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It Had To Happen Part 1

Steven Furtick

August 19, 2020

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Pastor Steven Furtick shares how to make sense of life's setbacks and disappointments.

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It Had To Happen Part 1

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- Sometimes people don't need
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a reason when they're
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in the middle of a storm,
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they just need a reassurance
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that God will not leave you
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alone in it.
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You still belong to me.
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You're still my child.
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See, I don't operate by reason.
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If I operate by reason,
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sometimes I'll be up,
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sometimes I'll be down.
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I operate by revelation.
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I know He is good,
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and He does good.
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I know He's with me,
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I know He's for me.
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I know He'll never leave me,
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nor forsake me.
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- Alright,
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- Alright,look at this from Acts 27.
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look at this from Acts 27.I preached this passage back
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I preached this passage backin 2013, and this is the sequel.
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in 2013, and this is the sequel.Back then, I did a message
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Back then, I did a messagecalled, "It Will Happen".
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called, "It Will Happen".Touch somebody and say,
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Touch somebody and say,it happens.
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it happens.However you want to take that.
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However you want to take that.It's a message about faith
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It's a message about faithand fear, and I'm going to get
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and fear, and I'm going to getback into it today and share
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back into it today and sharewith you another level of it.
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with you another level of it.And let me read Acts 27:20.
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And let me read Acts 27:20.Paul is in the middle
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Paul is in the middleof a miracle, but he's also
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of a miracle, but he's alsoin the middle of a mistake,
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in the middle of a mistake,and sometimes the two are
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and sometimes the two arethe same thing.
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the same thing.That's about perspective.
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That's about perspective.Sometimes the two are
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Sometimes the two areof the same thing.
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of the same thing.Well, the Bible says,
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Well, the Bible says,in Acts 27:20, "When neither
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in Acts 27:20, "When neithersun nor stars appeared
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sun nor stars appearedfor many days, and the storm
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for many days, and the stormcontinued raging" --
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continued raging" --because it was one of those
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because it was one of thosethings that wouldn't let up.
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things that wouldn't let up.It was not the kind of trial
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It was not the kind of trialthat you go through
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that you go throughand just get through it.
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and just get through it.It's like when you don't see
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It's like when you don't seeany end in sight.
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any end in sight.It was that kind of thing.
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It was that kind of thing.So, what happened was they lost
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So, what happened was they lostall of their hope,
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all of their hope,and they quit believing
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and they quit believingthat they could be saved,
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that they could be saved,that it could be different,
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that it could be different,that they could be delivered.
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that they could be delivered.And right at the time that
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And right at the time thatthey started to let go
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they started to let goof their hope, God spoke to Paul
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of their hope, God spoke to Paulin a powerful way.
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in a powerful way.And of course,
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And of course,Paul was that great missionary
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Paul was that great missionarywho took the Gospel
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who took the Gospelto the Gentiles,
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to the Gentiles,and so, it was a good thing
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and so, it was a good thingfor them that he was on board.
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for them that he was on board.Touch somebody and say,
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Touch somebody and say,you ought to be glad you're
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you ought to be glad you'resitting next to me.
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sitting next to me.Because, any boat that I'm
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Because, any boat that I'mon is better cause I'm on it!
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on is better cause I'm on it!Come on, now!
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Come on, now!Come on, now!
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Come on, now!So, the Bible says,
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So, the Bible says,"After they had gone a long time
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"After they had gone a long timewithout food, Paul stood up
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without food, Paul stood upbefore them and said,
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before them and said,"Men, you should have taken my
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"Men, you should have taken myadvice not to sail from Crete,
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advice not to sail from Crete,then you would have spared
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then you would have sparedyourselves this damage and loss,
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yourselves this damage and loss,but now I urge you to keep
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but now I urge you to keepup your courage,
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up your courage,because not one of you
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because not one of youwill be lost.
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will be lost.Only the ship will be destroyed.
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Only the ship will be destroyed.Here's how I know.
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Here's how I know.Last night, an angel of the God
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Last night, an angel of the Godto whom I belong and whom I
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to whom I belong and whom Iserve stood beside me and said,
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serve stood beside me and said,"Do not be afraid, Paul.
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"Do not be afraid, Paul.You must stand trial
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You must stand trialbefore Caesar."
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before Caesar."In other words,
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In other words,you can't go down
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you can't go downin this battle,
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in this battle,because I've got a bigger
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because I've got a biggerone ahead of you.
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one ahead of you."And God has graciously given
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"And God has graciously givenyou the lives
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you the livesof all who sail with you.
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of all who sail with you.So keep up your courage, men,
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So keep up your courage, men,for I have faith
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for I have faiththat it will happen
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that it will happenjust as He told me.
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just as He told me.Nevertheless, we must run
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Nevertheless, we must runaground on some island."
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aground on some island."So, 3-1/2 years ago,
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So, 3-1/2 years ago,I preached a message called
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I preached a message called"It Will Happen", and today,
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"It Will Happen", and today,I want you to announce
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I want you to announcemy sermon title.
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my sermon title.Look at your neighbor
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Look at your neighborand tell them, neighbor.
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and tell them, neighbor.Tell them, neighbor --
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Tell them, neighbor --"It Had to Happen".
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"It Had to Happen".Father,
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Father,I thank you for your Word.
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I thank you for your Word.I pray that it would go forth
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I pray that it would go forthin clarity now to bless
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in clarity now to blessthe people that you've brought
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the people that you've broughthere to hear it.
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here to hear it.Not only would they hear it,
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Not only would they hear it,God, but I pray that they might
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God, but I pray that they mightapply it, so that it can
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apply it, so that it canstrengthen their lives.
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strengthen their lives.In Jesus' name, Amen.
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In Jesus' name, Amen.On your way to your seat,
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On your way to your seat,touch your other neighbor
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touch your other neighborthat you hadn't talked to yet
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that you hadn't talked to yetand tell them,
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and tell them,it had to happen.
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it had to happen.Because Paul, as spiritual
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Because Paul, as spiritualas he is, is apparently not
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as he is, is apparently notabove telling someone I told
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the sailors who were
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the sailors who wereon this ship
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on this shipthat was headed to Rome.
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that was headed to Rome.They were trying to get
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They were trying to getto Italy, and Paul was on there
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to Italy, and Paul was on therefor preaching the Gospel.
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for preaching the Gospel.He didn't do anything wrong,
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He didn't do anything wrong,but sometimes the reason
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but sometimes the reasonthat you go through things
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that you go through thingsisn't because of something
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isn't because of somethingwrong that you did.
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wrong that you did.You know that, right?
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You know that, right?Even as a Christian.
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Even as a Christian.And sometimes, the things
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And sometimes, the thingsyou go through are directly
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you did right,
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you did right,and you can't always
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and you can't alwaysknow the reason,
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know the reason,and that's difficult for me.
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and that's difficult for me.I always want
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I always wantto know the reason.
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to know the reason.And I feel like I'm really
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And I feel like I'm reallygood at dealing with resistance
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good at dealing with resistanceif I know the reason for it,
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if I know the reason for it,and even with people,
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and even with people,I'm kind of skeptical.
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I'm kind of skeptical.I don't always take people
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I don't always take peopleat face value for what they say
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at face value for what they saythey want in a relationship.
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they want in a relationship.And I probably shouldn't
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And I probably shouldn'tbe so paranoid.
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be so paranoid.Holly tells me I should trust
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Holly tells me I should trustpeople more,
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people more,but I think she should trust
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but I think she should trustpeople less, so we just balance
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people less, so we just balanceeach other out.
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each other out.I really do.
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I really do.I think you should trust
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I think you should trustpeople less,
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people less,because people will say
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because people will saythat they want to be your friend
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that they want to be your friendfor this reason,
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for this reason,and sometimes
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and sometimesthere's a deeper reason.
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there's a deeper reason.And I know you can't go
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And I know you can't gothrough life living like that,
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through life living like that,and you should assume the best
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and you should assume the bestabout people and all of that,
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about people and all of that,but I don't sometimes.
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but I don't sometimes.Sometimes I get in situations
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Sometimes I get in situationswhere I'm like, hmmm,
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where I'm like, hmmm,I wonder what the real reason --
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I wonder what the real reason --even with my kids,
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even with my kids,you know,
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you know,if they're too nice to me.
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if they're too nice to me.You know, if they hug me
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You know, if they hug mea little too tight.
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a little too tight.You know, they come running
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You know, they come runninga little too fast.
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a little too fast.Hey, Daddy!
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Hey, Daddy!I know that behind
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I know that behindthe affection is an ask.
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the affection is an ask.It happened today.
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It happened today.I was coming out to preach.
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I was coming out to preach.I heard a noise in the bathroom
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I heard a noise in the bathroomback in my green room,
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back in my green room,and I was in another room.
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and I was in another room.And I knew it was Elijah,
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And I knew it was Elijah,because I heard the pop
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because I heard the popof the product,
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of the product,my hair product.
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my hair product.And I said, "Who's in here"?
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And I said, "Who's in here"?And I knew it was him,
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And I knew it was him,and I was messing with him.
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and I was messing with him.And he said,
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And he said,"It's me, Daddy!
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"It's me, Daddy!I just came to say I love you!"
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I just came to say I love you!"And I said,
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And I said,"And to use my hair product"?
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"And to use my hair product"?I know why
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I know whyyou're really in here.
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And he said,
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And he said,"And because I love you"!
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"And because I love you"!And I said,
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And I said,"Well, mostly because
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"Well, mostly becauseyou want my product".
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you want my product".And he said,
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And he said,"Why can't it be both"?
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"Why can't it be both"?That was pretty good.
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And for me, I hear Paul.
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And for me, I hear Paul.Okay, he's on a ship
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Okay, he's on a shipthat he doesn't believe
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that he doesn't believehe rightfully belongs on,
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he rightfully belongs on,taken as prisoner for a crime
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taken as prisoner for a crimethat he didn't commit,
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that he didn't commit,being accused of things
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being accused of thingsthat he didn't do.
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that he didn't do.And I hear, when he's talking --
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And I hear, when he's talking --I kind of hear two things.
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I kind of hear two things.I hear faith, it will happen,
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I hear faith, it will happen,and I hear frustration,
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and I hear frustration,this didn't have to happen.
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this didn't have to happen.And I hear both,
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And I hear both,because watch.
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because watch.He says, "If you would have
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He says, "If you would havetaken my advice,
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taken my advice,you would have spared yourself
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you would have spared yourselfthis damage and loss".
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this damage and loss".In other words, the reason
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In other words, the reasonwe're about to wreck is because
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we're about to wreck is becauseof a decision that you made.
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of a decision that you made.But, if we stay too long
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But, if we stay too longin the reason,
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in the reason,we're going to drown.
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we're going to drown.Because what matters at some
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Because what matters at somepoint -- you have to get past,
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point -- you have to get past,at some point,
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at some point,trying to figure out
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trying to figure outwhy it happened,
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why it happened,and this is difficult.
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and this is difficult.This is difficult for those
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This is difficult for thoseof us who want to know a reason.
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of us who want to know a reason.Even pastorally, when I call
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Even pastorally, when I callsomeone and maybe they've gone
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someone and maybe they've gonethrough a loss,
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through a loss,a tragedy, and I say,
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a tragedy, and I say,I was just calling to pray
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I was just calling to praywith you, there's a temptation
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with you, there's a temptationfor me to try to give them
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for me to try to give thema reason for why it happened.
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a reason for why it happened.And when I was a rookie pastor,
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And when I was a rookie pastor,before I became the sage
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before I became the sageof wisdom that I am
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of wisdom that I ambefore you today --
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before you today --can you feel me rolling my eyes
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can you feel me rolling my eyesat myself in sarcasm?
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at myself in sarcasm?I would always feel compelled
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I would always feel compelledto give them a reason, you know?
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to give them a reason, you know?But God is going to use
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But God is going to usethis for good, you know,
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this for good, you know,Romans 8:28, Jeremiah 29:11?
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Romans 8:28, Jeremiah 29:11?Every little coffee cup verse
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Every little coffee cup verseI could spit out at them,
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I could spit out at them,just as fast as I could.
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just as fast as I could.You know,
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You know,there's a reason for that.
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there's a reason for that.And I realized at some point
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And I realized at some pointduring giving people reasons,
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during giving people reasons,sometimes people don't need
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sometimes people don't needa reason when they're
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a reason when they'rein the middle of a storm.
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in the middle of a storm.They just need a reassurance
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They just need a reassurancethat God will not leave
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that God will not leaveyou alone in it.
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you alone in it.So please, when someone that you
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So please, when someone that youlove is suffering,
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love is suffering,don't be so quick
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don't be so quickto give them a reason.
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to give them a reason.Don't be so quick
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Don't be so quickto point your finger.
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to point your finger.Well, the reason your kids
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Well, the reason your kidsare rebelling is because --
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are rebelling is because --no, no.
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no, no.Now's not the time for that.
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Now's not the time for that.People don't need a reason
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People don't need a reasonwhen they're going through
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when they're going througha great trial.
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a great trial.What they need is someone
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What they need is someoneto reassure them that God
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to reassure them that Godis with you, and so am I.
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is with you, and so am I.And here's Paul, standing
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And here's Paul, standingin the middle of a storm,
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in the middle of a storm,and the reason
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and the reasonit's happening is because
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it's happening is becauseof their dumb decision.
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of their dumb decision.Have you ever had to go
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Have you ever had to gothrough a storm because
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through a storm becauseof somebody else's
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of somebody else'sdumb decision?
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dumb decision?This is an awkward moment
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This is an awkward momentin my sermon,
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the person next to you
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the person next to youis going to know.
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is going to know.Paul says, if we would have
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Paul says, if we would havedone it this way -- oh yeah,
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done it this way -- oh yeah,because not everything
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because not everythingthat happens to you
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that happens to youhappened because God wanted
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happened because God wantedit to happen to you.
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it to happen to you.And certainly, not everything
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And certainly, not everythingthat happens to you happens
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that happens to you happensbecause the devil did it,
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because the devil did it,because if the devil did it,
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Sometimes I think we've got
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Sometimes I think we've gotthe wrong word sometimes,
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the wrong word sometimes,because I think they both
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because I think they bothstart with the letter D,
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start with the letter D,and we get confused.
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and we get confused.Sometimes it's not the devil,
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Sometimes it's not the devil,it's the decision.
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it's the decision.It's just too crowded
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It's just too crowdedin church today.
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in church today.I need to free up some seats
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I need to free up some seatsfor the next week, so --
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for the next week, so --I don't want you to have
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I don't want you to haveto sit in parking
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to sit in parkingor anything like that.
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or anything like that.And sometimes --
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this didn't have to happen
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this didn't have to happenlike this, and those
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like this, and thoseare the hardest for me.
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are the hardest for me.Really, the hardest for me
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Really, the hardest for meis when I feel like,
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is when I feel like,this was avoidable.
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this was avoidable.You know?
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You know?And when I feel like
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And when I feel likeI could have avoided it.
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and that's the tension,
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and that's the tension,isn't it?
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isn't it?I was talking to one
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I was talking to oneof my best friends the other day
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of my best friends the other dayand I said, "A year from now" --
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and I said, "A year from now" --we were going through something
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we were going through somethingand we were talking through it,
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and we were talking through it,and it was something
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and it was somethingthat we couldn't understand.
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that we couldn't understand.And I said, "A year from now,
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And I said, "A year from now,we will understand
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we will understandwhy this had to happen".
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why this had to happen".And he said,
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And he said,"Do you really believe that"?
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"Do you really believe that"?I said,
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I said,"Yeah, I believe that in time,
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"Yeah, I believe that in time,God will show us".
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God will show us".He said, "No, no, not that part.
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He said, "No, no, not that part.Do you really believe
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Do you really believeit had to happen?"
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it had to happen?"Because what he was doing,
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Because what he was doing,he was reverse engineering
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he was reverse engineeringall of the decisions
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all of the decisionsthat led to it,
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that led to it,and what I kind of wanted to say
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and what I kind of wanted to sayto him that I wasn't smart
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to him that I wasn't smartenough to say in the moment,
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enough to say in the moment,but I've thought about
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but I've thought aboutit for a few weeks now
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it for a few weeks nowand I want to tell you --
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and I want to tell you --is that I've come to the place
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is that I've come to the placein my belief system
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in my belief systemwhere I no longer try to figure
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where I no longer try to figureout whether God did it
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out whether God did itor the devil did it,
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or the devil did it,because it has to pass through
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because it has to pass throughthe same hands before
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the same hands beforeit gets to me.
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it gets to me.And I've read enough
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And I've read enoughof the Bible to know that God
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of the Bible to know that Godwill use other people's
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will use other people'sbad decisions
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bad decisionsto get me to my destiny.
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to get me to my destiny.And I've seen enough play out
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And I've seen enough play outto know that Joseph,
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to know that Joseph,at the end of his life,
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at the end of his life,was only able to look at his
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was only able to look at hisbrothers and say,
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brothers and say,don't even worry about it,
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don't even worry about it,because you meant it for evil,
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because you meant it for evil,but God meant it for good.
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but God meant it for good.Which one was it,
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Which one was it,evil or good?
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evil or good?It was both.
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It was both.Why can't it be both?
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Why can't it be both?Why can't it be an attack
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Why can't it be an attackfrom the devil that God used
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from the devil that God usedand put to good usage
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and put to good usageand repurposed in order
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and repurposed in orderto accomplish --
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to accomplish --that's what Paul is saying.
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that's what Paul is saying.He's saying
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He's sayingit didn't have to happen!
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it didn't have to happen!I don't want you to blame
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I don't want you to blamethis on God!
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this on God!We could have avoided this!
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We could have avoided this!You didn't have to date him!
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You didn't have to date him!Your mom told you he was crazy,
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Your mom told you he was crazy,and you wouldn't
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and you wouldn'tlisten to anybody!
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listen to anybody!But if we stay stuck
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But if we stay stuckin the reason,
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in the reason,we'll miss the revelation!
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we'll miss the revelation!Because Paul says, you know,
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Because Paul says, you know,there's a reason this happened,
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there's a reason this happened,and it could have been avoided.
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and it could have been avoided.But last night,
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But last night,while the storm was raging --
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while the storm was raging --last night,
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last night,I was all alone and God showed
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I was all alone and God showedup and reminded me that His
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up and reminded me that Hispurpose is still intact,
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purpose is still intact,even if the ship goes down.
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even if the ship goes down.It had to happen.
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It had to happen.It had to happen.
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It had to happen.And, God doesn't tell Paul
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And, God doesn't tell Paula whole series of explanations.
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a whole series of explanations.He doesn't give him a reason,
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He doesn't give him a reason,he gives him a revelation.
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he gives him a revelation.Revelation is more powerful
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Revelation is more powerfulthan reason.
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than reason.See, you can't fight the devil
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you don't know the reason.
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you don't know the reason.Sometimes you have to go back
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Sometimes you have to go backto who God showed you
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to who God showed youthat He was, and God
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that He was, and Godis very tactical in this,
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is very tactical in this,so He will create a situation
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so He will create a situationfor a revelation.
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for a revelation.Can I preach about
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Can I preach aboutthis for a minute?
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and He loves Lazarus.
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and He loves Lazarus.And when they tell Him
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And when they tell Himthat Lazarus died, He'll say,
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that Lazarus died, He'll say,I'm glad it happened!
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I'm glad it happened!Jesus actually said,
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Jesus actually said,"I'm glad he died".
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"I'm glad he died".Why?
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Why?Because now we've got
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Because now we've gota situation, and the situation
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a situation, and the situationis what enables the revelation.
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is what enables the revelation.It's not just true because
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It's not just true becauseit rhymes,
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it rhymes,it's true because it's true.
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they knew Him as healer.
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they knew Him as healer.Now they needed to know Him
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Now they needed to know Himas resurrection.
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as resurrection.And so He said,
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And so He said,I'm glad it went wrong.
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I'm glad it went wrong.I'm glad it went poorly.
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I'm glad it went poorly.Paul said, we must run aground
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Paul said, we must run agroundon some island.
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on some island.Somebody say,
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Somebody say,it had to happen.
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it had to happen.It had to happen,
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for a reason, He will bypass
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for a reason, He will bypassthe reason and give
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the reason and giveyou a revelation.
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you a revelation.You still belong to me.
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You still belong to me.You're still my child.
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You're still my child.See, I don't operate by reason.
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See, I don't operate by reason.If I operate by reason,
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If I operate by reason,sometimes I'll be up,
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sometimes I'll be up,sometimes I'll be down.
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sometimes I'll be down.I operate by revelation.
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I operate by revelation.I know He is good,
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I know He is good,and He does good!
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and He does good!I know He's with me,
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I know He's with me,I know He's for me!
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I know He's for me!I know He'll never leave me,
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I know He'll never leave me,nor forsake me!
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nor forsake me!That's my revelation.
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That's my revelation.Touch somebody and say,
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Touch somebody and say,I've got a revelation.
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I've got a revelation.And so, when you get in trouble,
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And so, when you get in trouble,you don't need a reason,
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you don't need a reason,you need a revelation.
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you need a revelation.Elijah looked at me
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Elijah looked at methe other day, and I was telling
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the other day, and I was tellinghim to do something,
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him to do something,and he's 11 years old,
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and he's 11 years old,and so he is being visited
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and so he is being visitedby demons of 11 year oldness.
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by demons of 11 year oldness.And he's coming up to me,
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And he's coming up to me,talking about, "Dad, I'll do
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talking about, "Dad, I'll doit if you tell me the reason".
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it if you tell me the reason".He said, "I'm not the kind
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He said, "I'm not the kindof person who can just do
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of person who can just dosomething without knowing
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something without knowingthe reason".
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the reason".Did you ever see The Simpsons?
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Did you ever see The Simpsons?I know you don't watch TV,
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I know you don't watch TV,you read the Bible all the time.
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you read the Bible all the time.When Homer grabs Bart around
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When Homer grabs Bart aroundthe neck -- and I know
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the neck -- and I knowI probably couldn't do that.
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I probably couldn't do that.When he said, "I need a reason",
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When he said, "I need a reason",and I looked back at him,
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and I looked back at him,and the only thing that came
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and the only thing that cameto me was --
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to me was --I looked at him,
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I looked at him,the spirit of Star Wars
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the spirit of Star Warscame on me and I said,
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came on me and I said,"I am your father".
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"I am your father".You don't need a reason
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You don't need a reasonto do it, boy.
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to do it, boy.You need a revelation
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You need a revelationof who I am!
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of who I am!See, sometimes in your life
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See, sometimes in your lifeyou won't know why,
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you won't know why,but if you know who --
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but if you know who --Paul said, "Last night, an angel
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Paul said, "Last night, an angelof the God to whom I belong
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of the God to whom I belongand whom I serve"!
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and whom I serve"!So, look.
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So, look.High five somebody and say,
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High five somebody and say,I got a revelation.
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I got a revelation.And Paul says, we're going
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And Paul says, we're goingto make it, but the boat isn't.
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to make it, but the boat isn't.The boat has to break,
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The boat has to break,but we're going to make it.
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but we're going to make it.We will suffer loss,
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We will suffer loss,but we will not lose
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but we will not losewhat's most important.
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what's most important.That's the promise.
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That's the promise.Alright, so you know
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Alright, so you knowwhat's amazing about
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what's amazing aboutthis story?
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this story?It happened just like Paul
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It happened just like Paulsaid it would, and they all
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said it would, and they allgot to the shore.
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got to the shore.And they got to that island --
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And they got to that island --that island, look at this
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that island, look at thisin Acts 28:1.
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in Acts 28:1.Somebody say,
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Somebody say,it had to happen.
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it had to happen.That's the Word for you today --
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That's the Word for you today --it had to happen.
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it had to happen.And, when they got there,
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And, when they got there,the Bible says, Acts 28:1,
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the Bible says, Acts 28:1,"Once safely on shore,
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"Once safely on shore,we found out that the island
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we found out that the islandwas called Malta".
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was called Malta".Malta means refuge.
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Malta means refuge.So, the grace of God does not
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So, the grace of God does notalways prevent the consequence,
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always prevent the consequence,but it gives you
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but it gives youa place to land.
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a place to land.And so, we must run aground
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And so, we must run agroundon some island,
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on some island,and when we got there,
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and when we got there,we found out the island
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we found out the islandwas called Malta,
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was called Malta,and it must be a relief now
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and it must be a relief nowthat we're no longer on these
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that we're no longer on theseopen seas, because they've
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open seas, because they'vespent weeks thrashing around,
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spent weeks thrashing around,wondering if they'd
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wondering if they'dever see dry land again.
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ever see dry land again.And then, they get to the place,
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And then, they get to the place,and the Bible says in verse 2
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and the Bible says in verse 2that "The islanders showed us
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that "The islanders showed usunusual kindness".
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unusual kindness".Now, islanders is a kind term.
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Now, islanders is a kind term.The actual word that is used
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The actual word that is usedhere from Luke,
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here from Luke,who wrote the Book of Acts,
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who wrote the Book of Acts,is barbarians, and he called
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is barbarians, and he calledthem that because they didn't
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them that because they didn'tspeak his language.
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speak his language.Malta is an unfamiliar place.
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Malta is an unfamiliar place.And it's an unfamiliar place,
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And it's an unfamiliar place,not only that,
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not only that,but "They built a fire
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but "They built a fireand welcomed us all because
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and welcomed us all becauseit was raining and cold".
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it was raining and cold".Now, imagine this.
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Now, imagine this.Can we empathize with Paul
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Can we empathize with Paulfor a minute,
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for a minute,because he survived
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because he survivedthe shipwreck,
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the shipwreck,only to shiver in the cold
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and an unfamiliar language.
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and an unfamiliar language.And he survived,
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And he survived,but now the place where he is,
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but now the place where he is,is unfamiliar to him.
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is unfamiliar to him.I mention that because
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I mention that becausemany times in my life,
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many times in my life,I have found myself on Malta.
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I have found myself on Malta.Have you ever been to Malta?
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Have you ever been to Malta?Oh, sure you have.
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It's that place --
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It's that place --let me show it to you.
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let me show it to you.Let me show you on the map
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Let me show you on the maphere, in my Bible.
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here, in my Bible.Look.
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Look.That's where Paul started.
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That's where Paul started.That's where the wind blew
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That's where the wind blewhim around for like,
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him around for like,several weeks.
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several weeks.And that's Malta,
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And that's Malta,where they landed.
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where they landed.Look!
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Look!Can you see that?
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Can you see that?That little tiny island
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That little tiny islandcalled Malta.
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called Malta.See how small Malta is?
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See how small Malta is?See how tiny it is,
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See how tiny it is,how small it is?
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how small it is?That's where Paul was going,
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That's where Paul was going,and that's where the wind
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and that's where the windblew him.
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blew him.That's where Paul had always
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That's where Paul had alwayswanted to visit, Rome, where
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wanted to visit, Rome, wherehe would stand trial before
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he would stand trial beforeCaesar and be used as God's
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Caesar and be used as God'sgreat spokesman,
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great spokesman,the most powerful place
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the most powerful placein the world, in its day.
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in the world, in its day.And that's -- have you ever
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And that's -- have you everended up somewhere you
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ended up somewhere younever planned on being?
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never planned on being?That's what I'm trying to say.
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That's what I'm trying to say.Have you ever been to Malta?
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Have you ever been to Malta?I need somebody over here
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I need somebody over herein this section
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in this sectionwho's been to Malta.
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who's been to Malta.Now, Malta is the place
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Now, Malta is the placeyou didn't plan on staying.
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you didn't plan on staying.Malta is the season you
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Malta is the season youdidn't plan on experiencing.
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didn't plan on experiencing.Malta is the layoff
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Malta is the layoffyou didn't see coming.
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you didn't see coming.Malta is the relationship
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Malta is the relationshipyou didn't see ending.
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you didn't see ending.Malta is the emotional place
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Malta is the emotional placeyou never thought
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you never thoughtyou'd experience.
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you'd experience.You saw other people depressed,
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You saw other people depressed,you never thought
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you never thoughtyou'd be depressed.
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you'd be depressed.You saw other people's kids
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You saw other people's kidsact crazy, you thought yours
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act crazy, you thought yourswould act right.
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would act right.Malta is that place
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Malta is that placewhere you're 28 and single.
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where you're 28 and single.Malta is that place where
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Malta is that place wheresomeone who was there for you
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someone who was there for youis no longer there for you.
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is no longer there for you.Have you ever been to Malta?
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Have you ever been to Malta?What is somebody
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What is somebodyas important as Paul doing
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as important as Paul doingsomewhere as small as Malta?
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somewhere as small as Malta?Let's find out!
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Let's find out!Let's find out!
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Let's find out!I love the Bible, man!
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I love the Bible, man!The Bible says that Paul
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The Bible says that Paulgot to Malta,
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got to Malta,survived the shipwreck.
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survived the shipwreck.Have you ever survived anything?
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Have you ever survived anything?Have you ever survived anything?
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Have you ever survived anything?Have you ever gave up hope,
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Have you ever gave up hope,and just when you gave up hope,
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and grabbed hold of you
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and grabbed hold of youin the depths?
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in the depths?I've been preaching
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I've been preachingthis all weekend,
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this all weekend,but I feel something special
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but I feel something specialhappening right now
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happening right nowfor somebody who
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for somebody whois in an unexpected place,
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a stuck place.
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a stuck place.The Bible says that those
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The Bible says that thoseislanders were so kind
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islanders were so kindto the prisoners,
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to the prisoners,276 of them in all,
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276 of them in all,that they built them a fire.
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that they built them a fire.And Paul was such a good dude
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And Paul was such a good dudethat he decided to help.
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that he decided to help.So, they're building a fire,
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So, they're building a fire,and Paul doesn't want to stand
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and Paul doesn't want to standover there like me
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over there like meat a Love Week event,
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at a Love Week event,looking like some lazy preacher
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looking like some lazy preacherwho doesn't know how
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who doesn't know howto do anything.
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to do anything.And Paul grabs a piece of wood.
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And Paul grabs a piece of wood.Look, it's right there
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Look, it's right therein verse 3.
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in verse 3."He gathered a pile of brush
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"He gathered a pile of brushwood, and as he put it
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wood, and as he put iton the fire, trying to help,
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on the fire, trying to help,a snake came out."
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a snake came out."So, let's go back to everything
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So, let's go back to everythingthat's happened to Paul.
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that's happened to Paul.He's imprisoned
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He's imprisonedfor preaching the Gospel.
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for preaching the Gospel.He's shipwrecked,
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He's shipwrecked,because the sailors are too
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because the sailors are toostupid to follow his advice.
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stupid to follow his advice.Now, he's cold, on Malta.
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Now, he's cold, on Malta.We're talking about Malta!
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We're talking about Malta!Stuck and stranded,
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Stuck and stranded,shivering and cold, uncertain
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shivering and cold, uncertainin an unfamiliar place.
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in an unfamiliar place.And just as he thinks he's made
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And just as he thinks he's madeit to safety,
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it to safety,he gets struck by a snake!
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he gets struck by a snake!This is almost comical!
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This is almost comical!Unless you've been there --
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Unless you've been there --just when you thought
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just when you thoughtthe fight was going to be over,
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the fight was going to be over,here comes something else!
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here comes something else!Have you ever?
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Have you ever?And the snake pops up,
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And the snake pops up,out of the fire that Paul
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out of the fire that Paulwas simply trying to help
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was simply trying to helpthem build,
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them build,on an island called Malta,
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on an island called Malta,where he never even planned
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where he never even plannedto go, and the Bible says
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to go, and the Bible saysit fastened itself to his hand!
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it fastened itself to his hand!So, this is not
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So, this is notsome quick little --
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some quick little --this snake bit down on Paul!
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this snake bit down on Paul!And watch what the people did,
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And watch what the people did,because you've got
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because you've gotto be careful about people.
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to be careful about people.Let me tell you, you've got
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Let me tell you, you've gotto be careful about people,
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to be careful about people,because when that happened,
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because when that happened,people will always assign
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people will always assigna reason to why you're going
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a reason to why you're goingthrough what you're
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through what you'regoing through.
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going through.Well, if I were her husband,
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Well, if I were her husband,I would have left her.
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I would have left her.People will say stuff
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People will say stufflike that, not to you.
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like that, not to you.They never say it to you,
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They never say it to you,they just think it about you.
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they just think it about you.They think that the reason
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They think that the reasonbad things happen to you
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bad things happen to youis because of something
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is because of somethingthat you did.
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that you did.Well, the islanders are watching
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Well, the islanders are watchingthis guy, who's got a snake
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this guy, who's got a snakeon his hand,
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on his hand,who just came crawling out
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who just came crawling outof the sea with some seaweed
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of the sea with some seaweedaround his ears, and he claims
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around his ears, and he claimsto be a preacher,
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to be a preacher,and he claims to be a servant
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and he claims to be a servantof God.
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of God.And so, if you're
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And so, if you'rea servant of God,
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a servant of God,why isn't God protecting you?
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why isn't God protecting you?Has the devil tried to convince
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Has the devil tried to convinceyou lately that if you really
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you lately that if you reallyhad a God, you wouldn't be
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had a God, you wouldn't begoing through what you're
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going through what you'regoing through?
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going through?And so, they stood back.
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And so, they stood back.They stood back and said,
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They stood back and said,this dude.
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this dude.When they saw the snake
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When they saw the snakehanging from his hand,
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hanging from his hand,which means it was there
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which means it was therefor a minute.
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for a minute.When they saw the snake
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When they saw the snakehanging from his hand,
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hanging from his hand,they drew their own conclusions.
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they drew their own conclusions.He must have
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He must havedone something wrong.
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done something wrong.He must be a murderer.
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He must be a murderer.He must be out
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He must be outof the will of God.
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of the will of God."For though he escaped the sea,
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"For though he escaped the sea,the goddess Justice has not
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the goddess Justice has notallowed him to live."
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allowed him to live."I love the next verse,
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I love the next verse,because Paul preaches
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because Paul preachesone of the most powerful sermons
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one of the most powerful sermonsin the New Testament.
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in the New Testament.Watch this.
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Watch this.When Paul saw them all looking,
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When Paul saw them all looking,he knew he had a captive
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he knew he had a captiveaudience, and verse 5
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audience, and verse 5says that when Paul
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says that when Paulsaw them looking, he said --
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saw them looking, he said --and this may not
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and this may notbe in your Bible.
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be in your Bible.I'm reading from the TSV,
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I'm reading from the TSV,the Taylor Swift Version.
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the Taylor Swift Version.He said, players gonna play,
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He said, players gonna play,play, play, play, play.
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play, play, play, play.Come on, y'all.
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Come on, y'all.Go back to 2014
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Go back to 2014with me for a minute.
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with me for a minute.And haters gonna hate,
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And haters gonna hate,hate, hate, hate, hate.
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hate, hate, hate, hate.Five times, that's a quintuplet
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Five times, that's a quintupletin the New Testament.
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in the New Testament.Heartbreakers gonna break,
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Heartbreakers gonna break,break -- we get the point,
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break -- we get the point,Pastor.
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Pastor.You don't have to quote
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You don't have to quotethe whole chorus and the verse.
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the whole chorus and the verse.Paul's response --
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Paul's response --that's the word, response.
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that's the word, response.Watch this.
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Watch this.He didn't say a word.
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He didn't say a word.He didn't try to convince them
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He didn't try to convince themthat God was with him.
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that God was with him.He didn't feel sorry
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He didn't feel sorryfor himself.
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for himself.He didn't go on Facebook
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He didn't go on Facebookand write a response post.
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and write a response post.Watch what he did.
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Watch what he did.He did what you've got to learn
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He did what you've got to learnhow to do when you make it
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how to do when you make itthrough the storm and all hell
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through the storm and all hellbreaks loose on the shore!
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breaks loose on the shore!Come on, when they talk
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Come on, when they talkabout you, when it looks
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about you, when it lookslike this is the end,
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like this is the end,when you've been through it
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when you've been through itand it keeps coming!
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and it keeps coming!The Bible said Paul
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The Bible said Paulshook it off!
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shook it off!Touch seven people and say,
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Touch seven people and say,shake it off!
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shake it off!Shake it off.
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Shake it off.Shake if off right now,
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Shake if off right now,before it gets in your system!
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before it gets in your system!Shake it off right now,
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Shake it off right now,before it kills you!
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before it kills you!Shake it off right now,
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Shake it off right now,while they're standing
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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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just a TV program.
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just a TV program.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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And, what's even better,you can connect with
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you can connect witha 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 "E-Fam".
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we call it "E-Fam".'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 "slash Live";
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Don't forget the "slash 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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- ♪ Oh, there's nothing ♪
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♪ Better than You ♪
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♪ There's nothing ♪
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♪ Better than You ♪
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♪ Lord, there's nothing ♪
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♪ Nothing is ♪
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♪ Oh, yes, I know ♪
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♪ It's true ♪
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- ♪ I'm not afraid ♪
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♪ To show You ♪
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♪ My weakness ♪
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♪ My failures and flaws ♪
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♪ Lord, You've seen them all ♪
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