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God Didn't Leave You Part 2

Steven Furtick

November 18, 2020

27:29

Pastor Steven shares how; even when you feel small; God has chosen you for a purpose.

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God Didn't Leave You Part 2

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- ANNOUNCER: If you're looking
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to grow your faith
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and hear Biblical teaching
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to encourage and inspire you,
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this is a great place to start,
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but this is more than
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just a TV episode,
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it's an opportunity
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to connect with a growing
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community of believers,
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all over the world.
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It's as simple as joining us
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for the live broadcast
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of our worship experiences,
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where you'll get to worship,
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hear incredible preaching,
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and get to participate
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in the community
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of people tuning in,
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just like yourself.
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Join us online this weekend
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What is God doing
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What is God doingin your life right now
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in your life right nowthat is actually an indication
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that is actually an indicationthat His presence is becoming
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that His presence is becomingstronger and realer,
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stronger and realer,but your emotional sensation
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but your emotional sensationis that He has left you?
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is that He has left you?Now, the power of His absence
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of us understanding
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of us understandingthat God is not limited
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that God is not limitedby physical dimensions.
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by physical dimensions.And I know you know that.
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And I know you know that.But He never really
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However, He does change forms,
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However, He does change forms,and He creates space
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and He creates spacewhere we can experience Him.
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where we can experience Him.It's almost impossible
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It's almost impossibleto preach about the power
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to preach about the powerof His absence
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of His absencebecause we have come
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because we have cometo so closely associate
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to so closely associatethe presence of God
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the presence of Godwith our comfort.
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with our comfort.So, it's difficult
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So, it's difficultfor us to believe
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for us to believethat in the moments we feel Him
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that in the moments we feel Himor understand Him the least,
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or understand Him the least,He might be working the most.
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He might be working the most.I'mma say that again
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I'mma say that againfor the people in the back.
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for the people in the back.'Cause y'all up front,
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'Cause y'all up front,y'all got that.
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y'all got that.But somebody in the back...
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But somebody in the back...In the absence --
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In the absence --I'mma say it different.
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I'mma say it different.I was gonna say it again,
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I was gonna say it again,but then I forgot what I said
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but then I forgot what I saidwhen I stopped to say
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when I stopped to sayI was gonna say it again.
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I was gonna say it again.[Laughter]
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[Laughter]In the absence of answers,
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- You want another one?
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- You want another one?In the absence of resource,
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In the absence of resource,creativity is born.
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creativity is born.That's when you have
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That's when you haveto figure out what to do
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to figure out what to dowith the stick
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with the stickwhen you're standing
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when you're standingin front of a sea
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in front of a seawhen you don't have enough.
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when you don't have enough.And when is the last time
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And when is the last timewe thanked God for something
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we thanked God for somethingHe didn't give us
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He didn't give usbecause it showed us
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because it showed uswho we really are?
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who we really are?[Applauding]
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[Applauding]That's what I mean
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That's what I meanwhen I say the power
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when I say the powerof His absence.
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of His absence.I don't mean that it feels good
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I don't mean that it feels goodwhen people walk away from you
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when people walk away from youand when people don't show up.
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and when people don't show up.Although if we're honest,
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Although if we're honest,there are certain people
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there are certain peoplethat when they don't show up,
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that when they don't show up,we silently thank God.
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we silently thank God.[Laughter]
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[Laughter]Right?
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Right?Do not pretend like there aren't
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Do not pretend like there aren'tpeople in your office
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people in your officethat when you hear
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You pray for them.
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You pray for them."I hope it's not too bad,
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"I hope it's not too bad,but Lord if it could last
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but Lord if it could lastthe rest of the week,
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the rest of the week,that'd be all right.
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that'd be all right.And then they get well.
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And then they get well.Just need a little
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Just need a littlebreathing room."
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breathing room."Hey, you ever had somebody,
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Hey, you ever had somebody,by the way, leave your life
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by the way, leave your lifethat you thought
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that you thoughtyou couldn't live without
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- I even had staff members --
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- I even had staff members --'Cause I've been
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'Cause I've beenpastoring this church
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pastoring this churchsince before I had a beard.
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since before I had a beard.And people would leave,
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And people would leave,and I would get confused.
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and I would get confused.I would start to think
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I would start to thinkthat because they left
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that because they leftthat what they brought left.
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that what they brought left.But what they brought
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But what they broughtcame from God,
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came from God,and God will send another truck
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and God will send another truckwith the package
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We rarely celebrate absence,
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We rarely celebrate absence,although it is
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although it isin the absence of answers
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in the absence of answersand in the absence of resources
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and in the absence of resourcesthat faith is really born,
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that faith is really born,that creativity
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that creativityreally manifests,
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really manifests,and notice how Jesus
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and notice how Jesusdoesn't really answer
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doesn't really answertheir question.
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their question.He says it is not
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He says it is notfor you to know.
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for you to know.I hear the disciples, you know,
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I hear the disciples, you know,almost like a chant, going --
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almost like a chant, going --how does it go?
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how does it go?"What do we want?
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"What do we want?The Kingdom.
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The Kingdom.When do we want it?
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When do we want it?Now.
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Now.What do we want?
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What do we want?The Kingdom.
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The Kingdom.When do we want it?
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When do we want it?Now."
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Now.""What do we want?
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"What do we want?A raise.
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A raise.When do we want it?
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When do we want it?Now."
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Now."You know, whatever.
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You know, whatever.Put anything in there.
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Put anything in there.What do we want?
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What do we want?My wife to get her act together.
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My wife to get her act together.Doesn't have the cadence,
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Doesn't have the cadence,but you know.
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but you know.When do we want it?
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When do we want it?Now.
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Now.I've never prayed that.
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I've never prayed that.What do we want?
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What do we want?And so, you can see here
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And so, you can see herea conflicting concept
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a conflicting conceptof the Kingdom.
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of the Kingdom.It's like when my kids
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It's like when my kidswanted a dog,
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wanted a dog,and I said no, no.
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and I said no, no.I said no because I knew
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I said no because I knewthat they did not love dogs.
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that they did not love dogs.They loved the concept of a dog,
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They loved the concept of a dog,but the concept of a dog
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but the concept of a dogdoes not have to be taken out
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does not have to be taken outin the middle of the night.
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in the middle of the night.A real dog does.
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A real dog does.We do not have a dog
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We do not have a dogbecause my kids love a concept.
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because my kids love a concept.The Disciples liked the concept
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The Disciples liked the conceptof the Kingdom.
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of the Kingdom.We like the concept
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We like the conceptof being used by God.
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of being used by God.We like the concept
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We like the conceptof a relationship with Him,
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of a relationship with Him,but what about the moments
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but what about the momentswhen the Kingdom
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when the Kingdombecomes inconvenient?
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becomes inconvenient?And now, Jesus is taken
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And now, Jesus is takenfrom their sight
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from their sightand hidden in a cloud,
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and hidden in a cloud,but He did not leave.
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but He did not leave.He just changed forms.
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He just changed forms.He did not disappear.
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He did not disappear.He just was no longer visible.
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He just was no longer visible.Instead, He was internal.
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Instead, He was internal.Can I preach a little bit?
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Can I preach a little bit?I'd like to preach a little bit.
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I'd like to preach a little bit.I'd like to preach
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who is in that waiting period.
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who is in that waiting period.For the disciples,
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For the disciples,it was ten days.
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it was ten days.Okay?
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Okay?Three days between
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Three days betweenwhen He was crucified
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when He was crucifiedand resurrected.
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and resurrected.He rose on the Festival
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He rose on the Festivalof First Fruits
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of First Fruitsis the name of the festival,
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is the name of the festival,but what you need
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but what you needto know about it for this study
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to know about it for this studythat is significant
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that is significantis that it was 50 days
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is that it was 50 daysfrom Pentecost.
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from Pentecost.So, 50 days
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So, 50 daysbetween when He rose
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For 40 of those days,
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For 40 of those days,He showed Himself
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He showed Himselfto His disciples.
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to His disciples.I'm risen.
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I'm risen.I'm powerful.
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I'm powerful.I'm present.
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I'm present.But the Bible says
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But the Bible saysthat after 40 days,
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that after 40 days,He ghosted them,
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He ghosted them,however you wanna take that.
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however you wanna take that.He didn't leave.
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He didn't leave.He changed forms.
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He changed forms.He said I'm gonna empower you
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He said I'm gonna empower youwith my Spirit.
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with my Spirit.I'm gonna give you
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I'm gonna give yousomething greater,
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something greater,but in between you will have
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but in between you will havewhat seems to be nothing.
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what seems to be nothing.Okay?
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Okay?So, it's 50 days
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So, it's 50 daysfrom when He rose
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from when He roseto when He ascended,
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to when He ascended,and it's 40 days
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and it's 40 daysthat He showed them --
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that He showed them --That leaves ten days
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That leaves ten daysfor the Disciples to wait
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for the Disciples to waitand wonder.
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and wonder.Ten days.
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Ten days.They walked back to Jerusalem
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They walked back to Jerusalemto wait for the gift,
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to wait for the gift,and as they are praying
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and as they are prayingand present
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and presentand believing patiently,
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and believing patiently,for ten days, they wait,
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for ten days, they wait,and we're like, "Oh, well,
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and we're like, "Oh, well,no big deal, ten days.
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no big deal, ten days.What's the big deal?"
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What's the big deal?"Okay.
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Okay.So, let me see what happens
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So, let me see what happenswhen you don't have Wi-Fi
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Keep it real.
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Keep it real.Ten minutes.
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Ten minutes.You'd be shaking
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You'd be shakinglike a crack addict
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like a crack addictwithout ten --
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without ten --I saw you put your phone down
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I saw you put your phone downon the table for a meal,
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on the table for a meal,and you put it face down,
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and you put it face down,and it's buzzing on the table.
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and it's buzzing on the table.You start shaking
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You start shakingand convulsing,
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and convulsing,foaming at the mouth,
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foaming at the mouth,your eyes start turning
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your eyes start turningbackwards in your head.
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backwards in your head.It's amazing, right,
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It's amazing, right,how ten days
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how ten dayssounds like nothing,
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sounds like nothing,but what if it's ten years
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waiting, waiting
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waiting, waitingfor the Holy Spirit.
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for the Holy Spirit.Waiting for your next step.
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Waiting for your next step.Waiting to the time
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Waiting to the timewhen you finally get
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when you finally getsome victory over it
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some victory over itwhere you can have
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where you can havea little clearance,
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a little clearance,a little vantage point.
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a little vantage point.There's nothing more painful
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There's nothing more painfulthan in between.
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- If it's over,
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- If it's over,I can bury it.
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I can bury it.If it's beginning,
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If it's beginning,I can deal with it.
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I can deal with it.But in between --
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But in between --ten days, that's a long time
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ten days, that's a long timewhen you don't know.
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when you don't know.That's a long time to wait
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That's a long time to waitfor something invisible.
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for something invisible.That's a long time
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That's a long timeto stay in faith.
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to stay in faith.Ghosted.
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Ghosted.The Lord told me to preach
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The Lord told me to preachon Ghosted.
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on Ghosted.I said, "Oh, I can't do that.
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I said, "Oh, I can't do that.This isn't a therapy session.
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This isn't a therapy session.It's a sermon."
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It's a sermon."You know?
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You know?And in little ways
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And in little waysand big ways I think we all
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and big ways I think we allcan relate to something
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can relate to somethingbeing taken suddenly from you
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being taken suddenly from youthat you had depended on,
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that you had depended on,and it was actually
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and it was actuallylike a part of you.
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like a part of you.It isn't always a person.
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It isn't always a person.Sometimes your season
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Sometimes your seasonof life changes
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of life changesand you didn't get any warning
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and you didn't get any warningor a training manual
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or a training manualfor the next phase.
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for the next phase.I remember when my oldest son
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I remember when my oldest sonstopped letting me hug him
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stopped letting me hug himin public.
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in public.I mean, I'm one of these,
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I mean, I'm one of these,I'm one of these
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I'm one of theseembarrassing dads.
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embarrassing dads.I just really love the gig
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I just really love the gigno matter how much I joke
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no matter how much I jokeabout it.
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about it.I remember going to hug him
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I remember going to hug himone time.
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one time.This is about two years ago.
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This is about two years ago.He's 14 now.
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He's 14 now.I went to hug him,
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I went to hug him,and he did this Heisman move
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and he did this Heisman movethat I never saw before.
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that I never saw before.He's like, Dad!
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He's like, Dad!I'm like, Dad?
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I'm like, Dad?Who's Dad?
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Who's Dad?I'm Daddy!
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I'm Daddy!Why'd you drop the consonant
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Why'd you drop the consonantand the vowel?
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What is this?
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What is this?We don't hug any more?
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We don't hug any more?You don't love me?
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You don't love me?No, no, no.
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No, no, no.He didn't stop loving me.
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He didn't stop loving me.The love just changed forms.
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The love just changed forms.And now, what he's going
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And now, what he's goingto need from me
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to need from mein this season
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in this seasonis going to be different.
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is going to be different.He did not leave them.
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He did not leave them.He changed forms.
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He changed forms.And if people understood this,
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And if people understood this,I wonder would more
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I wonder would moremarriages make it?
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marriages make it?We think love goes away
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We think love goes awaywhen butterflies do.
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when butterflies do.So now, we think
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So now, we thinkthere's no more love
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there's no more lovein the relationship.
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in the relationship.Maybe the love didn't leave.
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Maybe the love didn't leave.It just changed forms.
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It just changed forms.And maybe we don't need
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And maybe we don't needto give up on relationships
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to give up on relationshipswhen feelings go away,
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when feelings go away,but maybe we need to go deeper
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but maybe we need to go deeperto a place of maturity
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to a place of maturitythat realizes I'm not always
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that realizes I'm not alwaysgonna get a goose bump.
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gonna get a goose bump.I'm a grown up,
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I'm a grown up,and I'm gonna do
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and I'm gonna dowhat I've gotta do,
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what I've gotta do,and I'm gonna stay in Jerusalem
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- Such a good sermon, Lord.
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- Such a good sermon, Lord.Thank you for showing me this.
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Thank you for showing me this.Maybe you weren't ghosted.
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Maybe you weren't ghosted.Maybe you were gifted.
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Maybe you were gifted.We can all look back
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We can all look backand see some things
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and see some thingsthat God put in our lives
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that God put in our livesthat were amazing.
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that were amazing.Sometimes what God allows
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Sometimes what God allowsto be removed from our life
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to be removed from our lifeis just as significant
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is just as significantas what He allows to be brought
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Transform.
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Transform.Transform.
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Transform.Change form.
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Change form.He did not leave.
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He did not leave.He did not leave you.
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He did not leave you.He is calling you deeper.
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He is calling you deeper.He did not abandon you.
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He did not abandon you.He -- He no longer wants
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He -- He no longer wantsto just be with you.
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to just be with you.He wants to be in you.
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He wants to be in you.And that's what He could not
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And that's what He could notget them to understand.
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get them to understand.They kept thinking it was
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They kept thinking it wassomething they could see.
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something they could see.They kept thinking
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They kept thinkingthat it was something
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that it was somethingthat their eyes could verify,
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that their eyes could verify,and I'm glad for what
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and I'm glad for whatHe told them in John 16.
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He told them in John 16.He said in John 16,
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He said in John 16,I think Verse 7.
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I think Verse 7.Is that the right one?
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Is that the right one?Yeah.
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Yeah.Before He left, He said,
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Before He left, He said,"I tell you,
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"I tell you,it is for your good
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it is for your goodthat I am going away."
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that I am going away.""It is for your good
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"It is for your goodthat I am going away.
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that I am going away.Unless I go away,
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Unless I go away,the Advocate will not
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the Advocate will notcome to you;
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come to you;but if I go,
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but if I go,I will send Him to you."
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I will send Him to you."If I go, I can send you
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If I go, I can send yousomething greater.
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something greater.I know your hearts
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I know your heartsare filled with sorrow
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are filled with sorrowand mourning,
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and mourning,and you have reason to mourn
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and you have reason to mournand be sorrowful.
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and be sorrowful.Nothing hurts
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Nothing hurtslike having something leave
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like having something leaveor change in your life.
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or change in your life.Even if it's a positive change,
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Even if it's a positive change,it's painful.
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it's painful.Even if something negative
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Even if something negativeleaves your life,
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leaves your life,it still requires
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it still requiresa recalibration
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a recalibrationto try to figure out,
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to try to figure out,how does life work
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how does life workwithout this?
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without this?But He said it's for your good.
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But He said it's for your good.Paul comes along later
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Paul comes along laterand says, "All things
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and says, "All thingswork together for good."
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work together for good."And even when
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And even whenit doesn't feel good,
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it doesn't feel good,it can be for good.
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it can be for good.This is the transformative
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This is the transformativepower of faith.
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power of faith.It's for good.
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It's for good.He said it's good
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He said it's goodthat I'm ghosting you.
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that I'm ghosting you.It's good that I leave
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It's good that I leavein physical form
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in physical formbecause then I can give you
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because then I can give youin spiritual form.
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in spiritual form.Then I can direct you
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Then I can direct youfrom a deeper place,
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from a deeper place,and God is working for you
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and God is working for youright now,
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right now,but it might not feel
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but it might not feelgood to you,
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good to you,but it doesn't have
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but it doesn't haveto feel good to you
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to feel good to youto be good for you.
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to be good for you.Come on.
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Come on.Everybody who's ever exercised
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Everybody who's ever exercisedknows this.
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knows this.It doesn't have
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It doesn't haveto feel good to me.
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to feel good to me.A doughnut tastes good to me,
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A doughnut tastes good to me,but a squat is good for me.
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but a squat is good for me.So, I can't go
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So, I can't gooff of what feels good to me.
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off of what feels good to me.I have to believe
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I have to believethat God is for me.
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that God is for me.If you know He's for you,
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If you know He's for you,shout right in the devil's face
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shout right in the devil's faceand tell him,
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and tell him,"I'm not going anywhere.
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"I'm not going anywhere.I'm waiting in Jerusalem
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It's good for you.
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It's good for you.It's good for you.
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It's good for you.It's not good if your dad
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It's not good if your daddidn't raise you,
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didn't raise you,but God is going to use
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but God is going to usethat vacancy
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that vacancyto create within you
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to create within youa compassion and a resilience
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a compassion and a resiliencethat you would not
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He gifted me.
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He gifted me.The gift of the Spirit.
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The gift of the Spirit.The gift of the Holy Ghost.
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The gift of the Holy Ghost.The gift, the gift,
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The gift, the gift,the gift.
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the gift.I'm gifted.
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I'm gifted.I'm gifted.
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I'm gifted.God has gifted me
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God has gifted mewith my experiences
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with my experiencesto fulfill my purpose
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- CONGREGATION: Come on.
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- He said in Jerusalem,
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- He said in Jerusalem,Judea, Samaria,
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Judea, Samaria,ends of the Earth.
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ends of the Earth.To us, those are just
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To us, those are justlike Star Wars Galaxies,
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like Star Wars Galaxies,but to those who heard,
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but to those who heard,they were actual
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they were actualgeographical places,
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geographical places,and Jerusalem was where
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and Jerusalem was wherethey would receive the gift
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they would receive the giftand Samaria was where
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and Samaria was whereit would go through to reach
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it would go through to reachthe ends of the Earth,
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the ends of the Earth,and they hated Samaria.
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and they hated Samaria.The Jewish people
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The Jewish peoplehated the Samaritans,
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hated the Samaritans,so much they would go
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so much they would goaround Samaria,
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around Samaria,adding hours to their trip
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adding hours to their tripto avoid having to deal
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to avoid having to dealwith the Samaritans.
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with the Samaritans.And it wasn't a one-way
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And it wasn't a one-waykind of hatred either.
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kind of hatred either.The Samaritans hated them
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The Samaritans hated themright back.
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right back.So, it was beef in both ways
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So, it was beef in both waysbetween the Jews
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between the Jewsand the Samaritans,
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and the Samaritans,and so when Jesus said
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and so when Jesus saidthrough Samaria,
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through Samaria,that's the place
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that's the placethat they didn't wanna go,
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that they didn't wanna go,but that was the place
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but that was the placethat the Gospel
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In one part of Jesus's ministry,
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In one part of Jesus's ministry,we talked about the power
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we talked about the powerof His presence.
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of His presence.In John 4,
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In John 4,it said He had to go
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it said He had to gothrough Samaria.
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through Samaria.He had to go through Samaria,
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He had to go through Samaria,and He met a woman at the well,
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and He met a woman at the well,and she became a preacher.
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and she became a preacher.I don't know if you believe
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I don't know if you believein woman preachers,
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She became an evangelist.
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She left carrying water
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She left carrying waterbecause of the power
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because of the powerof His presence is
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of His presence isyou come with a need
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you come with a needand you leave overflowing
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and you leave overflowingto take what He has given you
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to take what He has given youinto the world.
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into the world.He had to go through Samaria,
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He had to go through Samaria,through the place they hated.
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through the place they hated.And the Lord spoke to me.
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And the Lord spoke to me.We all have some area,
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Some area of your life
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Some area of your lifewhere God is working
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where God is workingthrough where you are insecure,
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through where you are insecure,and you are uncertain.
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and you are uncertain.In the absence of answers,
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In the absence of answers,faith is born.
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faith is born.Through some area
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Through some areaI believe God is working
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I believe God is workingthrough my message today
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through my message todayand whether it's
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and whether it'san unhealed resentment
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an unhealed resentmentfrom someone who left your life
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from someone who left your lifeor it is an unstable
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or it is an unstablefeeling within you
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feeling within youabout who am I now,
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about who am I now,if life has left you
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if life has left youwith the presence of God
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with the presence of Godhidden in the clouds,
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hidden in the clouds,I wanted to be
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I wanted to beyour preacher today
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your preacher todaythat it is through that area
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that it is through that areathat the Gospel will be released
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You will receive power.
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You will receive power."Lord, are you gonna do
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"Lord, are you gonna dothe Kingdom thing now?
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the Kingdom thing now?Are you gonna?
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Are you gonna?Is this it?
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Is this it?Are you gonna turn it
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Are you gonna turn itupside-down and shake us free
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upside-down and shake us freefrom the bondage of Rome?
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from the bondage of Rome?What do we want?
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What do we want?The Kingdom.
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The Kingdom.When do we want it?"
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When do we want it?"And Jesus is like,
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And Jesus is like,"The timing is not up to you,
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"The timing is not up to you,and I know you're so concerned
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and I know you're so concernedabout what you want me to do."
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about what you want me to do."But isn't it amazing that Jesus,
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But isn't it amazing that Jesus,instead of giving them
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instead of giving themsomething to do,
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something to do,He gave them something to be?
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He gave them something to be?He said you will be
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He said you will bemy witnesses.
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my witnesses.You will be
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You will bedeveloping your character.
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developing your character.I'm doing it
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I'm doing itthrough some area of your life
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through some area of your lifethat you never expected.
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that you never expected.I know these messages
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I know these messagesare designed
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are designedfor individual people,
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for individual people,not crowds.
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not crowds.That changes the way I preach
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That changes the way I preachbecause in a moment like this,
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because in a moment like this,everybody is thinking about
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everybody is thinking aboutsomething completely different.
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something completely different.I'm preaching one message,
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I'm preaching one message,one text, and there's thousands,
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one text, and there's thousands,and thousands, and thousands
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and thousands, and thousandsof some areas
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of some areasthat I'm preaching to.
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that I'm preaching to.There's thousands,
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There's thousands,and thousands,
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and thousands,and thousands of absences
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and thousands of absencesthat we are ministering to.
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that we are ministering to.I wanna stand here flatfooted
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I wanna stand here flatfootedand believe God with you today
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and believe God with you todayon every location
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on every locationand watching around the world,
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and watching around the world,that the space that God
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that the space that Godhas left in your life
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has left in your lifewhere you do not understand,
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where you do not understand,the space that God has left
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the space that God has leftin your life, you know,
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in your life, you know,where you think,
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where you think,"Well, I can't do that;
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"Well, I can't do that;I didn't go to Harvard.
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I didn't go to Harvard.Well, I can't do that;
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Well, I can't do that;I didn't have a dad to raise me,
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I didn't have a dad to raise me,and I didn't have both parents,
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and I didn't have both parents,and I can't do that
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and I can't do thatbecause I haven't been
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because I haven't beensuch a good person,
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such a good person,and I can't do that
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and I can't do thatbecause I didn't
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because I didn'tprepare for it --"
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prepare for it --"that that spot, that area,
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that that spot, that area,that place that you call lack
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that place that you call lackis the place where
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And I just wanna
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And I just wannabelieve with you,
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believe with you,so stand to your feet.
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so stand to your feet.I wanna believe God with you
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I wanna believe God with youin this moment.
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in this moment.The power of His presence
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The power of His presenceoften becomes most clear
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often becomes most clearin what we perceive
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in what we perceiveto be absence.
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to be absence.I don't know how well I've done
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I don't know how well I've doneexplaining it today,
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explaining it today,but I believe that the Lord
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but I believe that the Lordwill help me to get
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will help me to getthis message across to you
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this message across to youin the way you need to hear it,
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in the way you need to hear it,and so I just want you
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and so I just want youto bow your head
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to bow your headand close your eyes
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and close your eyesbecause the Holy Spirit
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because the Holy Spiritis a better preacher than me.
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is a better preacher than me.And before we just run off,
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And before we just run off,you know, trying to get
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you know, trying to getto the next thing
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to the next thingand before we click off
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and before we click offand watch a cat video on YouTube
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and watch a cat video on YouTubeor something like that,
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or something like that,I just want us to wait
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I just want us to waitfor the gift.
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for the gift.He says, "Stay in Jerusalem
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He says, "Stay in Jerusalemand wait for the gift."
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and wait for the gift."You haven't been seeing it
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You haven't been seeing itas a gift,
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as a gift,but God is going to give you
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but God is going to give youa gift out of this very
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a gift out of this verydifficult season.
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difficult season.I declare it
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I declare itin the name of Jesus.
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in the name of Jesus.The Spirit of God is in you.
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The Spirit of God is in you.His physical presence
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His physical presencewas wonderful,
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was wonderful,but the Spirit was even better.
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but the Spirit was even better.God is bringing you
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God is bringing youinto something better
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into something betteras we speak.
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as we speak.You are going
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You are goingto know Him intimately
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to know Him intimatelyand make Him known profoundly
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and make Him known profoundlyafter this.
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after this.For all those
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For all thosewho are chosen by God
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who are chosen by Godand He has given you a task
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and He has given you a taskbut you've been feeling lately
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but you've been feeling latelylike you don't have
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like you don't havewhat it takes,
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what it takes,you can join with Peter, James,
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you can join with Peter, James,and John, and Levi,
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and John, and Levi,and Matthew, and Andrew,
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and Matthew, and Andrew,and all the other Disciples
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and all the other Discipleswho stood there,
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who stood there,looking into the sky
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looking into the skyand wondering,
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and wondering,"When will it come?"
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"When will it come?""And a mighty rushing wind
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"And a mighty rushing windcame on the day of Pentecost
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came on the day of Pentecostand filled all those
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and filled all thosewho were present."
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who were present."Present.
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Present.We understand the power
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We understand the powerof God's presence,
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of God's presence,but I wonder do we understand
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but I wonder do we understandthe power of our presence,
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the power of our presence,that He is in us.
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that He is in us.When we fully show up
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When we fully show upto an encounter like this,
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to an encounter like this,we receive in our spirit
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we receive in our spiritwhat we could never understand
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what we could never understandor conceive with our mind.
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or conceive with our mind.I want you to turn your palms
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I want you to turn your palmstoward Heaven
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toward Heavenand lift your hands
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and lift your handsin this moment.
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in this moment.I thank you, Lord,
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I thank you, Lord,for a fresh filling,
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for a fresh filling,fresh anointing.
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fresh anointing.I thank you that people
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I thank you that peopleare not leaving here today empty
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are not leaving here today emptybecause of what
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because of whatpeople didn't give
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people didn't giveor what life didn't deliver,
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or what life didn't deliver,but we are being filled
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but we are being filledright now in your presence.
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right now in your presence.We don't believe the lie
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We don't believe the liethat you left us
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that you left usor changed your mind about us.
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or changed your mind about us.We don't look to circumstances
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We don't look to circumstancesto validate
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to validatewhether or not we win.
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whether or not we win.We have victory in your name,
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We have victory in your name,healing in your name,
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healing in your name,peace in your name,
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peace in your name,joy in your name.
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joy in your name.All these things are ours,
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- Hey, it really is
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- Hey, it really isa privilege
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a privilegeto share God's Word with you.
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to share God's Word with you.Thank you for joining me.
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Thank you for joining me.But each week we just have
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But each week we just havea little bit of time together,
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a little bit of time together,and I'd love to take
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and I'd love to takethe conversation beyond
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So, if you wanna go deeper,
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So, if you wanna go deeper,if you wanna connect
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if you wanna connecton another level,
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on another level,you can call or go online,
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you can call or go online,right now, and request
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right now, and requestexclusive resources
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exclusive resourcesfrom today's message.
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from today's message.We'll make them available to you
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We'll make them available to youwith your gift of any amount
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with your gift of any amountto the ministry.
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to the ministry.But, I wanna tell you about
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But, I wanna tell you aboutsomething else, too.
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something else, too.Live, every single Sunday,
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Live, every single Sunday,we broadcast a message
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we broadcast a messagefrom Elevation Church;
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from Elevation Church;the church where I pastor.
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the church where I pastor.And so, you can tune in,
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And so, you can tune in,worship with us,
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worship with us,hear a message,
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hear a message,experience the ministry,
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experience the ministry,live, as it happens.
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live, as it happens.And, what's even better,
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a community of people
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a community of peoplefrom all over the world;
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from all over the world;we call it "eFam".
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we call it "eFam".'E', like Elevation,
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'E', like Elevation,'E', like extended --
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'E', like extended --it means a lotta
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it means a lottadifferent things.
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different things.But, it's just our way,
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But, it's just our way,to connect with you
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to connect with youbeyond this broadcast.
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beyond this broadcast.I would love for you
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I would love for youto join us, live,
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to join us, live,this weekend.
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this weekend.And, you can go online:
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And, you can go online:stevenfurtick.com/live.
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stevenfurtick.com/live.Don't forget the /live.
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Don't forget the /live.It will take you directly
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It will take you directlyto the details and the times,
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to the details and the times,so do it now, visit the website.
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- I like to run
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- I like to runin the morning.
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in the morning.I put in the work,
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I put in the work,and I get the reward
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and I get the rewardof feeling like I'm better
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of feeling like I'm betterthan I was yesterday.
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than I was yesterday.I'm better than those jokers
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I'm better than those jokerswho are still snoozing
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who are still snoozingthe morning away.
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the morning away.And I'm on top of the world.
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And then I realize,
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And then I realize,I'm really just
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I'm really justa beginner.
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a beginner.There are professional
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There are professionalathletes half my age.
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athletes half my age.What am I actually running for?
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What am I actually running for?How can I feel chosen
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How can I feel chosenfor something
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for somethingthat I'm not even close
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that I'm not even closeto being the best at?
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to being the best at?So am I ever worth it?
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So am I ever worth it?Should I have just hit
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Should I have just hitthe snooze button too?
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the snooze button too?- And you're gonna walk around
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- And you're gonna walk aroundin self-doubt
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in self-doubttrying to figure out
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trying to figure outif God chose you.
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if God chose you.You oughta know God chose you.
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You oughta know God chose you.You want to believe
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You want to believeGod chose you,
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God chose you,and you oughta go through
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and you oughta go throughyour life with your head
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- Maybe this is what everyone
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- Maybe this is what everyonefeels like at the beginning.
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- When the finish line
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feels far away,
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it's easy to resent
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how far you have to go
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instead of embracing
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the progress
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you've already made.
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But you don't have to perform
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perfectly to walk in who God
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has called you to be.
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In this new series
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from Pastor Steven Furtick,
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you'll focus on understanding
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who you are in Christ,
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and the unique purpose
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he has for our lives.
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Call today to request
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- eFam is our online family
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at Elevation Church.
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It doesn't matter
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where you call home,
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becoming part of our eFam
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is as simple as joining us
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online each week.
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Each weekend we broadcast
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our worship experiences
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to thousands of people
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around the world.
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It's so simple for you to join
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the huge move of God
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that is happening
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through our eFam,
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by tuning into experiences
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on the weekend or on demand,
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when it's convenient for you.
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When you participate,
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you'll experience
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awesome worship music,
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preaching, and community
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with people tuning in,
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just like yourself.
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You can have a deeper connection
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by joining an eGroup
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and an eTeam,
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giving online and connecting
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with other eFam near you
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through watch parties.
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Wherever you find
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yourself in life,
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we wanna be a place
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you can depend on
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for receiving inspiration,
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encouragement and support.
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Grow your faith,
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- ♪ What would you do ♪
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- ♪ What would you do ♪♪ If He walked ♪
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♪ If He walked ♪♪ Into the room ♪
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♪ Into the room ♪♪ Yes ♪
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♪ Yes ♪♪ What would you do ♪
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♪ What would you do ♪♪ If He walked ♪
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♪ If He walked ♪♪ Into the room ♪
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♪ Into the room ♪♪ Yes ♪
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♪ Yes ♪♪ What would you say ♪
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♪ What would you say ♪♪ If He walked ♪
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♪ If He walked ♪♪ Into the room ♪
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♪ Into the room ♪♪ How would you praise ♪
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♪ How would you praise ♪♪ If He walked ♪
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♪ If He walked ♪♪ Into the room ♪
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♪ Into the room ♪♪ Hey ♪
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♪ Hey ♪♪ What would you do ♪
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♪ What would you do ♪♪ If He walked ♪
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♪ If He walked ♪♪ Into this room ♪
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♪ Into this room ♪♪ Yes ♪
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♪ Yes ♪♪ How would you shout ♪
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♪ How would you shout ♪♪ If He walked ♪
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♪ If He walked ♪♪ Into this room ♪
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♪ Into this room ♪♪ What would you do ♪
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