your hand, and he will cause you to stretch
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And he will cause you to stretch the thing in your hand over
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The thing in your hand over the thing that you can't
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The thing that you can't go through because he wants
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Go through because he wants to humble you in the how.
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To humble you in the how. jesus could have come
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Jesus could have come to the earth any way he wanted.
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To the earth any way he wanted. jesus could have come
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Jesus could have come to the earth like simba.
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To the earth like simba. jesus could have come
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Jesus could have come to the earth in a
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To the earth in a supernatural way.
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Supernatural way. but the hands that hung
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But the hands that hung the stars in space were held
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The stars in space were held in a virgin womb,
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In a virgin womb, were held by mary's hands,
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Were held by mary's hands, were held by
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Were held by the nails of the cross.
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The nails of the cross. why?
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Why? god humbles you by how
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God humbles you by how so that when he does it,
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So that when he does it, there will be no confusion
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There will be no confusion about who's doing it.
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[cheering and applause]
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'cause if you do it,
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'cause if you do it, you gotta keep doing it.
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You gotta keep doing it. but if he began
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But if he began a good work in you.
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[cheering and applause]
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Help me preach now 'cause
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Help me preach now 'cause i feel somebody's help coming.
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[applause]
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God said,
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God said, "i'm using
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"i'm using the how to humble you."
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[applause]
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And that is why
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And that is why he came as a baby,
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He came as a baby, so that you would be
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So that you would be humbled by the how.
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Humbled by the how. and when you are humbled
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And when you are humbled by the how,
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By the how, now you can be helped.
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Now you can be helped. yeah.
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I feel like help is gonna come
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I feel like help is gonna come to you this christmas season.
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To you this christmas season. help that you didn't count on,
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Help that you didn't count on, help that you forgot about.
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Help that you forgot about. i don't know how,
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I don't know how, you don't have to.
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You don't have to. some of you have been saying
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I can't do this alone
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I can't do this alone and god is saying,
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And god is saying, "you don't have to."
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"you don't have to." for what the angel
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For what the angel said to mary --
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Said to mary -- god, i feel your presence.
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God, i feel your presence. the holy spirit
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The holy spirit is saying to you,
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Is saying to you, "the lord is with you."
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"the lord is with you." you don't have
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You don't have to do this alone,
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To do this alone, you don't have to make
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You don't have to make these decisions alone,
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These decisions alone, the holy spirit
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The holy spirit will help you.
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Will help you. the spirit who brought jesus
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The spirit who brought jesus to mary is the spirit
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To mary is the spirit that lives in you,
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That lives in you, and the holy spirit
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And the holy spirit will help you.
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Will help you. and i wanna pray for people
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And i wanna pray for people today who are hung up
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Today who are hung up on how right now.
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On how right now. that's fine,
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That's fine, but just remember that god
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But just remember that god isn't gonna show you how,
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Isn't gonna show you how, because he wants
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Because he wants to show you who.
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To show you who. so i want us to flip our prayer.
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So i want us to flip our prayer. everybody standing
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Everybody standing at every location.
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At every location. as the lord instructed me,
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As the lord instructed me, i have imparted to you
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I have imparted to you today this great revelation
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Today this great revelation of grace that you
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Of grace that you don't have to.
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Don't have to. you get to carry christ
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You get to carry christ this christmas season.
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This christmas season. and i dare you to go back
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And i dare you to go back to this week with a little
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To this week with a little bit different attitude.
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Bit different attitude. i mean, don't go back quoting
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I mean, don't go back quoting this sermon to your wife
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This sermon to your wife or your boss telling
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Or your boss telling 'em that pa --
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'em that pa -- "the word of the lord
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"the word of the lord is i don't have to."
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[laughter]
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Well, you're gonna get fired
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Well, you're gonna get fired and you can't tithe,
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And you can't tithe, and we have to shut
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And we have to shut the church down.
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The church down. don't do that.
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Don't do that. listen to me, listen to me.
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Listen to me, listen to me. there's some stuff that you are
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There's some stuff that you are carrying that you are not meant
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Carrying that you are not meant to carry and it's causing you
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To carry and it's causing you to forget about the christ
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To forget about the christ that you are called to carry.
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That you are called to carry. and i love being practical
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And i love being practical and i love breaking it down.
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And i love breaking it down. and one of my friends asked
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And one of my friends asked me the other day,
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Me the other day, "i love when you preach stuff,
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"i love when you preach stuff, it gets me excited.
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It gets me excited. you tell me about galilee,
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You tell me about galilee, you tell me about gabriel,
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You tell me about gabriel, but tell me how."
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But tell me how." and see the thing about
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And see the thing about it is i don't have to,
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It is i don't have to, 'cause if you would get
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'cause if you would get still for just one moment
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Still for just one moment in the presence of god
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In the presence of god and humble your heart,
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And humble your heart, the holy spirit will
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The holy spirit will over shadow you and the hand
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Over shadow you and the hand of god will hold you.
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Of god will hold you. now, this is optional.
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Now, this is optional. you don't have to give
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You don't have to give your next few weeks to god
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Your next few weeks to god at the end of this year,
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At the end of this year, but his hands are ready
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But his hands are ready if you want to.
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If you want to. you don't have to take
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You don't have to take any time over the next few weeks
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Any time over the next few weeks to thank god for the promotions
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To thank god for the promotions that he brought in
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That he brought in your life this year,
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Your life this year, for the friends that he brought
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For the friends that he brought in your life this year,
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In your life this year, for the enemies that he
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For the enemies that he held back from destroying
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Held back from destroying you this year,
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You this year, from the sickness that
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From the sickness that he lifted off
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He lifted off of your life this year.
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Of your life this year. from the way that he averted
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From the way that he averted the situation this year,
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The situation this year, that it could have
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That it could have gone another way.
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Gone another way. you don't have to thank god
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You don't have to thank god for any of that,
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For any of that, you don't have to,
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You don't have to, but the gospel says you get to.
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But the gospel says you get to. this is our privilege
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This is our privilege to carry the presence of god.
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To carry the presence of god. and i was just thinking
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And i was just thinking about another mary.
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About another mary. you remember in scripture
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You remember in scripture where mary and martha
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Where mary and martha had jesus in their home?
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Had jesus in their home? do you know this story?
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Do you know this story? luke 10.
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And mary was sitting
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And mary was sitting at the feet of jesus
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At the feet of jesus and martha was trying
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And martha was trying to get some work done around
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To get some work done around here and jesus was teaching
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Here and jesus was teaching and martha was bossing
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And martha was bossing and martha thought jesus
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And martha thought jesus would take her side, said,
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Would take her side, said, "tell my sister,
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Mary, to help."
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Mary, to help." now, this is a different mary,
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Now, this is a different mary, but look what jesus
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But look what jesus said about this mary
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Said about this mary in luke 10:42.
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In luke 10:42. and i think this would be a
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And i think this would be a pretty good mission statement
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Pretty good mission statement for you and i too.
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"martha, martha,
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"martha, martha, you are worried
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You are worried and upset about many things,
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And upset about many things, but few things are needed."
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But few things are needed." "wait a minute,
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Don't you see all this
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Don't you see all this work i have to get done?"
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Work i have to get done?" no, you don't have to.
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No, you don't have to. you don't have to.
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You don't have to. ninety-eight percent
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Ninety-eight percent of your list is optional.
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Of your list is optional. you get to.
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You get to. you get to.
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You get to. and watch this.
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He said,
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He said, "there's only one thing
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"there's only one thing necessary and mary has chosen
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Necessary and mary has chosen what is better and it won't
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What is better and it won't be taken away from her."
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Be taken away from her." so i'm just gonna beg you
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And implore you
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And implore you on behalf of christ,
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On behalf of christ, do not give yourself over
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Do not give yourself over to things at the end
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To things at the end of this year that can
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Of this year that can be taken away so easily.
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[applause]
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So easily.
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So easily. so lord,
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So lord, as we come to you today,
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As we come to you today, i am aware that there
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I am aware that there are some who are under
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Are some who are under the sound of my voice,
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The sound of my voice, whether in person
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Whether in person or separated by miles,
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Or separated by miles, who are in a galilee of sorts.
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Who are in a galilee of sorts. and we thank you today that
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And we thank you today that your message knows no bounds.
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Your message knows no bounds. you can enter any situation,
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You can enter any situation, you can enter any dysfunction,
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You can enter any dysfunction, you can enter any trial.
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You can enter any trial. but lord,
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But lord, for some of us,
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For some of us, we're just running around
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We're just running around with the spirit of obligation
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With the spirit of obligation when we serve the god
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When we serve the god of good news and grace.
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Of good news and grace. so i thank you, lord,
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So i thank you, lord, for the way that
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For the way that you are resetting our hearts
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You are resetting our hearts in your presence.
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In your presence. we're calling on you, god,
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We're calling on you, god, the god of mary,
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The god of mary, whose favor rests
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Whose favor rests upon the lowly.
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Upon the lowly. we know with you all things are
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We know with you all things are possible and we lift
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Possible and we lift our hands to heaven now.
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Our hands to heaven now. go ahead and lift your hands
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Go ahead and lift your hands to heaven right now if you know
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To heaven right now if you know that you are held
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That you are held by the hands of god.
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By the hands of god. oh god, my god, i need you.
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Oh god, my god, i need you. oh god, my god, i need you now.
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Oh god, my god, i need you now. how i need you now.
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>> suppose that god brought
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>> suppose that god brought you here today to have
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You here today to have a funeral for the way
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A funeral for the way you thought it was
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You thought it was supposed to go.
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Supposed to go. when you have a funeral
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When you have a funeral for your expectations,
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For your expectations, god replaces them with grace.
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God replaces them with grace. when you have a funeral
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When you have a funeral for your expectations of how
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For your expectations of how your kids need to turn out,
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Your kids need to turn out, god will give you grace
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God will give you grace to raise them and stop
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To raise them and stop comparing to others.
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Comparing to others. when you have a funeral
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When you have a funeral for your expectations
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For your expectations of where you're supposed to be
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Of where you're supposed to be at this point in your life,
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At this point in your life, god will give you grace to
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God will give you grace to accept where you are
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Accept where you are on the way
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On the way to where you're going.
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>> when life doesn't go the way
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You thought it would,
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Disappointment can feel
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Like the end.
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But what if god is inviting you
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To have a funeral
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For your expectations
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And replace them
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With his grace?
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In pastor steven furtick's
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Newest series,
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"it's not over,"
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You'll discover how to let go
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Of what you thought
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Should be and step into
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What god has for you.
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"it's not over" is available
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For your gift of any amount.
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Just call or visit us online
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To get your copy today.
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>> if you like the message
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>> if you like the message that you heard from
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That you heard from pastor steven today,
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Pastor steven today, i wanna invite you
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I wanna invite you to request a copy of it,
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To request a copy of it, it's part of his new series,
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It's part of his new series, "it's not over"
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"it's not over" and it's available
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And it's available for your gift of any amount.
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For your gift of any amount. but even more than getting
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But even more than getting a resource for yourself
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A resource for yourself your gift helps us
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Your gift helps us get god's words
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Get god's words into other's hearts.
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Into other's hearts. this ministry exists so that
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This ministry exists so that people far from god can be
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People far from god can be raised to life in christ.
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Raised to life in christ. your support helps us
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Your support helps us share messages like this one
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Share messages like this one through broadcasts
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Through broadcasts and online outreach,
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And online outreach, and our ministry partners
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And our ministry partners around the world.
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Around the world. maybe you've had
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Maybe you've had a year filled with
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A year filled with unmet expectations
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Unmet expectations and you've been looking
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And you've been looking for some encouragement,
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For some encouragement, your gift helps us reach
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Your gift helps us reach someone who feels
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Someone who feels the exact same way.
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The exact same way. it helps them find hope
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It helps them find hope and a new perspective
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And a new perspective and it shows them
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And it shows them that even in the chaos
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That even in the chaos god has them covered.
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God has them covered. so please, call the number
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So please, call the number on your screen or visit us
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On your screen or visit us online today to give.
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Online today to give. every gift of
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Every gift of any amount matters.
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Any amount matters. your support is making
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Your support is making a difference.
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A difference. thank you for partnering with us
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Thank you for partnering with us in what god is doing.
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In what god is doing. we are so grateful for you.
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>> ♪ for the ways ♪
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♪ that you have made ♪
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♪ for the price ♪
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♪ that you have paid ♪
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>> ♪ for your mercies ♪
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♪ every day ♪
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>> ♪ for your mercies ♪
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♪ every day ♪
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>> ♪ that's why i owe ♪
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>> ♪ that's why i owe you ♪
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>> ♪ for your way ♪
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>> ♪ for the ways that ♪
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♪ you have made ♪
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>> ♪ you've given ♪
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♪ me salvation ♪
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>> ♪ for the price that ♪
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♪ you have paid ♪
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>> ♪ you've given ♪
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♪ me new mercy ♪
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>> ♪ for your mercies ♪
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♪ every day ♪
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>> ♪ that's why i owe ♪
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>> ♪ that's why i owe you ♪
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>> ♪ praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ sing it to jesus ♪
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>> ♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praises ♪
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>> ♪ sing it to jesus ♪
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>> ♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ only you ♪
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>> ♪ only you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ oh lord you ♪
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>> ♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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♪ all my praises ♪
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♪ oh lord you deserve ♪
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>> ♪ come on let's think ♪
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♪ about it church ♪
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>> ♪ only you ♪
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>> ♪ when i think ♪
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♪ of all you've done ♪
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>> ♪ come on ♪
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>> ♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've brought me through ♪
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♪ when i think about ♪
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♪ your love ♪
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>> ♪ i shouldn't deserve it ♪
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>> ♪ i could never say ♪
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♪ enough thank you's ♪
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>> ♪ when i think ♪
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♪ of all you've done ♪
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>> ♪ when i think ♪
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♪ of all you've done ♪
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>> ♪ you've given me ♪
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♪ goodness and mercy ♪
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>> ♪ when i think of all ♪
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♪ you've brought me through ♪
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>> ♪ you've been so kind ♪
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>> ♪ when i think about ♪
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♪ your love ♪
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>> ♪ i don't deserve it ♪
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♪ i don't deserve it ♪
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>> ♪ i could never ♪
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♪ say enough thank you's ♪
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>> ♪ somebody give him praise ♪
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♪ in the room ♪
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♪ somebody give him ♪
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♪ praise in the room ♪
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>> ♪ yeah ♪
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>> ♪ you've given me ♪
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♪ so many reasons ♪
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♪ given me so many reasons ♪
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♪ that's why i owe ♪
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>> ♪ that's why ♪
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♪ i owe you praise ♪
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>> ♪ you woke me up ♪
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♪ this morning ♪
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♪ you started me on my way ♪
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♪ put food on my table ♪
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♪ put joy to my day ♪
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♪ i can't count the reasons ♪
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♪ come on ♪
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♪ that's why ♪
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>> ♪ that's why ♪
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♪ i owe you praise ♪
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[cheering and applause]
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Steven Furtick - You Don't Have To (Part 2)

December 23, 2025 | 28:0

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