Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Your Next Messy Step (Part 1)

April 13, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Your Next Messy Step (Part 1) | April 13, 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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>> look at genesis 28:10-22.
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>> look at genesis 28:10-22. the bible says,
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The bible says, "jacob left beersheba
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"jacob left beersheba and set out for harran.
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And set out for harran. when he reached a certain place,
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When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night
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He stopped for the night because the sun had set.
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Because the sun had set. taking one of the stones there,
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Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head
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He put it under his head and lay down to sleep.
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And lay down to sleep. he had a dream in which he saw
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He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth
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A stairway resting on the earth with its top reaching to heaven,
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With its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of god were
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And the angels of god were ascending and descending on it.
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Ascending and descending on it. there above it stood the lord."
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There above it stood the lord." i like that.
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I like that god is above
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I like that god is above whatever i'm going through.
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Whatever i'm going through. that's just a good reminder,
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That's just a good reminder, a refresher for my faith
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And encourages my heart today.
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And encourages my heart today. "there above it stood the lord,
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"there above it stood the lord, and he said, 'i am the lord,
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And he said, 'i am the lord, the god of your father abraham
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The god of your father abraham and the god of isaac.
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And the god of isaac. i will give you
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I will give you and your descendants the land
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And your descendants the land on which you are lying.
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On which you are lying. your descendants will be
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Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth,
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Like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out
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And you will spread out to the west and to the east,
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To the west and to the east, to the north and to the south.
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To the north and to the south. all peoples on earth will
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All peoples on earth will be blessed through you
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Be blessed through you and your offspring."
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And your offspring." and listen to this promise
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And listen to this promise and let it get in your heart
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And let it get in your heart for a moment today.
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For a moment today. "'i am with you and will watch
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"'i am with you and will watch over you wherever you go,
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Over you wherever you go, and i will bring you back
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And i will bring you back to this land.
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To this land. i will not leave you
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I will not leave you until i have done
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Until i have done what i promised you.'
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What i promised you.' when jacob awoke from his sleep,
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When jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, 'surely the lord
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He thought, 'surely the lord is in this place,
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Is in this place, and i was not aware of it.'
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And i was not aware of it.' he was afraid and said,
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He was afraid and said, 'how awesome is this place!
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'how awesome is this place! this is none other than
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This is none other than the house of god;
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The house of god; this is the gate of heaven.'
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This is the gate of heaven.' early the next morning,
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Early the next morning, jacob took the stone
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Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head
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He had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar
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And set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it.
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And poured oil on top of it. he called that place bethel,
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He called that place bethel, though the city used
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Though the city used to be called luz.
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To be called luz. then jacob made a vow, saying,
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Then jacob made a vow, saying, 'if god will be with me
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'if god will be with me and will watch over me
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And will watch over me on this journey i am taking
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On this journey i am taking and will give me food to eat
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And will give me food to eat and clothes to wear
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And clothes to wear so that i return safely
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So that i return safely to my father's household,
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To my father's household, then the lord will be my god
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Then the lord will be my god and this stone that i have
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And this stone that i have set up as a pillar will
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Set up as a pillar will be god's house,
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Be god's house, and of all that you give me,
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And of all that you give me, i will give you a tenth.'"
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I will give you a tenth.'" say amen for the word of god.
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Say amen for the word of god. >> congregation: amen.
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>> congregation: amen. >> go back to verse 14
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>> go back to verse 14 for a moment.
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For a moment. "your descendants will be like
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"your descendants will be like the dust of the earth,
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The dust of the earth, and you will spread out."
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And you will spread out." your descendants will be
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Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth
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Like the dust of the earth and you will spread out.
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So we've got dust and expansion
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So we've got dust and expansion in the same sentence.
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In the same sentence. and what i want to talk to you
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And what i want to talk to you about today is your next step.
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About today is your next step. but very specifically
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But very specifically for those of you who are
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For those of you who are in a season of uncertainty
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In a season of uncertainty or confusion, or fear,
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Or confusion, or fear, i want to talk to you about
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I want to talk to you about your next messy step.
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Your next messy step. "your next messy step."
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"your next messy step." father, we roll up our sleeves
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Father, we roll up our sleeves today to dig into your word
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Today to dig into your word to see what you might say
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To see what you might say to each and every one of us.
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To each and every one of us. i ask now that you would use me.
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I ask now that you would use me. i am nothing without you,
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I am nothing without you, but if you breathe through me,
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But if you breathe through me, speak through me.
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Speak through me. this could be monumental.
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This could be monumental. in these moments, god,
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In these moments, god, we stand before a person
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We stand before a person in a passage of scripture
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In a passage of scripture who lived hundreds of years ago,
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Who lived hundreds of years ago, but he faced the same things
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But he faced the same things that we face.
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That we face. he needed direction
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He needed direction and provision from you,
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And provision from you, and so do we.
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And so do we. so, we ask now, god,
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So, we ask now, god, that you would speak to us
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That you would speak to us no less than you spoke to jacob.
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No less than you spoke to jacob. remind us what you're doing.
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Remind us what you're doing. reveal to us who you are.
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Reveal to us who you are. have your way and give us
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Have your way and give us the courage to respond
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The courage to respond to what you say.
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To what you say. in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. amen.
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Amen. >> congregation: amen.
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>> congregation: amen. >> you may be seated.
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>> you may be seated. your next messy step.
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Your next messy step. i wrote that phrase down today
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I wrote that phrase down today to use as a title.
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To use as a title. "your next messy step."
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"your next messy step." and i want to talk for a moment
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And i want to talk for a moment about what it's like for me
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About what it's like for me as a pastor when we go
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As a pastor when we go down the memory lane
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Down the memory lane of different things
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Of different things that have happened in this
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That have happened in this church and talk about all
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Church and talk about all the things that god has done.
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The things that god has done. see, when we're showing
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See, when we're showing a highlight video like
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A highlight video like we showed earlier of all
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We showed earlier of all the amazing things that
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The amazing things that god did in this church,
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God did in this church, there's a part of me
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There's a part of me that celebrates
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That celebrates and i can clap for it now.
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And i can clap for it now. but a lot of the things
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But a lot of the things that i can clap about now,
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That i can clap about now, i cried through then.
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I cried through then. a lot of times i'm hesitant
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A lot of times i'm hesitant to teach leadership
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To teach leadership to other pastors,
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To other pastors, not because i don't
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Not because i don't care for them,
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Care for them, but because it's a lot different
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But because it's a lot different to explain something than
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To explain something than it was to experience it.
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It was to experience it. and i never just want to be
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And i never just want to be one of these hypocrites
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One of these hypocrites who gets up here
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Who gets up here and hides the humanity
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And hides the humanity of the struggle of the steps
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Of the struggle of the steps that i've taken in my life
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That i've taken in my life in order to just accentuate
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In order to just accentuate and elevate the heavenly parts
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And elevate the heavenly parts of our journey where god moved.
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Of our journey where god moved. the truth of the matter is
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The truth of the matter is every time god
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Every time god has greatly moved in
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Has greatly moved in our ministry and in my life,
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Our ministry and in my life, it was messy.
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It was messy. i don't remember one time
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I don't remember one time that god really moved where
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That god really moved where there wasn't a real mess.
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There wasn't a real mess. i don't remember one thing
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I don't remember one thing that god did in this ministry
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That god did in this ministry that was significant that
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That was significant that was not sacrificial.
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Was not sacrificial. i don't remember one time
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I don't remember one time when i did something for god
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When i did something for god and my hands weren't shaking
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And my hands weren't shaking before i came out
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Before i came out and steadied myself behind
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And steadied myself behind this pulpit and announced it.
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This pulpit and announced it. i don't remember many times
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I don't remember many times when i opened my mouth to preach
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To you that i didn't feel like
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To you that i didn't feel like i wanted to throw up
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I wanted to throw up and swallow it back down
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And swallow it back down before i did.
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Before i did. that is true to this day.
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That is true to this day. and y'all don't like
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And y'all don't like that kind of stuff when
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That kind of stuff when i talk about throwing up
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I talk about throwing up this early in my sermon,
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This early in my sermon, because you just want
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Because you just want the message.
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The message. you don't want the mess,
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But the fact of the matter
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But the fact of the matter is there is no message
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Is there is no message where there is no mess.
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[applause]
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It's true of your life,
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It's true of your life, you know, the ways that we ask
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You know, the ways that we ask god to use us and the ways that
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God to use us and the ways that we ask god to bless us.
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We ask god to bless us. we kind of want the blessing
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We kind of want the blessing without the mess.
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Without the mess. in jacob's life
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In jacob's life in genesis 28,
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In genesis 28, you could say it was
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You could say it was the best of times because
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The best of times because he just met god.
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He just met god. you could say it was
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You could say it was the worst of times because
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The worst of times because he met him on the run.
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He met him on the run. it was the blessed of times.
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It was the blessed of times. it was the messed of times.
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It was the messed of times. jacob has made a mess
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Jacob has made a mess of his family situation.
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Of his family situation. when i read the context
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When i read the context of the passage only
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Of the passage only to refer to the blessing,
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To refer to the blessing, i left out the mess so that
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I left out the mess so that we could talk about it
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We could talk about it together right now.
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Together right now. i told you that jacob set out
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I told you that jacob set out for a place called harran,
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For a place called harran, but i didn't tell you
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But i didn't tell you that he ran to harran.
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That he ran to harran. he ran to harran not
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He ran to harran not because he was going
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Because he was going on vacation there.
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On vacation there. he ran there because his brother
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He ran there because his brother esau wanted to kill him.
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Esau wanted to kill him. his brother esau wanted
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His brother esau wanted to kill him because jacob
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To kill him because jacob stole his blessing
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Stole his blessing from their father isaac
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From their father isaac who was going blind.
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Who was going blind. and genesis 28 starts out with
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And genesis 28 starts out with jacob moving to a new place,
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Jacob moving to a new place, not because he made
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Not because he made a decision that would benefit
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A decision that would benefit his career or his future,
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His career or his future, but because he had
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But because he had no other options.
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No other options. jacob is in a place
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Jacob is in a place of vulnerability.
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Of vulnerability. he has come to the end
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He has come to the end of himself and he has
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Of himself and he has to relocate in the middle
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To relocate in the middle of his life to a place
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Of his life to a place he's never been before.
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He's never been before. this is the context
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This is the context of the blessing of god
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Of the blessing of god on the life of jacob.
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On the life of jacob. and now, looking back
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And now, looking back on jacob's life,
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On jacob's life, we know that he became
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We know that he became a great nation called israel.
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A great nation called israel. the 12 tribes of israel were
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The 12 tribes of israel were born from the 12 sons that would
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Born from the 12 sons that would be born to him in the place
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Be born to him in the place where he was going.
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Where he was going. when he got where he was going,
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When he got where he was going, he would meet his wife leah
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He would meet his wife leah and his wife rachel.
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And his wife rachel. don't do that.
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Don't do that. those were different times.
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Those were different times. and the bible says that
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And the bible says that after they had birthed
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After they had birthed all of those babies
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All of those babies in the messy sibling rivalry
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In the messy sibling rivalry of two sisters who were
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Of two sisters who were trying to prove that one
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Trying to prove that one was more productive
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Was more productive or more loved than the other,
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Or more loved than the other, a nation set out.
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A nation set out. and jacob became that
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And jacob became that nation 20 years later.
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Nation 20 years later. i'm telling you all of this
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I'm telling you all of this because we can see now
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Because we can see now the strategy of god and how
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The strategy of god and how he birthed the nation
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He birthed the nation through jacob.
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Through jacob. but as i've already told you
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But as i've already told you at the beginning of my sermon,
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At the beginning of my sermon, what is explained as strategic
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What is explained as strategic is often experienced
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Is often experienced as surrender.
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As surrender. and the reason i don't really
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And the reason i don't really like to teach pastors about
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Like to teach pastors about church growth or leadership,
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Church growth or leadership, or strategic objectives
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Is because i can explain it
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Is because i can explain it as the steps that we took
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As the steps that we took to get where we are.
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To get where we are. but at the time,
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But at the time, i was not
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I was not experiencing it as steps,
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Experiencing it as steps, not in the strategic sense.
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Not in the strategic sense. i was experiencing it
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I was experiencing it as surrender.
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What i'm trying to say to you
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What i'm trying to say to you is most everything
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Is most everything i've ever done right
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I've ever done right in my life was me doing
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In my life was me doing what i thought god was
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What i thought god was telling me because i didn't have
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Telling me because i didn't have anything else to do because
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Anything else to do because everything else i had tried
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Everything else i had tried to do didn't work.
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To do didn't work. so, i finally had to give up
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So, i finally had to give up and do it god's way.
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And do it god's way. and so, you explain
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And so, you explain things as strategic,
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Things as strategic, but you experience them
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But you experience them as surrender.
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As surrender. you look back and you say,
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You look back and you say, "well, here's how
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"well, here's how we raised our kids.
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We raised our kids. see, when they were five,
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See, when they were five, we taught them about them.
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We taught them about them. and when they were seven,
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And when they were seven, we moved them on to the blank."
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We moved them on to the blank." and the nine, we taught
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And the nine, we taught them about the nine.
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Them about the nine. and when they were 11,
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And when they were 11, we taught them about the.
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We taught them about the. and in stage one,
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And in stage one, you're more like a coach.
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You're more like a coach. and in stage two,
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And in stage two, you're more like a consultant.
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You're more like a consultant. and then in stage three,
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And then in stage three, you're more like a confidant.
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You're more like a confidant. and here are the stages
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And here are the stages and the steps
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And the steps for raising godly kids.
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For raising godly kids. and there's really only one.
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And there's really only one. here, god.
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Here, god. one step to raising godly kids.
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One step to raising godly kids. here, god, they're yours.
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Here, god, they're yours. parenting can be
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Parenting can be explained strategically.
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Explained strategically. i mean, you can write a book
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I mean, you can write a book about it all you want.
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About it all you want. but the truth is
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But the truth is you really know that if god
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You really know that if god didn't give you what it took
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Didn't give you what it took to raise those kids,
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To raise those kids, you would have lost your mind
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You would have lost your mind a long time ago.
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A long time ago. so, i'm trying to get you
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So, i'm trying to get you to see that in this
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To see that in this journey called faith,
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Journey called faith, what we explain as strategy,
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What we explain as strategy, we experience as surrender.
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We experience as surrender. why is that important
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Why is that important for our lesson today?
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For our lesson today? in case you don't know what
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In case you don't know what god is calling you to do next.
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God is calling you to do next. and you think that because
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And you think that because you don't know the next step,
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You don't know the next step, that means that god
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That means that god is not in it.
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Is not in it. that's not true.
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That's not true. everything god is ever in
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Everything god is ever in feels uncertain.
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Feels uncertain. look at genesis 28:10.
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The bible says that jacob
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The bible says that jacob set out for harran.
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Set out for harran. verse 11 says, "when he reached
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Verse 11 says, "when he reached a certain place,"
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A certain place," everybody say, a certain place.
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Everybody say, a certain place. >> congregation: a certain
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>> congregation: a certain place.
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>> now, isn't that ironic
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>> now, isn't that ironic that the bible calls it
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That the bible calls it a certain place?
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A certain place? and jacob's life has never
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And jacob's life has never been more uncertain.
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Been more uncertain. how many of you feel like
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How many of you feel like i'm in an uncertain place
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I'm in an uncertain place right now in my life?
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Right now in my life? come on, i'm uncertain
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Come on, i'm uncertain about who to talk to.
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About who to talk to. i'm uncertain about
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I'm uncertain about who to trust.
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Who to trust. i'm uncertain
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I'm uncertain if i'm in the right job.
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If i'm in the right job. i'm uncertain if i'm at
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I'm uncertain if i'm at the right school.
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The right school. i'm uncertain if i have
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I'm uncertain if i have what it takes.
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What it takes. i'm uncertain whether god
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I'm uncertain whether god is calling me to step out
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Is calling me to step out the boat or stay in the boat.
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The boat or stay in the boat. i'm uncertain about whether god
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I'm uncertain about whether god wants me to quit because
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Wants me to quit because this is not him.
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This is not him. or he wants me
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Or he wants me to persevere because it is.
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To persevere because it is. i hear you talk about how you
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I hear you talk about how you can tell you're in god's will
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Can tell you're in god's will when the enemy attacks.
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When the enemy attacks. but i'm not so sure if it's an
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But i'm not so sure if it's an attack from the enemy.
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Attack from the enemy. or if it's actually
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A bad decision i made that
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A bad decision i made that i need to go back and remake.
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I need to go back and remake. i'm uncertain.
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I'm uncertain. raise your hand again,
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Raise your hand again, i'm in an uncertain place.
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I'm in an uncertain place. now, tell your neighbor,
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Now, tell your neighbor, don't feel bad,
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Don't feel bad, i don't know either.
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[laughter]
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When we started the church,
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One of the books they told us
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One of the books they told us to read was pretty good.
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To read was pretty good. it was about building
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It was about building your church with strategy.
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Your church with strategy. and they gave me the book,
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And they gave me the book, and i liked most of it.
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And i liked most of it. but there was one part, matt,
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But there was one part, matt, i couldn't stand this part.
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I couldn't stand this part. and i did not adhere to it.
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And i did not adhere to it. it said that when you
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It said that when you bring people into
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Bring people into discipleship in your church,
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Discipleship in your church, it's like taking them
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It's like taking them around the bases
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Around the bases at a baseball game.
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At a baseball game. and when you go to the base one,
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And when you go to the base one, it looks like this.
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It looks like this. and this is what discipleship
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And this is what discipleship looks like with first base.
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Looks like with first base. and then, you take them
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And then, you take them to the second.
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To the second. and then, this is what
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And then, this is what the second stage looks like,
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The second stage looks like, and the third base,
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And the third base, and the home play.
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And the home play. and then you get them all home,
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And then you get them all home, and they're all discipled.
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And they're all discipled. i read that, and i wanted that,
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I read that, and i wanted that, and i would like that.
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And i would like that. because that would be cool
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Because that would be cool if it was that clear.
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If it was that clear. not only for me as a pastor,
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Not only for me as a pastor, but for me as a person.
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But for me as a person. see, your walk with god
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See, your walk with god goes like this.
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Goes like this. you do this,
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You do this, and then you do that,
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And then you do that, and then you do that,
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And then you do that, and then you're home.
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And then you're home. but home is called heaven,
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But home is called heaven, and you have to die to go there.
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And you have to die to go there. so now, as long as
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So now, as long as we're on this earth,
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We're on this earth, i found that life
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I found that life is more like dirt,
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Is more like dirt, and less like a diamond
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And less like a diamond on a baseball field.
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On a baseball field. it's more dirt, less diamond.
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It's more dirt, less diamond. because my spiritual journey,
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Because my spiritual journey, i don't know about yours,
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I don't know about yours, has not looked like,
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Has not looked like, uh, uh, uh, home.
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Uh, uh, uh, home. my spiritual journey,
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My spiritual journey, if i'm really
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If i'm really telling you the truth,
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Telling you the truth, i could explain it that way.
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I could explain it that way. i took step one,
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I took step one, i accepted jesus christ as
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I accepted jesus christ as my lord and savior.
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My lord and savior. i took step two,
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I took step two, i was baptized in his name.
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I was baptized in his name. i took step three,
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I took step three, i began to share
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I began to share my faith with others.
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My faith with others. i took step four,
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I took step four, and now i am a wonderful,
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And now i am a wonderful, beautiful child of god with
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Beautiful child of god with absolutely no blemish
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Absolutely no blemish and no flaw.
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And no flaw. but the fact of the matter
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But the fact of the matter is that god formed me,
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Is that god formed me, and i'm flawed.
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And i'm flawed. that i am
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That i am following jesus, flawed.
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Following jesus, flawed. and so, it has not looked
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And so, it has not looked like this, uh, uh, uh, uh.
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Like this, uh, uh, uh, uh. and there have not always been
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And there have not always been base coaches telling me,
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Base coaches telling me, it's safe to come.
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It's safe to come. it has looked more like,
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It has looked more like, i should draw this for you,
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I should draw this for you, but you'll get the picture.
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[laughter]
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All the base path people,
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All the base path people, teach me how you know
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Teach me how you know so clearly what to do next.
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So clearly what to do next. teach me how you know
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Teach me how you know so certainly what god is
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So certainly what god is calling you to do right now.
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Calling you to do right now. because most of my discipleship
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Because most of my discipleship has been through making
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The wrong decision, repenting,
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The wrong decision, repenting, learning, trusting, and growing.
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Learning, trusting, and growing. most of my discipleship
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Most of my discipleship has looked like,
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Has looked like, i'm doing everything that
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I'm doing everything that i think i'm supposed to do,
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I think i'm supposed to do, and i'm all over the place,
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And i'm all over the map.
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And i'm all over the map. and god, i'm going to do this,
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And god, i'm going to do this, and that, and that,
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And that, and that, and finally, just this.
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And finally, just this. okay, god, isn't it true?
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Okay, god, isn't it true? everybody over 50,
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Everybody over 50, back your man up today.
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Back your man up today. it looks like this.
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It looks like this. i'm up, i'm growing, i'm down,
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I'm up, i'm growing, i'm down, i feel like i'm dying,
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I feel like i'm dying, i want to die.
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I want to die. i'm back up, i'm back down,
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I'm back up, i'm back down, i'm left, i'm right,
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I'm left, i'm right, i dated him,
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I dated him, god said he was the one.
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God said he was the one. but that wasn't god talking,
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But that wasn't god talking, that was my loneliness.
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That was my loneliness. back down to singleness,
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Back down to singleness, back up, here's another chance.
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Back up, here's another chance. took that job,
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Took that job, looked like a good job,
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Looked like a good job, thought i'd get a promotion,
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Thought i'd get a promotion, got a new manager,
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Got a new manager, wanted to walk out,
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Wanted to walk out, stayed for three years.
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Stayed for three years. wondered if i stayed
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Wondered if i stayed 36 months too long,
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36 months too long, don't even know right now
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Don't even know right now what i'm doing.
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What i'm doing. thought i was going
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Thought i was going to retire,
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To retire, made an investment in crypto,
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Made an investment in crypto, still learning how to do it.
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[applause]
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It's like this.
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It's like this. look at your neighbor
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Look at your neighbor and make some squiggles,
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And make some squiggles, and some scribbles,
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And some scribbles, and some zigs,
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And some zigs, and some zags,
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And some zags, and say it's like this.
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And say it's like this. it's like this, and like that,
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It's like this, and like that, it's like this, and like that,
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It's like this, and like that, it's like this,
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It's like this, and it's like that.
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And it's like that. but everywhere i've gone,
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But everywhere i've gone, i ran head on into grace.
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I ran head on into grace. everywhere i've been,
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Everywhere i've been, i ran right into god.
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I ran right into god. whether i went
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Whether i went to the right or to the left,
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To the right or to the left, somehow i heard a voice saying,
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Somehow i heard a voice saying, "no, this is the way,
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"no, this is the way, walk in it.
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Walk in it. this is the way,
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This is the way, this is the way."
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This is the way." i'm zigging and i'm zagging,
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I'm zigging and i'm zagging, and i'm up and i'm down,
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And i'm up and i'm down, and i'm back and i'm forward.
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And i'm back and i'm forward. i don't know if this is
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I don't know if this is third base or second base
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Third base or second base or the outfield.
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Or the outfield. sometimes i feel like
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Sometimes i feel like i'm just in the dugout,
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I'm just in the dugout, i'm going to put me in coach,
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I'm going to put me in coach, i'm ready to play.
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I'm ready to play. sometimes i feel like
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Sometimes i feel like i'm eating a hot dog
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I'm eating a hot dog in the cheap seats,
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In the cheap seats, but i'm here for it,
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But i'm here for it, and i'm in the game,
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And i'm in the game, and god is with me.
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And god is with me. that's what god told
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That's what god told jacob in verse 15.
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Show them.
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Show them. he said,
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He said, "i am with you and will watch
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"i am with you and will watch over you wherever you go."
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You're not always going to go
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You're not always going to go like this and like that.
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Like this and like that. you're not always going to even
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You're not always going to even know where home plate is.
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Know where home plate is. every umpire is not going
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Every umpire is not going to agree with your opinion
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To agree with your opinion of a strike and a ball.
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Of a strike and a ball. you're going to miss some stuff.
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You're going to miss some stuff. you're going to slide
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You're going to slide into some stuff.
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Into some stuff. but the promise is this,
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But the promise is this, i will be with you, right?
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I will be with you, right? i will be with you.
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[applause]
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He didn't say
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He didn't say i will be with you.
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I will be with you. he said, i am with you.
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He said, i am with you. which one would you rather have?
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Which one would you rather have? a god who will be with you
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A god who will be with you or a god who already is?
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Or a god who already is? so, when it comes
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So, when it comes to your next step that
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To your next step that god has given you to take,
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God has given you to take, and i don't know if
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And i don't know if that's walking someone
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That's walking someone that you love through
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That you love through a difficult medical procedure,
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A difficult medical procedure, that may be your next step.
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That may be your next step. i don't know if that is working
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I don't know if that is working through this addiction issue
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Through this addiction issue that's really, really got
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That's really, really got you by the throat.
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You by the throat. i don't know whether that's just
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I don't know whether that's just you continuing to be faithful
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In something that feels
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In something that feels kind of boring and mundane.
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Kind of boring and mundane. i don't know if that's you
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I don't know if that's you getting together with all
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Getting together with all of those people in a couple
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Of those people in a couple of weeks for a meal without
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Of weeks for a meal without cursing any of them out.
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Cursing any of them out. whatever your next step is.
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I want to talk to you about it,
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I want to talk to you about it, and i want to let you know
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And i want to let you know what god told jacob.
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What god told jacob. see, jacob is such a messy man.
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See, jacob is such a messy man. and i'm glad for that,
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And i'm glad for that, because the bible says that
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Because the bible says that the steps of a good man
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The steps of a good man are ordered by the lord.
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Are ordered by the lord. but jacob shows me
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But jacob shows me that the steps of god's man,
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That the steps of god's man, even if he's not a good man,
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Even if he's not a good man, are ordered by the lord too.
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Are ordered by the lord too. because for jacob to steal
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Because for jacob to steal esau's blessing and his name
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Esau's blessing and his name literally to mean trick,
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Literally to mean trick, it means he was messy.
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It means he was messy. he is at this point in his life
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He is at this point in his life grown enough to know better,
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Grown enough to know better, and he should be mature.
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And he should be mature. but we see three things in
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But we see three things in the passage that may be going
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The passage that may be going on in your life too.
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On in your life too. one is a mistake.
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One is a mistake. one is a middle.
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One is a middle. and the other is a move.
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And the other is a move. a mistake, a middle, and a move,
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A mistake, a middle, and a move, all in one passage.
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All in one passage. all happening in
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All happening in the life of one man.
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The life of one man. you may say it wasn't
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You may say it wasn't a mistake for him
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A mistake for him to steal esau's blessing,
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To steal esau's blessing, because god is sovereign.
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Because god is sovereign. and the book of romans says,
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And the book of romans says, jacob have i loved,
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Jacob have i loved, and esau have i hated,
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And esau have i hated, and it was predestined by god.
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And it was predestined by god. yet be that as it may,
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Yet be that as it may, the way he went about it
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The way he went about it wasn't right.
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Wasn't right. he lied to get this blessing.
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He lied to get this blessing. he's blessed, but it's messy.
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He's blessed, but it's messy. he's successful, but it's messy.
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He's successful, but it's messy. he is increasing,
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He is increasing, but he's isolated.
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But he's isolated. that's a crazy place to be,
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That's a crazy place to be, where you find yourself
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Where you find yourself in a certain place
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In a certain place because of a mistake.
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Because of a mistake. you know, as we talk about god,
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You know, as we talk about god, we say things like where
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We say things like where god guides, he provides.
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God guides, he provides. but in this specific
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But in this specific situation of jacob's life,
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Situation of jacob's life, we get an indication
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We get an indication that even if it wasn't
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That even if it wasn't god guiding you there,
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God guiding you there, he will provide for you there
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He will provide for you there if you will turn to him
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If you will turn to him and trust him.
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And trust him. i don't know who this is for,
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I don't know who this is for, but you need to go ahead and own
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But you need to go ahead and own the mistake that you made.
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The mistake that you made. don't even blame
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Don't even blame the devil for it.
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The devil for it. the devil didn't make
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The devil didn't make jacob dress up and take
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Jacob dress up and take his brother's blessing.
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His brother's blessing. he decided to do it,
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He decided to do it, and it was his mom's idea.
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And it was his mom's idea. he was 71 years old
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He was 71 years old when he did it.
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When he did it. it's too late to blame your mom
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It's too late to blame your mom when you are 71 years old.
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When you are 71 years old. sometimes you've got to come
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Sometimes you've got to come to the place and say,
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To the place and say, "god, i'm in this place
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"god, i'm in this place because of my mistake."
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Because of my mistake." not all four jobs that you
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Not all four jobs that you lost in the last eight years
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Lost in the last eight years were the result of the devil
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Were the result of the devil attacking you.
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Attacking you. if it was one job
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If it was one job in eight years,
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In eight years, maybe it was the devil.
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Maybe it was the devil. if it was four jobs
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If it was four jobs in eight years,
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In eight years, maybe there are
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Maybe there are some decisions,
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Some decisions, not just devils.
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Not just devils. they don't like me today,
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They don't like me today, not one bit in the world today.
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Not one bit in the world today. how can the grace come until
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How can the grace come until the mistake is acknowledged
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The mistake is acknowledged and accepted?
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And accepted? so, i'm in this mess, god.
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So, i'm in this mess, god. i'm in this mess.
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I'm in this mess. i don't know what
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I don't know what to do about this mess.
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To do about this mess. god, it was my stubbornness
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God, it was my stubbornness that got me here.
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That got me here. i think it's so great when
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We preach about jonah, you know,
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We preach about jonah, you know, because he's an example of
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Because he's an example of somebody who made his own mess,
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Somebody who made his own mess, but so is jacob.
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But so is jacob. in fact, jacob literally made
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In fact, jacob literally made his bed and had to lie in it.
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His bed and had to lie in it. i don't know if you
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I don't know if you notice this or not,
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Notice this or not, but it said that when
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He got there to
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He got there to the place in verse 12,
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The place in verse 12, in the certain place
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That wasn't so certain,
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That wasn't so certain, "he had a dream on which
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"he had a dream on which he saw a stairway resting
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He saw a stairway resting on the earth with its top
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On the earth with its top reaching to heaven."
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But go to the verse
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Before that so we can
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Get the full context
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When he saw this
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Beautiful dream.
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It says, "he reached
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A certain place,
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Stopped for the night
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Because the sun had set
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And taking one
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Of the stones there,
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He put it under his head
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And lay down to sleep."
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He is literally in a hard place.
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[laughter]
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And it's not
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And it's not hard because of god.
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Hard because of god. it's hard because of him.
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It's hard because of him. this is not in my notes,
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This is not in my notes, so bear with me and be patient.
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So bear with me and be patient. sometimes it's not him
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Sometimes it's not him making it hard.
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Making it hard. sometimes it's us and our
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Sometimes it's us and our decisions making it hard.
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Decisions making it hard. sometimes it's our being
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Sometimes it's our being paralyzed in the past
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Paralyzed in the past that's making it so hard.
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That's making it so hard. sometimes it's our grabbing
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Sometimes it's our grabbing after things that god told us
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After things that god told us to give up that makes it hard.
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To give up that makes it hard. and the problem with preaching
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And the problem with preaching is that people will clap
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Is that people will clap for the clips that we put
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For the clips that we put on the internet that
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On the internet that say that if life is hard
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Say that if life is hard for you right now,
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For you right now, it's because god has
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It's because god has something great for you.
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Something great for you. but sometimes we need
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But sometimes we need to also say if life is hard
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To also say if life is hard for you right now,
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For you right now, it might be because god
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It might be because god is trying to change you.
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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. for some of you this
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For some of you this might be a new rhythm
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Might be a new rhythm that you're stepping into.
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That you're stepping into. maybe god has been stirring
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Maybe god has been stirring something in your heart
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Something in your heart and you're not even sure
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What to call it yet.
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What to call it yet. but you're here
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But you're here and you're listening
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And you're listening and that's what matters.
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And that's what matters. our heart as
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Our heart as a ministry is simple.
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A ministry is simple. we exist so the people
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We exist so the people far from god will be raised
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Far from god will be raised to life in christ.
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To life in christ. everything we do is about
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Everything we do is about getting god's word into
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Getting god's word into people's hearts because that's
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People's hearts because that's where real change begins.
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Where real change begins. which is why we want
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Which is why we want to invite you to be a part
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To invite you to be a part of what god is doing
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Of what god is doing through this ministry.
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Through this ministry. when you choose to give,
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When you choose to give, you're not just supporting
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You're not just supporting a broadcast you're helping
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A broadcast you're helping make sure that someone else,
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Make sure that someone else, somewhere else can hear
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Somewhere else can hear the truth that brings hope
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The truth that brings hope and healing and new life.
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And healing and new life. your generosity
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Your generosity becomes an invitation.
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Becomes an invitation. it opens the door for the gospel
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It opens the door for the gospel to reach someone who may be
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To reach someone who may be searching right now.
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Searching right now. you can call the number
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You can call the number on your screen
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On your screen or go online to give.
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Or go online to give. every gift matters.
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Every gift matters. when we bring our gifts together
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When we bring our gifts together god multiplies them
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God multiplies them and lives are changed.
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And lives are changed. thank you for
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Thank you for partnering with us.
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Partnering with us. thank you for believing
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Thank you for believing that god's word still
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That god's word still transforms hearts.
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Transforms hearts. and thank you for being
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And thank you for being a part of the story that god
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A part of the story that god is writing in this season.
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>> the mission
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Of steven furtick ministries
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Has always been getting
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God's word into people's hearts.
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In 2022, we launched
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Our prison ministry
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And god has been moving.
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Today, our volunteers
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Bring 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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In 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
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We will have a consistent
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Presence in 20 prisons
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By the end of 2026
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Because we know that...
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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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>> ♪ oh ♪
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>> ♪ i call god 'cause ♪
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♪ he saved me ♪
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>> ♪ hey ♪
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>> ♪ i'm so glad ♪
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♪ he didn't leave me ♪
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♪ like he found me ♪
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>> ♪ i call god ♪
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♪ on the mountain ♪
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>> ♪ i call god ♪
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♪ on the mountain ♪
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>> ♪ hey ♪
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>> ♪ i call god ♪
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♪ in the valley ♪
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>> ♪ hey ♪
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>> ♪ i call god on ♪
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♪ the good days ♪
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>> ♪ i call god ♪
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>> ♪ i call god when ♪
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♪ the enemy surrounds me ♪
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>> ♪ i call god ♪
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♪ just to thank him ♪
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>> ♪ i call god just ♪
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♪ to thank him ♪
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>> ♪ hey ♪
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>> ♪ just to tell him ♪
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♪ that i love him ♪
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>> ♪ yeah ♪
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>> ♪ i call god ♪
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♪ 'cause he saved me ♪
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>> ♪ i'm so glad ♪
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♪ he didn't leave me ♪
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♪ like he found me ♪
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>> ♪ i can call you faith ♪
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>> ♪ i can call you ♪
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♪ faithful savior ♪
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♪ there is only one ♪
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♪ i can call you holy ♪
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>> ♪ you're worthy ♪
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>> ♪ worthy beside you ♪
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♪ there is none ♪
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>> ♪ every time i call ♪
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>> ♪ every time ♪
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♪ i call your name ♪
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>> ♪ you come running ♪
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>> ♪ every time i call ♪
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>> ♪ every time ♪
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♪ i call your name ♪
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>> ♪ hey ♪
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>> ♪ you come running ♪
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>> ♪ one more time ♪
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♪ every time ♪
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♪ i call your name ♪
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>> ♪ every time ♪
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♪ i call your name ♪
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♪ you come running ♪
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>> ♪ shout his name ♪
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>> ♪ jesus ♪
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>> ♪ what's his name ♪
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>> ♪ jesus ♪
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>> ♪ you are ♪
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>> ♪ you're the only one ♪
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>> ♪ come on ♪
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>> ♪ and i call god ♪
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♪ on the mountain ♪
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>> ♪ come on ♪
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>> ♪ i call god in the valley ♪
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♪ i call god on the good days ♪
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♪ i call god when ♪
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♪ the enemy surrounds me ♪
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>> ♪ i call god ♪
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♪ just to thank him ♪
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>> ♪ i call god ♪
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♪ just to thank him ♪
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>> ♪ hey oh ♪
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>> ♪ just to tell him ♪
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♪ that i love him ♪
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♪ i call god ♪
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♪ 'cause he saved me ♪
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>> ♪ i'm so glad ♪
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♪ he didn't leave me ♪
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♪ like he found me ♪
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>> ♪ let's go ♪
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♪ i call god ♪
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♪ he's a healer ♪
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>> ♪ i call god ♪
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♪ he's a healer ♪
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>> ♪ hey ♪
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>> ♪ i call god my provider ♪
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♪ i call god my defender ♪
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>> ♪ i call god ♪
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♪ and there's angels ♪
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♪ all around me ♪
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>> ♪ come on ♪
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>> ♪ i call god ♪
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♪ and he answers ♪
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>> ♪ i call god and he answers ♪
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>> ♪ he always answers ♪
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>> ♪ i call god ♪
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♪ and he answers ♪
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>> ♪ i'm so glad ♪
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♪ he didn't leave me ♪
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♪ like he found me ♪
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>> ♪ hey yeah ♪
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>> ♪ we call your name ♪
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♪ we call your name tonight ♪
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♪ we lift your name jesus ♪
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♪ hey-oh ♪
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Steven Furtick - Your Next Messy Step (Part 1)

April 13, 2026 | 27:29

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