Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Your Label Is Lying (Part 2)

February 19, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Your Label Is Lying (Part 2) | February 19, 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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>> 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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It's been rained on. 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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And trust in god, not the box. 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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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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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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[cheering and applause]
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Jesus said to the man,
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Jesus said to the man, "i know this situation isn't
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"i know this situation isn't what you would've chosen,
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What you would've chosen, and i know this is not
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And i know this is not the place you want to be,
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The place you want to be, but your label is lying."
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But your label is lying." now, i wish i could draw this,
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Now, i wish i could draw this, but i didn't bring
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But i didn't bring my screen out this weekend.
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My screen out this weekend. and i'm not gonna slow down
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And i'm not gonna slow down the momentum of this message
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The momentum of this message for technology.
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For technology. but just imagine boop,
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But just imagine boop, boop, loop, right?
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Boop, loop, right? you've seen it.
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[laughter]
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And imagine one
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And imagine one of the loops says,
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Of the loops says, "you can't do that."
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"you can't do that." that's the lie, right?
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That's the lie, right? but when everything
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But when everything that's around you looks
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That's around you looks like sickness long enough,
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Like sickness long enough, you begin to believe the box.
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You begin to believe the box. when everything that
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When everything that your eyes can see,
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Your eyes can see, when everything that
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When everything that your emotions feel tell you,
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Your emotions feel tell you, "well, i guess alcoholism
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"well, i guess alcoholism is just a genetic thing
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Is just a genetic thing and there's no amount
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And there's no amount of therapy or recovery
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Of therapy or recovery that can break those
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That can break those chains off of you.
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Chains off of you. and there's not even enough
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And there's not even enough prayers for it because didn't
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Prayers for it because didn't you pray about this last year?"
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You pray about this last year?" thirty eight years, man,
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Thirty eight years, man, that's a long time
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That's a long time to circle the situation.
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To circle the situation. it brings me all the way back
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It brings me all the way back to the first story i shared
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To the first story i shared in this series when
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In this series when the israelites wandered
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The israelites wandered in the same loop
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In the same loop for 40 years.
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For 40 years. you know,
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You know, technically, it was 38.
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Technically, it was 38. yeah, it was 38.
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Yeah, it was 38. 'cause one year they spent
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'cause one year they spent getting outta egypt,
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Getting outta egypt, one year they spent getting
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One year they spent getting into the promised land.
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Into the promised land. those years aren't
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Those years aren't counted in the 40.
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Counted in the 40. it was 38 years.
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It was 38 years. and people will always tell
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And people will always tell the story of your first year
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The story of your first year and your last year,
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And your last year, but they don't see
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But they don't see the 38 year loop.
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The 38 year loop. so, please do this.
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So, please do this. when you're sharing your
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When you're sharing your testimony with somebody,
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Testimony with somebody, be honest with them.
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Be honest with them. don't make your label a lie.
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Don't make your label a lie. don't tell them, "and the lord
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Don't tell them, "and the lord just set me free from anxiety."
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I had somebody tell me
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I had somebody tell me that one time,
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That one time, "and the lord set me
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"and the lord set me free from anxiety."
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Free from anxiety." now, i said,
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Now, i said, "i believe that he does that,
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"i believe that he does that, and i believe that
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And i believe that he did that for you,
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He did that for you, and i praise him for it.
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And i praise him for it. but what exactly do you mean
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But what exactly do you mean he set you free from anxiety?"
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He set you free from anxiety?" because when they said it,
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Because when they said it, they said,
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They said, "the lord set me free
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"the lord set me free from an anxiety in 1984.'
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So, what i wanted to ask was,
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So, what i wanted to ask was, "and since then?"
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[laughter]
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What did you do,
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What did you do, swallow the key?
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Swallow the key? the lord set you free
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The lord set you free and you swallowed the key?
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And you swallowed the key? or the lord swallowed the key?
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Or the lord swallowed the key? like, what happened?"
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Like, what happened?" and as they began
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And as they began to share in more detail,
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To share in more detail, it was actually more powerful
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It was actually more powerful to hear about their process
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To hear about their process than it was to hear about
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Than it was to hear about their product.
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Their product. because what they meant by it,
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Because what they meant by it, when they labeled it,
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When they labeled it, "the lord set me free,"
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"the lord set me free," was they meant,
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Was they meant, he began to show me ways to deal
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He began to show me ways to deal with it that were not harmful
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With it that were not harmful and destructive and sinful.
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And destructive and sinful. and so, instead of just
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And so, instead of just going to porn every time
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Going to porn every time i felt anxious,
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I felt anxious, instead of just going to drugs
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Instead of just going to drugs every time i feel anxious,
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Every time i feel anxious, instead of just going
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Instead of just going to self-mutilation,
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To self-mutilation, every time i felt anxious,
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Every time i felt anxious, instead of just
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Instead of just waiting up all night,
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Waiting up all night, i learned some,"
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I learned some," they didn't say this,
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They didn't say this, but they basically said,
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But they basically said, "i learned some loops.
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"i learned some loops. i learned some new loops.
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I learned some new loops. and i quit just going around
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And i quit just going around and around spiraling,
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And around spiraling, and i found out
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And i found out how to interrupt my worry
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How to interrupt my worry with the word of god."
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With the word of god." isn't that more powerful?
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Isn't that more powerful? come on.
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Come on. isn't that more powerful
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Isn't that more powerful to hear that than
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To hear that than to hear somebody say,
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To hear somebody say, "well, the lord
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"well, the lord just set me free?"
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Just set me free?" and then, you're like,
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And then, you're like, "well, i guess
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"well, i guess he doesn't love me.
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He doesn't love me. he must not love me
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He must not love me like that or i must be
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Like that or i must be doing something wrong."
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Doing something wrong." maybe they're just not
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Maybe they're just not describing freedom fully
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Describing freedom fully to know that freedom involves
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To know that freedom involves a journey of 38 years.
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A journey of 38 years. this is powerful, man.
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This is powerful, man. i even feel it as
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I even feel it as i'm preaching right now.
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I'm preaching right now. i feel the lord telling me
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I feel the lord telling me to slow down and tell you what
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To slow down and tell you what it really means that this man
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It really means that this man got up and walked.
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Got up and walked. it doesn't say that
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It doesn't say that he knew where to go.
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He knew where to go. it doesn't say that
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It doesn't say that his life was problem free.
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His life was problem free. in fact, jesus finds him a few
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In fact, jesus finds him a few verses later and tells him,
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Verses later and tells him, "stop sinning or something
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"stop sinning or something worse is gonna happen."
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Worse is gonna happen." he's not even finished
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He's not even finished with his issue yet.
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With his issue yet. but the powerful
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But the powerful thing about jesus,
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Thing about jesus, when i get to the part
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When i get to the part of my sermon where i know this
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Of my sermon where i know this is the word of the lord,
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Is the word of the lord, because there is a moment
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Because there is a moment in a sermon where the word
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In a sermon where the word of the lord comes,
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Of the lord comes, it's all the word of the lord.
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It's all the word of the lord. this whole passage,
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This whole passage, it's the word of the lord.
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It's the word of the lord. but there is a moment
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But there is a moment where the word
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Where the word of the lord comes to you.
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Of the lord comes to you. and what happens in that
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And what happens in that moment is your condition
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Moment is your condition is interrupted by a command.
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Is interrupted by a command. so, it's like this,
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So, it's like this, the man's condition
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The man's condition is sick, paralyzed,
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Is sick, paralyzed, and stuck on the porch.
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And stuck on the porch. the command of jesus makes
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The command of jesus makes no sense in the face
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Of that condition.
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Of that condition. "get up, take your mat
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"get up, take your mat and walk."
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And walk." sometimes god will give you
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A command that makes no sense
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A command that makes no sense in the face of your condition.
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In the face of your condition. sometimes god will
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Sometimes god will tell you as a teenager,
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Tell you as a teenager, "i don't care what
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"i don't care what all your friends do,
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All your friends do, i don't care what they say
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I don't care what they say you're weird about,
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You're weird about, i don't care what they
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I don't care what they call you for it.
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Call you for it. you be pure.
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You be pure. i don't care what a thousand
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I don't care what a thousand people do over here,
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A thousand people --
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A thousand people -- just like your parents
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Just like your parents used to say,
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Used to say, "i don't care
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"i don't care if everybody else is doing it.
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If everybody else is doing it. if everybody else was jumping
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If everybody else was jumping off a bridge," --
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Off a bridge," -- and you'd be like, "shut up."
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And you'd be like, "shut up." but see, i don't say
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But see, i don't say if everybody else was
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If everybody else was jumping off a bridge.
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Jumping off a bridge. i just wanna tell you
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I just wanna tell you what jesus did.
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What jesus did. everybody else didn't die
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Everybody else didn't die on the cross for you.
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Everybody else can't
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Everybody else can't rise from the grave.
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Rise from the grave. everybody else isn't
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Everybody else isn't gonna be there for you
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Gonna be there for you in the midnight hour.
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In the midnight hour. everybody else didn't
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Everybody else didn't make you, knit you, call you,
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Make you, knit you, call you, choose you, gift you.
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Choose you, gift you. don't let them label you.
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Don't let them label you. don't even let them
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Don't even let them tell you what kind of kid
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Tell you what kind of kid you need to be to be cool.
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You need to be to be cool. i'm not concerned
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I'm not concerned with you being cool.
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With you being cool. i'm concerned with
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I'm concerned with you being called.
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You being called. i'm concerned with a god
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I'm concerned with a god who can raise you up
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Who can raise you up and make your name great.
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And make your name great. and i'm concerned with
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And i'm concerned with a god whose name is greater
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A god whose name is greater than any other name.
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Than any other name. and that's what
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And that's what i'm concerned about
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I'm concerned about in this season of my life.
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In this season of my life. not what they label me.
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Not what they label me. i don't care what
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I don't care what they say about me.
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They say about me. i don't care what they
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I don't care what they say about my preaching.
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Say about my preaching. i care when i close
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I care when i close this bible today,
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This bible today, did i say the word
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Did i say the word of the lord?
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Of the lord? did i speak
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Did i speak the word of the lord?
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The word of the lord? did i say what god gave me
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Did i say what god gave me to say the best i could say
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To say the best i could say it with a stammering tongue
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It with a stammering tongue and a limited vocabulary
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And a limited vocabulary and a moncks corner,
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And a moncks corner, south carolina accent?
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South carolina accent? did i say the word of the lord?
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Did i say the word of the lord? not how somebody else said it,
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Not how somebody else said it, not how i should say it,
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Not how i should say it, not how i would say it
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Not how i would say it if i was smarter.
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If i was smarter. did i say it
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Did i say it to the limit of my iq?
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To the limit of my iq? did i speak the words of god?
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Did i speak the words of god? and when the word of the lord
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And when the word of the lord came to this man,
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Came to this man, it was so personal.
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It was so personal. the bible says something
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The bible says something that i think you need to see.
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That i think you need to see. before you hear what
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Before you hear what jesus said to him,
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Jesus said to him, i want to show you
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I want to show you something in john 5:5.
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Something in john 5:5. this is the part that
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This is the part that made me cry when it says,
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Made me cry when it says, "when jesus saw him."
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Excuse me, that's verse six.
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That's verse six.
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"when jesus saw him."
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Go back to verse five, though.
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"one who was lying there."
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Now, lying is not his name,
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It's his label.
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It's his label. that's the condition he was in.
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That's the condition he was in. and he was lying on a mat.
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And he was lying on a mat. mat was not his name.
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Mat was not his name. could have been, it is a name,
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Could have been, it is a name, but it's not his name.
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But it's not his name. it's where he is not who he is.
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It's where he is not who he is. i'm gonna preach this, lord.
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I'm gonna preach this, lord. i am gonna preach this just
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I am gonna preach this just like you showed me,
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Like you showed me, 'cause it was so beautiful
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'cause it was so beautiful how the lord showed me
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How the lord showed me in verse six,
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The key to all of this is,
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"when jesus saw him."
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Just encircle the word "him."
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Now, contrast that
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When jesus walked by,
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There's a blind person.
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There's a person who can't move.
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There's another person.
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I'm not sure of their condition.
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I'm not sure of their condition. there's somebody who's only
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There's somebody who's only been at the pool two weeks.
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Been at the pool two weeks. here's somebody who's
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Here's somebody who's been here two years.
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Been here two years. here's someone who
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Here's someone who has been here 38 years.
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Has been here 38 years. i'm speaking to somebody today.
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I'm speaking to somebody today. and this is not your first day
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And this is not your first day in this situation.
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In this situation. this is not your
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This is not your first frustration.
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First frustration. that's all right.
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That's all right. because the bible says
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Because the bible says that jesus saw him.
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I still gotta
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Show you what i mean.
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It says that jesus
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Saw him lying there.
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Now, if you fast forward
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When the man gets up,
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When the man gets up, the religious leaders
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The religious leaders see the man,
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See the man, but they see him
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But they see him a little differently.
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A little differently. they label him differently.
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They label him differently. they label him according
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They label him according to his condition.
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To his condition. and they label him according
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And they label him according to their expectation.
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To their expectation. the sabbath was supposed
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The sabbath was supposed to be a day of no work,
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To be a day of no work, but they see him
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But they see him carrying a mat.
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Carrying a mat. the sabbath was not
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The sabbath was not a day where you can't
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A day where you can't make up your bed.
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Make up your bed. the sabbath was a day where
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The sabbath was a day where you couldn't do commerce
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You couldn't do commerce in the city,
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In the city, but they've twisted it.
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But they've twisted it. they have labeled it.
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They have labeled it. their label has become a lie.
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Their label has become a lie. did you know that religion will
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Did you know that religion will always try to label something
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Always try to label something that the lord gave you?
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That the lord gave you? and instead of using it
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And instead of using it to lift a burden,
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To lift a burden, it will create one.
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So, you begin to see god as
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So, you begin to see god as the person who's perpetually
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The person who's perpetually disappointed in you.
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Disappointed in you. god is not disappointed in you.
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God is not disappointed in you. how can he be disappointed
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How can he be disappointed in what he appointed?
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In what he appointed? if he called you,
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If he called you, that means he knew you
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That means he knew you would be in this
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Would be in this situation before you were
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Situation before you were in this situation.
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You think you can surprise god?
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You think you can surprise god? you think god's like,
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You think god's like, "i wish i would've done
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"i wish i would've done a scouting report on them."
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A scouting report on them." you think god is somehow
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You think god is somehow mesmerized by your weakness?
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Mesmerized by your weakness? now, people are.
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Now, people are. people are very different.
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People are very different. the religious leaders
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The religious leaders in verse 10,
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In verse 10, they have their focus
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They have their focus somewhere completely different.
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The bible says that,
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"the jewish leaders said
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To the man who had been healed,
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'it is the sabbath;
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The law forbids you
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To carry your mat."
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Now, hold on, i'm confused.
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They are looking at a man
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They are looking at a man and they are talking
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And they are talking about a mat.
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About a mat. how can they only see the mat
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How can they only see the mat and not the man?
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And not the man? no, no, no.
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No, no, no. i'm honestly asking.
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I'm honestly asking. how can they see a man,
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How can they see a man, who has never walked
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Who has never walked before if he's 38 years old?
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Before if he's 38 years old? maybe he did walk a little while
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Maybe he did walk a little while before those 38 years.
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Before those 38 years. we don't know.
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We don't know. but for almost 40 years
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But for almost 40 years he hasn't been able to walk.
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He hasn't been able to walk. and he's walking and they
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And he's walking and they walk up to him and say,
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Walk up to him and say, "hey, you can't do that."
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"hey, you can't do that." and he's like, "i know.
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And he's like, "i know. i didn't think i could either.
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I didn't think i could either. but i met a man
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But i met a man and he walked by me,
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And he walked by me, and he stopped for me,
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And he stopped for me, and he talked to me,
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And he talked to me, and he told me to get up
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And he told me to get up and take it up and walk.
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And take it up and walk. and i'm walking in
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And i'm walking in the power of his word.
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The power of his word. and i'm walking in the potential
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And i'm walking in the potential of a brighter tomorrow.
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Of a brighter tomorrow. and i'm living in the light
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And i'm living in the light of a new day."
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[applause]
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I'm just speculating.
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I'm just speculating. i think this man started
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I think this man started singing at this point.
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Singing at this point. i think he started singing,
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I think he started singing, ♪ look at what ♪
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♪ look at what ♪ ♪ the lord has done ♪
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♪ the lord has done ♪ ♪ i'm never going back ♪
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♪ i'm never going back ♪ ♪ to the way i ♪
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That's why i got my mat
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That's why i got my mat because i'm not going back.
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Because i'm not going back. say it, "not going back."
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Say it, "not going back." say it, "not going back."
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Say it, "not going back." give up my spot.
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Give up my spot. 'cause i'm....
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'cause i'm.... >> congregation: not going
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>> congregation: not going back...
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Back... >> 'cause i'm....
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>> 'cause i'm.... >> congregation: not going
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>> congregation: not going back...
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Back... >> 'take my mat 'cause i'm....
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>> 'take my mat 'cause i'm.... >> congregation: not going back.
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>> congregation: not going back. >> all right.
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>> all right. we need to work on y'all's
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We need to work on y'all's rhythm in call response.
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[laughter]
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My man is walking,
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My man is walking, and you talking about a mat?
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And you talking about a mat? talking about practice.
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Talking about practice. you talking about a mat?
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You talking about a mat? i'm a man.
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I'm a man. you can't see
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You can't see the man for the mat.
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The man for the mat. and it makes me wonder,
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And it makes me wonder, what's your mat that i can't see
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What's your mat that i can't see that's got you magnifying mine?
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[applause]
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This man has to be singing.
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This man has to be singing. carrying a mat,
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Carrying a mat, he's not going back
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He's not going back to the place he's been
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To the place he's been for 38 years.
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For 38 years. that isn't working anymore.
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That isn't working anymore. man, he's happy too.
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Man, he's happy too. he's happy carrying that mat.
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He's happy carrying that mat. 'cause he's holding something
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'cause he's holding something that's been holding him
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That's been holding him his whole life.
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[applause]
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Boy, he's happy.
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Boy, he's happy. he turns around,
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He turns around, "goodbye, yesterday."
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"goodbye, yesterday." hold on.
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Hold on. five covered colonnades.
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Goodbye, colonnades.
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Goodbye, colonnades. y'all missed it.
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Y'all missed it. i'm living in
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I'm living in the light of a new day
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The light of a new day i won't waste another
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I won't waste another minute on my old ways
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Minute on my old ways ♪ praise the lord ♪
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He's not even saved yet.
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He's not even saved yet. not even born again.
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He doesn't even
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He doesn't even know it's jesus yet.
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Know it's jesus yet. he doesn't find
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He doesn't find that out till later.
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That out till later. see, sometimes god does it now,
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See, sometimes god does it now, but you praise him later,
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But you praise him later, 'cause you didn't even know
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'cause you didn't even know he was doing it at the time.
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He was doing it at the time. i feel god saying,
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I feel god saying, "praise me now
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"praise me now and i'll explain it later."
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[cheering and applause]
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My man is walking,
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My man is walking, talking about,
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Talking about, "i'm dancing on the --
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"i'm dancing on the -- i'm carrying the mat
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I'm carrying the mat that i once laid on
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That i once laid on carrying the mat
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Carrying the mat that i once laid on
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Come on, help me.
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Carrying the mat
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Carrying the mat that i once laid on
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That i once laid on carrying the mat that i
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I mean, this mat ain't heavy.
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I mean, this mat ain't heavy. carrying the mat.
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Carrying the mat. yeah.
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Yeah. "you can't do that.
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"you can't do that. you can't do that."
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You can't do that." yes, i can.
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Yes, i can. we're not doing the stairs.
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We're not doing the stairs. get up.
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Get up. and here's the pharisee.
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And here's the pharisee. he's like, "carrying the mat
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He's like, "carrying the mat that i once --
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That i once -- "you can't do that.
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"you can't do that. no, you're doing it wrong."
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No, you're doing it wrong." "carrying the mat that i once --
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"carrying the mat that i once -- "you can't do that.
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"you can't do that. no, you're doing it wrong."
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No, you're doing it wrong." "carrying the mat
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"carrying the mat where i used to lay."
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Where i used to lay." "you can't do that 'cause
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"you can't do that 'cause this is the wrong day."
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This is the wrong day." now, we got confrontation.
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[applause]
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Y'all don't know
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Y'all don't know how to act in church.
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How to act in church. what kind of church is this?
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What kind of church is this? what kind of church is this?
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What kind of church is this? this is the house of mercy.
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This is the house of mercy. this is a place for grace.
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This is a place for grace. this is a place where
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This is a place where i am not what i did.
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I am not what i did. i am not what i was.
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I am not what i was. i am who god says i...
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♪ ♪
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♪ can't do that ♪
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♪ can't do that ♪ ♪ can't do that ♪
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♪ can't do that ♪ ♪ and it's just no way ♪
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♪ and it's just no way ♪ ♪ can't do that ♪
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♪ can't do that ♪ ♪ new loop ♪
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♪ new loop ♪ ♪ i listen to ♪
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♪ i listen to ♪ ♪ what that man say ♪
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I'm making this up on the car --
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I'm making this up on the car -- off the cuff.
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Off the cuff. i don't know if it's any good.
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I don't know if it's any good. but they said,
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But they said, "the law says you can't.
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"the law says you can't. the man said,
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The man said, "the word says otherwise."
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[cheering and applause]
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Somebody shout, "otherwise."
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Somebody shout, "otherwise." >> congregation: otherwise.
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>> congregation: otherwise. >> otherwise.
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>> otherwise. and the hand of the lord
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And the hand of the lord was upon me,
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Was upon me, and he took me down
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And he took me down to the valley,
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To the valley, and the valley
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And the valley was full of bones,
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Was full of bones, and they were very dry.
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And they were very dry. and the bones said death,
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And the bones said death, and the bones said over,
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And the bones said over, but the word said otherwise.
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But the word said otherwise. and god said,
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"prophesy to the bones,
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"prophesy to the bones, prophesy to the marriage,
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Prophesy to the marriage, prophesy to the bankruptcy,
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Prophesy to the bankruptcy, prophesy to the depression,
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Prophesy to the depression, prophesy to the blindness,
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Prophesy to the blindness, prophesy to the lameness."
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I prophesy to your legs.
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I prophesy to your legs. i prophesy to your righteousness
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I prophesy to your righteousness in christ.
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In christ. i prophesy.
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I prophesy. there is a better word
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There is a better word than condemnation.
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Than condemnation. shame said die but god said,
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Shame said die but god said, "live.
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"live. live.
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Live. live."
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♪ ♪
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♪ i'm on the dancing grave ♪
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♪ i'm dancing on the grave ♪
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"you can't do that.
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"you can't do that. you can't dance in church.
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You can't dance in church. you can't be happy.
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You can't be happy. you are going through hell."
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I might be in it,
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I might be in it, but it is not in me.
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But it is not in me. i'm not my mat.
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I'm not my mat. i'm not my mat.
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I'm not my mat. i'm not my bad decision.
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I'm not my bad decision. i'm not my shame.
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I'm not my shame. i'm not the abuse.
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I'm not the abuse. i'm not my past.
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I'm not my past. i'm not myself.
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I'm not myself. i am the one he loves.
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I am the one he loves. i'm the one he stopped by for..
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♪ and i'm dancing on the grave ♪
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♪ and i'm dancing on the grave ♪ ♪ i'm dancing on the grave ♪
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♪ i'm dancing on the grave ♪ ♪ i'm dancing ♪
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You can't dance.
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You can't dance. you got moves?
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You got moves? show me your church dance.
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♪ ♪
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Get up on your feet
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Get up on your feet and praise the lord.
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And praise the lord. jump up and holler.
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♪ ♪
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"you can't do that.
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"you can't do that. you can't dance on a grave.
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You can't dance on a grave. you can't get beauty for ashes.
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You can't get beauty for ashes. you can't be grateful
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You can't be grateful when you still got a kid
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When you still got a kid who's far away from god.
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Who's far away from god. you can't keep
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You can't keep worshiping through tears.
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Worshiping through tears. you can't keep trusting that
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You can't keep trusting that god is good through cancer.
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God is good through cancer. you can't do that."
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You can't do that." but the word says otherwise.
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But the word says otherwise. i said the word says otherwise.
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♪ ♪
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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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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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♪ ♪
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♪ who am i ♪
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♪ that you keep me ♪
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♪ on your mind ♪
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♪ god i'm just ♪
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♪ grateful for you ♪
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♪ god just grateful for you ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ another one ♪
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♪ is on the way ♪
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♪ miracle after miracle ♪
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♪ open door after open door ♪
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♪ miracles ♪
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♪ so get ready ♪
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♪ for another one ♪
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♪ 'cause another one ♪
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♪ is on the way ♪
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♪ yes another one ♪
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♪ is on the way ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ 'cause if he told the sun ♪
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♪ when to rise ♪
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♪ and it did ♪
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♪ he will again ♪
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♪ and if he told ♪
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♪ the storm to be still ♪
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♪ and it did ♪
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♪ he will again ♪
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♪ and if he told the sea ♪
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♪ where to split ♪
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♪ and it did ♪
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♪ he will again ♪
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♪ and if he told the walls ♪
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♪ when to fall ♪
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♪ and they did ♪
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♪ he will again ♪
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♪ and if he told the chains ♪
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♪ when to break ♪
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♪ and they did ♪
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♪ he will again ♪
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♪ and if told the bones ♪
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♪ come alive ♪
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♪ and they did ♪
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♪ he will again ♪
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♪ and if he told the storm ♪
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♪ roll away ♪
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♪ and it did ♪
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♪ he will again ♪
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♪ and if he told the grave ♪
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♪ let him go ♪
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♪ and it did ♪
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♪ he will again ♪
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>> ♪ and again ♪
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Steven Furtick - Your Label Is Lying (Part 2)

February 19, 2026 | 27:29

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