Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Your Label Is Lying (Part 1)

February 18, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Your Label Is Lying (Part 1) | February 18, 2026

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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>> the lord has something
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>> the lord has something he wants to show you
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He wants to show you today in his word.
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Today in his word. this is the final message
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This is the final message in the greatest series in
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In the greatest series in the history of our church.
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The history of our church. y'all don't like it?
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[cheering]
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My favorite series in
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My favorite series in the history of our church
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The history of our church because it's the one that
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Because it's the one that i needed the most
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I needed the most because it's called
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Because it's called same lies new loops,
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Same lies new loops, same lies new loops.
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Same lies new loops. and the lord is giving you
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And the lord is giving you some new ways of thinking,
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Some new ways of thinking, some new ways of being,
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Some new ways of being, some new ways of talking,
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Some new ways of talking, some new ways of seeing.
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Some new ways of seeing. new loops.
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New loops. it's going to be amazing today
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It's going to be amazing today because we're going to see
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Because we're going to see a picture of somebody who had
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A picture of somebody who had believed a lie for so long
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Believed a lie for so long that to him it was true.
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That to him it was true. and when you have believed a lie
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And when you have believed a lie long enough it's true to you,
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Long enough it's true to you, even though everybody else
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Even though everybody else can see that it's not.
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Can see that it's not. today, god wants to show you
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Today, god wants to show you something about the way
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Something about the way that he sees you.
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That he sees you. go ahead and put
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Go ahead and put your name in the comments.
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Your name in the comments. and since you
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And since you can't do that live,
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Can't do that live, tell the person next
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Tell the person next to you your name.
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To you your name. tell them your full name,
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Tell them your full name, the one on your
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The one on your driver's license.
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Driver's license. go ahead, give them
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Go ahead, give them your name real quick.
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Your name real quick. give me your
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Give me your driver's license name.
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[chatter]
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We're going to be spending
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We're going to be spending a few moments today.
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Well, that's a long name.
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[laughter]
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I didn't say your
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I didn't say your eye color and your height.
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Eye color and your height. i didn't say tell them about
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I didn't say tell them about your dui either.
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[laughter]
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Leave that part out.
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Leave that part out. but we're going to be
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But we're going to be spending some time today
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Spending some time today together in john 5.
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Together in john 5. remain standing, if you're able,
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Remain standing, if you're able, for the reading of god's word.
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For the reading of god's word. and as i share this
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And as i share this with you today,
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With you today, the lord wants to give us
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The lord wants to give us a picture of what it means
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A picture of what it means to leave the lies behind.
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To leave the lies behind. to leave the lies behind.
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To leave the lies behind. that's what we come
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That's what we come to church for, right?
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To church for, right? we won't come to church
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We won't come to church and hear truth and just
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And hear truth and just take lies home with us like
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Take lies home with us like we didn't hear the truth.
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We didn't hear the truth. we wanna come to church,
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We wanna come to church, receive the truth of god's word
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Receive the truth of god's word and take it forward into
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And take it forward into the world that he's called
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The world that he's called us to change.
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Us to change. john 5:1.
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John 5:1. i may just read all 16 verses.
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I may just read all 16 verses. i was going to stop
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I was going to stop around verse 6-7,
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Around verse 6-7, but i thought i would
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But i thought i would go on down...
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[laughter]
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...and read the whole thing.
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...and read the whole thing. now, y'all listen.
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Now, y'all listen. what's wrong with y'all?
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John 5:1, "some time later,
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Jesus went up to jerusalem
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For one of the jewish festivals.
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Now, there is in jerusalem near
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The sheep gate, a pool,"
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Which in aramaic
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Which in aramaic is called bethesda.
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Is called bethesda. that word means house of mercy,
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Like bethlehem means
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Like bethlehem means house of bread.
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House of bread. beth is house.
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Beth is house. and then, seda from
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Has said the word that
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Has said the word that means covenant love or favor
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Means covenant love or favor or grace or mercy.
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Or grace or mercy. it means all of those things.
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It means all of those things. it's the house of mercy,
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It's the house of mercy, at least that's
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At least that's what it's called.
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What it's called. it's supposed to be a place
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It's supposed to be a place where people can come
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Where people can come and get grace, but it isn't.
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And get grace, but it isn't. and you'll see that
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And you'll see that in the passage.
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In the passage. "it's called bethesda
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"it's called bethesda and it's surrounded
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And it's surrounded by five covered colonnades.
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By five covered colonnades. and incidentally,
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Since we're in john 5,
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Since we're in john 5, five in the bible is often
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Five in the bible is often symbolic of grace.
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Symbolic of grace. it's the number of grace.
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It's the number of grace. so, this is supposed to be
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So, this is supposed to be a place of grace.
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A place of grace. you know, can i say
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You know, can i say that about our church?
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That about our church? this is supposed to be a place
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This is supposed to be a place of grace where anybody
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Of grace where anybody can come like they are
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And not leave that way.
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And not leave that way. "it was surrounded by
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"it was surrounded by five covered colonnades,
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And here a great number
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Of disabled people
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Used to lie.
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The blind,
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The lame, the paralyzed.
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One who was there had been
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An invalid for 38 years.
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When jesus saw him lying there
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And learned that he had been in
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This condition for a long time,
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He asked him, 'do you want
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To get well?'
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'sir,' the invalid replied,
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'i have no one
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To help me into the pool
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When the water is stirred.
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While i'm trying to get in,
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Someone else goes down
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Ahead of me.'
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Then jesus said to him,
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'get up, pick up
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Your mat and walk.'
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Your mat and walk.' at once the man was cured,
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At once the man was cured, he picked up his mat
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He picked up his mat and walked."
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And walked." but that's not the end
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But that's not the end of the verse, is it?
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Of the verse, is it? "the day on which this
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"the day on which this took place was a sabbath
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Took place was a sabbath and so the jewish leaders said
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And so the jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed,
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To the man who had been healed, 'it is the sabbath.
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'it is the sabbath. the law forbids you
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The law forbids you to carry your mat.'
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To carry your mat.' but he replied,'"
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But he replied,'" well, i love this
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Well, i love this bible verse right here.
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Bible verse right here. "'the man who made me
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"'the man who made me well said to me,"
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Well said to me," i hear what
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I hear what you're saying to me.
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You're saying to me. but the one who walked by me
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But the one who walked by me and told me i could walk too,
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And told me i could walk too, told me to do this.
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Told me to do this. 'the man who made me
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'the man who made me well said to me,
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Well said to me, pick up your mat and walk.'"
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Pick up your mat and walk.'" i got good news
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For you today, church.
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For you today, church. the title of my message is,
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The title of my message is, "the word says otherwise."
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"the word says otherwise." the word says otherwise.
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The word says otherwise. tell your neighbor,
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Tell your neighbor, "i know you feel
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"i know you feel kind of depressed."
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[chatter]
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I know it looks
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I know it looks like it's over,
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Like it's over, but the word says otherwise.
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But the word says otherwise. put it in all caps in the chat.
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Put it in all caps in the chat. put it in your language,
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Put it in your language, put it in your native tongue,
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Put it in your native tongue, put it in emojis.
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Put it in emojis. i don't care.
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I don't care. the word says otherwise.
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The word says otherwise. and we're going to give this
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And we're going to give this message a subtitle also.
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Message a subtitle also. we're going to call it...
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We're going to call it... see if i can explain this.
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See if i can explain this. your label is lying.
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Your label is lying. your label is lying.
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Your label is lying. you know how that thing said
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You know how that thing said it was a healthy food?
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It was a healthy food? your label is lying.
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Your label is lying. you know how that guy said
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You know how that guy said he was a christian guy?
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He was a christian guy? your label -- and he wore
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Your label -- and he wore a christian shirt?
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A christian shirt? your label is lying.
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Your label is lying. you know how people say when you
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You know how people say when you come to christ everything will
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Come to christ everything will just be better all at once?
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Just be better all at once? your label is lying,
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Your label is lying, but god's word is true.
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But god's word is true. father, thank you for your word
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Father, thank you for your word in jesus' name, amen.
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In jesus' name, amen. be seated.
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Be seated. your label is lying.
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I'll share by way of anecdote
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I'll share by way of anecdote what i mean by this statement.
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What i mean by this statement. but first,
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But first, write the statement down.
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Write the statement down. don't label it until later.
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Don't label it until later. don't label it until later.
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Don't label it until later. now, you're going
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Now, you're going to write that down.
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To write that down. you don't even know
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You don't even know what i mean by that,
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What i mean by that, but you will later.
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I was in a songwriting
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I was in a songwriting session recently,
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Session recently, and we were just
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And we were just starting to work on a song.
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Starting to work on a song. we had really not identified
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We had really not identified the tempo of the song,
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The tempo of the song, the time signature of the song,
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The time signature of the song, or even the theme of the song.
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Or even the theme of the song. i didn't know yet whether it
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I didn't know yet whether it wanted to be a ballad or a bop.
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Sometimes, you don't know.
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Sometimes, you don't know. sometimes a song starts like
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Sometimes a song starts like really, really worshipful
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Really, really worshipful and the next thing you know
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And the next thing you know you're dancing on a table,
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You're dancing on a table, and you don't know
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And you don't know what happened.
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What happened. so, the key to this
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So, the key to this is to be patient.
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Is to be patient. be patient.
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Be patient. let the song tell you
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Let the song tell you what it wants to be.
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What it wants to be. let the spirit of god
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Let the spirit of god have his way if you're
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Have his way if you're writing a worship song.
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Writing a worship song. and we were just starting
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And we were just starting to write a song and the producer
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To write a song and the producer who was recording the session
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Who was recording the session and needed to save the song
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And needed to save the song on his computer stopped
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On his computer stopped and asked a question.
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And asked a question. he said, "what is this
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He said, "what is this song called?"
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Song called?" well, i look back at him,
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Well, i look back at him, and i knew that he needed
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And i knew that he needed to save the file
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To save the file so he could access it
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So he could access it and be organized.
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And be organized. but i looked at him and said,
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But i looked at him and said, "i can't name it.
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"i can't name it. we haven't even made it yet.
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We haven't even made it yet. we need to make it
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We need to make it before we name it.
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Before we name it. if we name it before we make it,
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If we name it before we make it, there may be something else
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There may be something else that the song wants to be
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That the song wants to be that we don't allow it
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That we don't allow it to become because we
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To become because we already gave it a name.
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Already gave it a name. so, what we need to do is
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So, what we need to do is just save the file as
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Just save the file as a work in progress and then
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A work in progress and then we can see what it's going
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We can see what it's going to be by the end of the day,
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To be by the end of the day, because we'll label it later."
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Because we'll label it later." we'll make it now
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We'll make it now and label it later.
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And label it later. i don't know who this is for,
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I don't know who this is for, but maybe that's the word
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But maybe that's the word that you came to get today.
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That you came to get today. make it now and name it later.
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Make it now and name it later. we're so specific in our time
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We're so specific in our time about trying
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About trying to diagnose everything.
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To diagnose everything. even every child is diagnosed
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Even every child is diagnosed with all of these conditions
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With all of these conditions before they are 7 years old.
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Before they are 7 years old. and sometimes,
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And sometimes, that can be helpful,
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That can be helpful, but other times it can be
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But other times it can be a hurdle because if i give
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A hurdle because if i give a child a label before that
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A child a label before that child has even had the chance
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Child has even had the chance to develop beyond those
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To develop beyond those developmental limitations,
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Developmental limitations, i may limit what the child
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I may limit what the child thinks that the child
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Thinks that the child can be because i gave
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Can be because i gave the child a label
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The child a label too soon that limited
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Too soon that limited their potential mentally,
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Their potential mentally, even though their potential
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Even though their potential in god was unlimited.
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In god was unlimited. label it later.
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Label it later. and i'm not talking about
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And i'm not talking about not going to doctors
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Not going to doctors and specialists,
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And specialists, do you understand?
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Do you understand? i'm using this as a way to get
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I'm using this as a way to get you to see that sometimes you
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You to see that sometimes you are trying to label your life
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Are trying to label your life as you are living your life,
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As you are living your life, and it is causing you
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And it is causing you to misdiagnose some
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To misdiagnose some of the things about
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You that only god
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You that only god can reveal in time.
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Can reveal in time. it is causing you to name things
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And save things to
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The hard drive of your mind.
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And you call yourself things
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And you call situations things
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That they really aren't
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That they really aren't because you are trying
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To label it before you
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To label it before you have even lived it.
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Have even lived it. so, you say things like,
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So, you say things like, "this is the worst
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"this is the worst season of my life."
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Season of my life." how do you know that yet?
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How do you know that yet? the seed hasn't even given
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The seed hasn't even given the harvest forth.
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The harvest forth. you have no idea.
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You have no idea. as a matter of fact,
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As a matter of fact, i would imagine that anytime
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I would imagine that anytime the dirt is being ploughed,
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The dirt is being ploughed, it is hard for the dirt.
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It is hard for the dirt. but we understand that this is
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But we understand that this is the part of the process that is
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The part of the process that is absolutely necessary for
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Absolutely necessary for anything good to be cultivated.
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Anything good to be cultivated. and so, it is true in your heart
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And so, it is true in your heart that some of the hardest seasons
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That some of the hardest seasons you will go through,
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You will go through, some of the heartbreak seasons
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Some of the heartbreak seasons that you will go through.
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That you will go through. some of the things that
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Some of the things that you would wish away if god
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You would wish away if god came down and asked you,
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Came down and asked you, "would you like to skip
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"would you like to skip those stages?"
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Those stages?" will be the very stages
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Will be the very stages that later you will look back
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That later you will look back and label it and you will
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And label it and you will say that was the season
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Say that was the season where god taught me the most.
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Where god taught me the most. that was the season, am i right,
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That was the season, am i right, where god got me out
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Where god got me out of that relationship
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Of that relationship and i'm so glad that he did.
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And i'm so glad that he did. that was the season where god
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That was the season where god set me free from something
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Set me free from something i thought i needed.
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I thought i needed. and if he would have kept
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And if he would have kept giving me what i wanted,
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Giving me what i wanted, i would have never
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I would have never gotten what i needed.
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Gotten what i needed. and when i label my situation
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And when i label my situation while i'm still in it,
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While i'm still in it, i limit my situation
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I limit my situation to how i see it.
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To how i see it. and the problem with me is
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And the problem with me is i can't see things
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I can't see things like they are.
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Like they are. i only see things as i am
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I only see things as i am and i am limited.
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And i am limited. and so, if i look at
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And so, if i look at my situation and label it
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My situation and label it with my mind,
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With my mind, i will always
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I will always find a way to zoom into
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Find a way to zoom into the microscopically bad.
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The microscopically bad. or maybe i'm just wanting this
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Or maybe i'm just wanting this one thing to happen so bad.
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One thing to happen so bad. or maybe something
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Or maybe something happens in my life,
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Happens in my life, and i don't like
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And i don't like the package that it came in,
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The package that it came in, so i don't receive the purpose
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So i don't receive the purpose that it came for.
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That it came for. i'm going to stop
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I'm going to stop and breathe for a minute.
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And breathe for a minute. clap your hands
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Clap your hands and give god praise.
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[applause]
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Now, clap your hands
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Now, clap your hands and give god praise for all
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And give god praise for all of the gifts that he gave you
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Of the gifts that he gave you that you didn't know it was
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That you didn't know it was a gift when he gave it.
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[applause]
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Praise god for all the gifts
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Praise god for all the gifts that he gave you that
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That he gave you that you grumbled about when
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You grumbled about when he gave it to you.
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[applause]
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You got to remember,
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You got to remember, john wrote john.
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John wrote john. okay, you know that.
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Okay, you know that. okay.
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Okay. john, the disciple
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John, the disciple who jesus loved,
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Who jesus loved, that's what he called himself.
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That's what he called himself. that's how he labeled himself.
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That's how he labeled himself. that's wild to me.
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That's wild to me. who are you?
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Who are you? the one he loves?
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The one he loves? not one of the one he loves.
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Not one of the one he loves. the one he loves.
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The one he loves. john did not write his gospel
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John did not write his gospel as the ministry of jesus
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As the ministry of jesus was happening, though.
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Was happening, though. he wrote it somewhere
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He wrote it somewhere around 50 years after
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Around 50 years after the events transpired.
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The events transpired. and there's a reason
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And there's a reason i'm telling you this.
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I'm telling you this. sometimes i think we read
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Sometimes i think we read these stories in the bible like
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These stories in the bible like they're coming from the journal
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They're coming from the journal of one of the disciples.
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And so, we read a story like
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And so, we read a story like this and it's wonderful.
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This and it's wonderful. there was a man
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There was a man who couldn't move,
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Who couldn't move, and he got up and he was
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And he got up and he was healed and it was amazing.
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Healed and it was amazing. and even the titles
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And even the titles that are in the bible,
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That are in the bible, like over john 5 it says,
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Like over john 5 it says, "the healing at the pool."
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That's what this story
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That's what this story is called in retrospect.
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Is called in retrospect. but in real time, this was not
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But in real time, this was not a healing at the pool.
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A healing at the pool. in real time,
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In real time, this was a confrontation
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This was a confrontation with the authorities.
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With the authorities. i'll explain that later.
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I'll explain that later. y'all see what i'm doing?
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Y'all see what i'm doing? i'm going to say it now and i'm
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I'm going to say it now and i'm going to explain it later.
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Going to explain it later. jesus, a lot of times,
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Jesus, a lot of times, as he was doing things
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As he was doing things in his ministry,
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In his ministry, would not explain it
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Would not explain it to his disciples.
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To his disciples. he would just do it.
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He would just do it. and as he would do it,
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And as he would do it, they might think about it,
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They might think about it, "boy, that was
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"boy, that was a really bad move.
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A really bad move. i mean, jesus should have
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I mean, jesus should have waited until tuesday
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Waited until tuesday to heal this guy."
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To heal this guy." did you see it in the text?
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Did you see it in the text? it said he healed him
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It said he healed him on a bad day.
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On a bad day. now, let me ask you a question.
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Now, let me ask you a question. if you haven't walked
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If you haven't walked for 38 years and you have
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For 38 years and you have the opportunity to walk,
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The opportunity to walk, is it ever a bad time to do
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Is it ever a bad time to do a good thing for somebody?
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A good thing for somebody? and yet, that's what
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And yet, that's what the religious leader said.
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The religious leader said. they said he should have
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They said he should have done it on a different day,
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Done it on a different day, and jesus knew that.
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And jesus knew that. but when john
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But when john is writing the gospel,
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Is writing the gospel, he's not writing it
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He's not writing it later that night.
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Later that night. he's not taking
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He's not taking what he saw happen --
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What he saw happen -- and john's gospel
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And john's gospel is a little different
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Is a little different because matthew, mark, luke
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Because matthew, mark, luke and john are all written
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And john are all written somewhat differently.
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Somewhat differently. matthew, mark and luke
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Matthew, mark and luke are called synoptic gospel.
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Are called synoptic gospel. it means see with.
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It means see with. they kind of use
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They kind of use the same source material,
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The same source material, they refer to the same events,
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They refer to the same events, and they just take them from
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And they just take them from different angles.
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Different angles. john's gospel is wild.
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John's gospel is wild. he just shows you stuff
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He just shows you stuff from the bonus footage from
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From the bonus footage from the cutting room that none
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The cutting room that none of the other disciples
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Of the other disciples showed you.
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Showed you. maybe it was the special way
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Maybe it was the special way he felt about his relationship
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He felt about his relationship with jesus that he includes
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With jesus that he includes things that the others don't.
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Things that the others don't. and this miracle is only
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And this miracle is only included in john's gospel.
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Included in john's gospel. that's the first thing
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That's the first thing i wanted to tell you.
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I wanted to tell you. but the second thing
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But the second thing i wanted to tell you is that
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I wanted to tell you is that it was included in john's gospel
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It was included in john's gospel after decades had passed,
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After decades had passed, which means that sometimes
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Which means that sometimes it is better to evaluate
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It is better to evaluate your situation later.
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Your situation later. if you look at it in the moment,
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If you look at it in the moment, all you can see is,
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All you can see is, "man, this is a lot of trouble
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"man, this is a lot of trouble jesus is about to get in.
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Jesus is about to get in. man, jesus really
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Man, jesus really is wasting time."
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Is wasting time." i mean, imagine this.
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I mean, imagine this. they're setting out
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They're setting out to go to the festival.
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To go to the festival. they're on their way.
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They're on their way. the bible doesn't mention
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The bible doesn't mention which of the three festivals,
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Which of the three festivals, but it's one of the major ones.
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But it's one of the major ones. and they get to jerusalem
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And they get to jerusalem and jesus stops by this porch
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And jesus stops by this porch where look at verse 3,
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Where look at verse 3, these kinds of people
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Are lying, the blind,
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The lame, the paralyzed.
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Please circle those 3 words,
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Justin, if you can.
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Verse 3, the blind,
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The lame, the paralyzed.
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The blind, the lame,
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The paralyzed.
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Jesus is stopping by
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Jesus is stopping by to see somebody.
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To see somebody. he is the most important
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He is the most important figure in human history.
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Figure in human history. he is the centerpiece
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He is the centerpiece of civilization.
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Of civilization. he is the rose of sharon,
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He is the rose of sharon, the lily of the valley,
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The lily of the valley, the lion of the tribe of judah,
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The lion of the tribe of judah, the alpha and the omega,
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The alpha and the omega, the master and the maker
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The master and the maker of the universe,
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Of the universe, the king of kings,
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The king of kings, the lord of lords,
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The lord of lords, the shepherd of the lost,
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The shepherd of the lost, the one that the angels worship
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The one that the angels worship 24/7 around the throne.
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24/7 around the throne. and he stops by to see about
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And he stops by to see about somebody that doesn't
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Somebody that doesn't even have a name.
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Even have a name. of course, he has a name,
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Of course, he has a name, but his name has been
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But his name has been replaced by his label.
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Replaced by his label. so, we don't know who he is
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So, we don't know who he is or what he can do.
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Or what he can do. the only thing we know about
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The only thing we know about him is that for 38 years,
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Him is that for 38 years, watch this, he has not been
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Watch this, he has not been able to move.
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Able to move. and there are some of you
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And there are some of you listening to me preach today
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Listening to me preach today who have been labeled so long
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Who have been labeled so long by what you can't do
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By what you can't do that you forgot your name.
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That you forgot your name. you have been labeled so long
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You have been labeled so long by what you don't have that you
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By what you don't have that you have forgotten your true nature.
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You have been labeled so long
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You have been labeled so long by what life didn't give you
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By what life didn't give you that you have forgotten
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That you have forgotten your blessings.
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Your blessings. but the devil is a liar.
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But the devil is a liar. i said the devil is a liar.
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[cheering and applause]
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I'll preach this another
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I'll preach this another 10 weeks if i need to.
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10 weeks if i need to. he's telling the same lies
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Over and over and over
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Over and over and over and over again and what
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And over again and what he wants to get you to do
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He wants to get you to do if he's effective at his job.
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If he's effective at his job. and the devil is really sneaky
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And the devil is really sneaky at it because he will try
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At it because he will try to convince you that
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To convince you that your issue is you.
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Your issue is you. but i found out
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But i found out that god is masterful at using
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That god is masterful at using situations that we would not
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Situations that we would not wish to accomplish purposes
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Wish to accomplish purposes for which we don't even
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For which we don't even know to pray.
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Know to pray. i'll give you an example.
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I'll give you an example. i can tell i'm kind
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I can tell i'm kind of overwhelming you with
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Of overwhelming you with information today about
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Information today about five is the number of grace
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Five is the number of grace and bethesda means
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And bethesda means house of mercy
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House of mercy and synoptic gospels
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And synoptic gospels and all this.
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And all this. so, let me just
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So, let me just break it down like this.
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Break it down like this. when holly gives
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When holly gives gifts at our house,
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Gifts at our house, i will say that she
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I will say that she is the best gift giver that
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Is the best gift giver that i have ever known in my life.
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I have ever known in my life. i'll also say she
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I'll also say she is the greatest gift that
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Is the greatest gift that i have ever known in my life
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I have ever known in my life other than you, lord.
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[applause]
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Amen.
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Amen. and i'll also say
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And i'll also say that i'm not even saying that
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That i'm not even saying that just so you'll clap for it.
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Just so you'll clap for it. i really feel that way.
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I really feel that way. but she used to do something
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But she used to do something when she would give gifts
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When she would give gifts that was so disappointing.
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That was so disappointing. and we finally got her
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And we finally got her to stop a few years ago.
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To stop a few years ago. but let me tell you
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But let me tell you what she's doing.
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What she's doing. i don't know if she's does
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I don't know if she's does this intentionally.
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This intentionally. i don't know if it was
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I don't know if it was just something she did
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Just something she did out of efficiency.
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Out of efficiency. i don't know.
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I don't know. but what she'd do --
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But what she'd do -- okay, i already told you
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Okay, i already told you she gives great gifts.
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She gives great gifts. but let's say christmas
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But let's say christmas will roll around, right?
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Will roll around, right? and there's several gifts
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And there's several gifts for each person that
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For each person that holly bought, right?
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Holly bought, right? so, she wraps them,
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So, she wraps them, they're beautiful and all that.
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They're beautiful and all that. you take the wrapping paper off,
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You take the wrapping paper off, and then there would be a box
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And then there would be a box that she would put the gift in.
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That she would put the gift in. but the box was
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But the box was absolutely no indication
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Absolutely no indication of the value of the gift.
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Of the value of the gift. and here's what i mean by that.
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And here's what i mean by that. she would take the box
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She would take the box from the nicest store
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From the nicest store you can imagine.
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You can imagine. like, picture your
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Like, picture your favorite store,
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Favorite store, your favorite brand, right?
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Your favorite brand, right? like the fanciest, nicest box.
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Like the fanciest, nicest box. so, you peel the paper back
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So, you peel the paper back and you be like, oh, yeah, yeah,
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And you be like, oh, yeah, yeah, this is going to be good.
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[laughter]
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This is about to be good.
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This is about to be good. and then, when you would
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And then, when you would take the lid off the box,
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Take the lid off the box, she had put the worst gifts.
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[laughter]
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The box would say nordstrom
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The box would say nordstrom and the gift would say
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And the gift would say dollar tree...
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[laughter]
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...and you'd be looking
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...and you'd be looking at the -- you'd be looking
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At the -- you'd be looking at the gift talking about,
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At the gift talking about, "what is this?"
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"what is this?" because she would put
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Because she would put the worst gift in the best box.
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The worst gift in the best box. god does just the opposite.
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God does just the opposite. i'm sorry, holly,
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I'm sorry, holly, but this is one time where
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But this is one time where you are nothing like god.
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[laughter]
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Because god,
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Because god, will take the worst box,
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Will take the worst box, the worst situation,
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The worst situation, the worst hell
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The worst hell you've ever been through,
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You've ever been through, the worst insult,
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The worst insult, the worst persecution.
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The worst persecution. god will hand you a box.
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God will hand you a box. and the box will be so beat up,
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And the box will be so beat up, and the box will look so small,
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And the box will look so small, and the box will look like
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And the box will look like it's been rained on.
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And the box will look like
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And the box will look like the dog chewed it up.
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The dog chewed it up. and the box will
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And the box will look like betrayal.
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Look like betrayal. and the box will look like,
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And the box will look like, "god, i don't know what to do."
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"god, i don't know what to do." and the box will look like
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And the box will look like there's no way out of this.
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There's no way out of this. but if you open that box
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But if you open that box and trust in god, not the box.
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I said trust god not the box
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I said trust god not the box because my god is out the box.
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Because my god is out the box. and god will put the best stuff.
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And god will put the best stuff. can i preach like
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Can i preach like i'm in saint paul, minnesota
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I'm in saint paul, minnesota on a tuesday night?
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On a tuesday night? god will take the worst box
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God will take the worst box and put the best gift.
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And put the best gift. and i'm saying this in case
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And i'm saying this in case life dropped off a box on
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Life dropped off a box on your doorstep and it doesn't
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Your doorstep and it doesn't look like what you prayed for
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Look like what you prayed for and it doesn't make any sense
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And it doesn't make any sense with what you feel called to
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With what you feel called to and it doesn't line up
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And it doesn't line up with your expectation.
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With your expectation. but open that box because god
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But open that box because god has a way of putting the best
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Has a way of putting the best blessings in the ugliest boxes.
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Blessings in the ugliest boxes. so, the box doesn't have
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So, the box doesn't have to be beautiful for
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To be beautiful for the gift to be from him.
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The gift to be from him. high five somebody say
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High five somebody say open the box,
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Open the box, open the box, open the box.
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Open the box, open the box. god can do what he wants to.
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God can do what he wants to. open the box.
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Open the box. let god out the box.
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Let god out the box. you got your little puny way
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You got your little puny way of labeling what god can do
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Of labeling what god can do and who god can do it through
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And who god can do it through but open the box.
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But open the box. you're not even in church today,
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You're not even in church today, but god can meet you
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But god can meet you in the kitchen.
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In the kitchen. open the box.
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Open the box. put down the fork and the knife,
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Put down the fork and the knife, lift your hands and give
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Lift your hands and give god praise.
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God praise. god is out the box.
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[applause]
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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for joining us today.
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For joining us today. if today's message
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If today's message spoke to you,
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Spoke to you, i wanna invite you to partner
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I wanna invite you to partner with us so that someone else can
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With us so that someone else can hear that same
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Hear that same life-changing word.
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Your generosity truly
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Your generosity truly makes a difference.
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Makes a difference. every time you give,
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Every time you give, you're helping us
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You're helping us take the gospel further
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Take the gospel further and get god's word into
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And get god's word into someone else's heart.
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Someone else's heart. this ministry exists so that
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This ministry exists so that people far from god will be
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People far from god will be raised to life in christ,
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Raised to life in christ, and you are a part
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And you are a part of that incredible story.
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Of that incredible story. because of you,
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Because of you, messages filled with truth
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Messages filled with truth and hope are reaching people
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And hope are reaching people around the world.
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Around the world. so please,
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So please, call the number on your screen
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Call the number on your screen or go online right now to give.
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Or go online right now to give. every gift matters,
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Every gift matters, every gift counts.
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Every gift counts. when you put your gift with my
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When you put your gift with my gift and the gifts of others,
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Gift and the gifts of others, god does miracles.
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God does miracles. he multiplies it
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He multiplies it and the gospel goes forth.
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And the gospel goes forth. thank you for being a part
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Thank you for being a part of what god is doing.
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Of what god is doing. we are so grateful for you.
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We are so grateful for you. and if you'd like to watch
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And if you'd like to watch today's message again,
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Today's message again, it's available on youtube.
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It's available on youtube. just scan the qr code
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Just scan the qr code on your screen and it'll take
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On your screen and it'll take you straight to our channel.
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You straight to our channel. thank you for joining us
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Thank you for joining us and i'll see you next time.
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>> the mission
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Of steven furtick ministries
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Has always been getting god's
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Word into people's hearts.
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In 2022,
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We launched our prison ministry
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And god has been moving.
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Today, our volunteers bring
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Church to 14 facilities
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Nationwide and reach thousands
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More online through
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Outreach partners
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And an app called pando.
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We've seen over 700 baptisms,
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Over 3,000 decisions for christ,
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And we're believing that we will
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Have a consistent presence in
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20 prisons by the end of 2026,
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Because we know that no place
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Is out of reach
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For the gospel,
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And it's your partnership
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That makes it possible.
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♪ ♪
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>> elevation nights is back
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On tour in 2026!
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Let's go!
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>> ♪ jesus be the name ♪
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♪ jesus be the name ♪
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♪ oh jesus be the name ♪
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♪ that gets all the glory ♪
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>> ♪ jesus ♪
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>> ♪ and this is more ♪
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♪ than i deserve ♪
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♪ yes this is more ♪
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♪ than i deserve ♪
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♪ oh your overwhelming grace ♪
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♪ i could never earn ♪
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♪ this is more ♪
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♪ than i deserve ♪
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♪ yeah-yeah ♪
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♪ in the morning ♪
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♪ i will sing ♪
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♪ of how you love me ♪
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♪ in the evening ♪
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♪ i will bless your name ♪
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♪ it's amazing ♪
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♪ when i think ♪
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♪ of the way you save me ♪
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♪ every breath i breathe ♪
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♪ is for your praise ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ i love how ♪
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♪ you loved me first ♪
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♪ i love how ♪
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♪ you loved me first ♪
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♪ you call me ♪
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♪ from the grave ♪
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♪ you pull me ♪
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♪ from the dirt ♪
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♪ i love how ♪
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♪ you loved me first ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ you call me ♪
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♪ from the grave ♪
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♪ you pull me from the dirt ♪
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♪ i love how ♪
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♪ you loved me first ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ in the morning ♪
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♪ i will sing ♪
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♪ of how you love me ♪
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♪ in the evening ♪
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♪ i will bless your name ♪
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♪ yes i will ♪
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♪ it's amazing ♪
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♪ when i think ♪
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♪ of the way you save me ♪
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♪ every breath i breathe ♪
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♪ is for your praise ♪
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♪ it's my joy ♪
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♪ to worship you ♪
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♪ my joy to praise ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ oh how great ♪
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♪ the love of the father ♪
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♪ oh how great ♪
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♪ the gift of the son ♪
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♪ oh how great ♪
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♪ the power of jesus ♪
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♪ what a savior ♪
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♪ oh how great ♪
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♪ the love of the father ♪
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♪ oh how great ♪
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♪ the gift of the son ♪
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♪ oh how great ♪
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♪ the power of jesus ♪
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♪ what a savior ♪
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Steven Furtick - Your Label Is Lying (Part 1)

February 18, 2026 | 27:29

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