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It Will Happen Part 2

Steven Furtick

August 18, 2020

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Learn how to fight back against the enemy when anxiety attacks.

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It Will Happen Part 2

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My hope is not in this boat.
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My hope is not in this boat.My hope is in my God.
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My hope is in my God.And He didn't promise me
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And He didn't promise methat He would save the boat.
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that He would save the boat.He didn't promise me
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He didn't promise methat I would never cry.
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that I would never cry.He promised me when I did,
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He promised me when I did,He'd dry every tear from my eye.
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I'd never hurt.
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I'd never hurt.He said, "When you do hurt,
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He said, "When you do hurt,you can lift your eyes
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you can lift your eyesto the hills
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to the hillsfrom whence cometh your help.
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from whence cometh your help.Your help cometh
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Your help comethfrom the Lord."
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from the Lord."My hope is not in this boat.
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My hope is not in this boat.If the boat goes down,
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If the boat goes down,my faith is in God.
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See, the boat might break,
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See, the boat might break,the relationship might not
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the relationship might notturn out like you want it to;
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turn out like you want it to;and if your hope is
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and if your hope isin that boat, my friend,
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in that boat, my friend,your faith won't make it.
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your faith won't make it.I remember in 2012
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I remember in 2012when my dad first started --
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when my dad first started --I want to be delicate
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I want to be delicatehow I say this.
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how I say this.I believe that my dad,
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I believe that my dad,when he was diagnosed with ALS,
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when he was diagnosed with ALS,I believe he lost his mind
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I believe he lost his mindfrom a combination
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from a combinationof the pain of the disease,
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of the pain of the disease,some of the medications
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some of the medicationsthat he was on,
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that he was on,and just the fear
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and just the fearof the whole process.
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of the whole process.The disease itself
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The disease itselfwasn't affecting his mind.
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wasn't affecting his mind.But I believe that something
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But I believe that somethinghappened to him for a period
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happened to him for a periodof about ten months,
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of about ten months,the most difficult challenge
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the most difficult challengeour family's ever been through.
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our family's ever been through.He left us and he went
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He left us and he wentto go live by himself.
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to go live by himself.And when he first did,
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And when he first did,he was so despondent.
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he was so despondent.We all knew he was suicidal
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We all knew he was suicidaland he had said as much.
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and he had said as much.And when he left
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And when he leftand there was nothing I could do
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and there was nothing I could doto get him to stay
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to get him to stayand there was nothing
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and there was nothingI could do to bring him back --
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I could do to bring him back --And sometimes you've just done
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And sometimes you've just doneall that you can do;
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all that you can do;you've thrown all the cargo off
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you've thrown all the cargo offthe ship, you've thrown all
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the ship, you've thrown allthe tackle off the ship,
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the tackle off the ship,you've thrown all the stuff off,
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you've thrown all the stuff off,and that beating keeps coming.
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and that beating keeps coming.And I was contemplating
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And I was contemplatingthe fact my dad could very well
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the fact my dad could very wellkill himself and what was
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kill himself and what wasa good relationship
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a good relationshipwith him will end
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with him will endwith him being by himself
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with him being by himselfand there's nothing
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and there's nothingany of us can do about it.
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any of us can do about it.And one night in particular,
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And one night in particular,the fear became so strong
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the fear became so strongin my own heart that
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in my own heart thatthat would happen that --
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that would happen that --And I wrote about this
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And I wrote about thisin the book, but I didn't
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in the book, but I didn'tname the situation,
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name the situation,and now I'm telling you
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and now I'm telling youthe situation behind the story.
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the situation behind the story.I remember that
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I remember thatthe thoughts were coming so --
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the thoughts were coming so --Sometimes you can't solve
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Sometimes you can't solveyour own problems
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your own problemswithin your own mind.
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within your own mind.You've got to get outside
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You've got to get outsideof yourself and let somebody
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of yourself and let somebodyelse talk to you about it.
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else talk to you about it.And I called this counselor
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And I called this counselorthat I knew of that
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that I knew of thatI had never talked to before.
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I had never talked to before.And I said, "You deal
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And I said, "You dealwith high pressure situations
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with high pressure situationsall the time.
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all the time.I think my dad may very well
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I think my dad may very wellkill himself tonight
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kill himself tonightor tomorrow."
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or tomorrow."And you know all the things
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And you know all the thingsthat start happening
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that start happeningin your mind when you're facing
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in your mind when you're facinga desperate situation,
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a desperate situation,and fear's greatest hit
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and fear's greatest hitis called "What If."
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is called "What If."What if, What if, What if,
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What if, What if, What if,What if, What if, What if,
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What if, What if, What if,What if, What if, What if --
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What if, What if, What if --And it'll lead you down
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And it'll lead you downall these paths,
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all these paths,all these problems,
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all these problems,all these predicaments.
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all these predicaments.And I was telling the counselor,
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And I was telling the counselor,"I'm afraid he's going
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"I'm afraid he's goingto kill himself,"
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to kill himself,"and I expected him to say,
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and I expected him to say,"He's not going to do that;
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"He's not going to do that;just calm down, be rational."
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just calm down, be rational."But what he did instead
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But what he did insteadwas one of the greatest gifts
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was one of the greatest giftsanybody's ever given me.
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anybody's ever given me.It was the gift of perspective,
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It was the gift of perspective,and I've never forgotten it.
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and I've never forgotten it.He said, "Steven,
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He said, "Steven,what if he does?
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what if he does?What if he does?
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What if he does?He may.
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He may.We hope he won't.
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We hope he won't.We pray that he won't.
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We pray that he won't.But what if he does?"
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But what if he does?"And I said, "Um... that would be
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And I said, "Um... that would bethe hardest thing
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the hardest thingthat I've ever gone through.
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that I've ever gone through.That would be terrible."
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That would be terrible."And he said, "Right,
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And he said, "Right,it would be a nightmare.
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it would be a nightmare.It would be a living hell.
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It would be a living hell.You would never be the same.
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You would never be the same.It would wreck you.
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It would wreck you.But," he said,
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But," he said,"would God get you through it?"
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takes over our life
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takes over our lifeor we push back against it
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or we push back against itand realize that,
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and realize that,catch this phrase,
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catch this phrase,even if the worst-case scenario
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even if the worst-case scenarioplays out,
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plays out,God will be there
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And I used to think
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And I used to thinkthat fighting fear
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that fighting fearwas all about pushing it back.
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was all about pushing it back."That's never going to happen.
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"That's never going to happen.That's never going to happen.
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That's never going to happen.Just, I need to be
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Just, I need to bemore optimistic."
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more optimistic."And I do think it's important
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And I do think it's importantthat we don't walk around
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that we don't walk aroundall the time playing out
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all the time playing outthe worst possible scenarios
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the worst possible scenariosin our head, because
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in our head, becausemost of the things we worry
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most of the things we worryabout never even happen.
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about never even happen.I like how Joyce Meyers says it.
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I like how Joyce Meyers says it.She says, I'm going to do
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She says, I'm going to domy Joyce impression, she said,
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my Joyce impression, she said,"Worry is down payment
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"Worry is down paymenton a problem
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on a problemyou may never even have."
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you may never even have."I know my impression
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I know my impressionwasn't good,
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wasn't good,but the quote was solid.
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but the quote was solid.Amen.
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Amen.We were watching
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We were watchinga movie the other day.
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a movie the other day.They said on the movie,
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They said on the movie,they said,
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they said,"Most of the biggest challenges
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"Most of the biggest challengesthat you'll face in your life
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that you'll face in your lifewill be the result of things
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will be the result of thingsthat never even crossed
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that never even crossedyour worried mind."
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your worried mind."They will blindside you at 4:30
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They will blindside you at 4:30on a Thursday afternoon.
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on a Thursday afternoon.You won't even have known
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You won't even have knownthat you needed
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that you neededto worry about 'em.
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to worry about 'em.Additionally, most of the things
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Additionally, most of the thingsthat we worry about create
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that we worry about createother problems that we didn't
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other problems that we didn'teven know to worry about
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even know to worry aboutwhen we started worrying
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when we started worryingabout the one that was never
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about the one that was nevergoing to happen to begin with.
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going to happen to begin with.Worry has babies.
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Worry has babies.Worry creates
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Worry createsall kinds of conflict
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all kinds of conflictthat you were never going
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that you were never goingto have to face
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to have to faceif you'd have turned it over
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if you'd have turned it overto God in the first place.
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to God in the first place.Far from solving your problems,
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Far from solving your problems,it exponentially increases them.
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it exponentially increases them.So I don't believe we should
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So I don't believe we shouldwalk around in a state of worry,
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walk around in a state of worry,just playing out all
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just playing out allof our worst-case scenarios.
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of our worst-case scenarios.But every once in a while,
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But every once in a while,it's good to stare
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it's good to starethat fear in the face and say,
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that fear in the face and say,"Well, what if, devil?
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"Well, what if, devil?What if he does?"
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What if he does?"You know, my dad did not
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You know, my dad did notend up taking his own life,
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end up taking his own life,and we got to celebrate
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and we got to celebratethe end of his life with him,
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the end of his life with him,as painful as it was.
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as painful as it was.We got to be there.
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We got to be there.And I thank God for that.
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And I thank God for that.But the gift of being able
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But the gift of being ableto go down to the bottom
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to go down to the bottomof that fear and saying,
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of that fear and saying,"Even if the worst thing
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"Even if the worst thinghappens," because
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happens," becausesometimes it does --
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sometimes it does --Sometimes it does.
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Sometimes it does.I know that's not
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I know that's notthe churchiest answer,
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the churchiest answer,but sometimes it does.
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but sometimes it does.When I announced
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When I announcedthe title of this message,
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the title of this message,many of you were excited.
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many of you were excited.I said, "It Will Happen."
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I said, "It Will Happen."Whoo.
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Whoo.But what if "it" happened?
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But what if "it" happened?The other it.
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The other it.I think it's a great gift
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I think it's a great giftwhen you find out,
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when you find out,when you press down
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when you press downto the bottom of that and say,
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to the bottom of that and say,"God would still be at
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"God would still be atthe bottom.
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the bottom.My faith is in God,
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My faith is in God,not in the ship
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not in the shipthat I'm sailing on."
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that I'm sailing on."What if, What if, What if,
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What if, What if, What if,What if, What if, What if,
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What if, What if, What if,What if, What if, What if --
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What if, What if, What if --Stop.
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Stop.Well?
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Well?What if?
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What if?I remember telling Elijah
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I remember telling Elijahone time, "Elijah,
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one time, "Elijah,if you keep jumping around
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what if you break your bed?"
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what if you break your bed?"He said, "Well, what if?"
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He said, "Well, what if?"Here's what he knew.
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Here's what he knew."You'd get me another one.
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"You'd get me another one.You ain't going to let me
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You ain't going to let mesleep on the floor."
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sleep on the floor."That's a great phrase.
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That's a great phrase.Well, what if.
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Well, what if.It's not going to happen.
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It's not going to happen.It's not going to happen.
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It's not going to happen.But even if it does,
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but even if it does,
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but even if it does,God would be there
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God would be thereat the bottom.
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at the bottom.He's the God of the valley, too.
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He's the God of the valley, too.And Paul said,
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And Paul said,"And we might have
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"And we might haveto breaststroke our way
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to breaststroke our wayto the island,
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to the island,but we're not dying out here."
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but we're not dying out here."Put the verse back up.
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Put the verse back up.I think it's verse 22.
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I think it's verse 22.The last line of that verse
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The last line of that verseafter the semicolon, he says,
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after the semicolon, he says,"...only the ship
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"...only the shipwill be destroyed."
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will be destroyed."Now, is that encouraging
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Now, is that encouragingor discouraging?
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or discouraging?Depends on which part
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Depends on which partof the sentence you focus on.
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of the sentence you focus on.If you start with
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If you start with"the ship will be destroyed,"
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"the ship will be destroyed,"that's bad.
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that's bad.But if you back up one word,
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But if you back up one word,"only," what does that imply?
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"only," what does that imply?The ship's going down,
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The ship's going down,but boys, we're not.
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but boys, we're not.Only one word stands
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Only one word standsbetween fear and faith.
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between fear and faith.Only one word.
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Only one word.God, I'm preaching this now
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God, I'm preaching this nowbecause when Jesus
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because when Jesuswas buried in the ground,
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was buried in the ground,they thought it was over,
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they thought it was over,so they got their boats back out
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so they got their boats back outand went fishing.
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and went fishing.Their faith was still
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Their faith was stillin their boats.
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in their boats.But when Jesus came walking
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But when Jesus came walkingto 'em on the water, He said,
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to 'em on the water, He said,"Boys, get out your boat.
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"Boys, get out your boat.I got up out of the ground.
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I got up out of the ground.The worst thing happened.
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The worst thing happened.The spit on Me and killed Me
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The spit on Me and killed Meand called Me dead.
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and called Me dead.But on the third day, I rose."
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But on the third day, I rose."[cheering]
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[cheering]Oh, oh, oh.
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Oh, oh, oh.I gotta finish.
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I gotta finish.I gotta finish.
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I gotta finish.Please, please, calm down.
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Please, please, calm down.I'm gonna finish.
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I'm gonna finish.[laughter]
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[laughter]So the ship's going down,
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So the ship's going down,but I'm not.
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but I'm not.I might lose this relationship
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I might lose this relationshipbut, you know,
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but, you know,here's what'll happen to me.
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here's what'll happen to me.There's been a fair amount
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There's been a fair amountof negativity concerning
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of negativity concerningour church in public spheres
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our church in public spheresin recent days.
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in recent days.[laughter]
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[laughter]And the devil starts
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And the devil startsmessing with me, saying
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messing with me, saying"But what if people start
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"But what if people startbelieving this crap eventually,
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believing this crap eventually,and think you're
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and think you'rea horrible monster,
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a horrible monster,and leave your church?
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and leave your church?What if everybody leaves?
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What if everybody leaves?And I used to say -
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And I used to say -yeah, I used to go,
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yeah, I used to go,"It's not gonna happen,
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"It's not gonna happen,it's not gonna happen,
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it's not gonna happen,it's not gonna happen."
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it's not gonna happen."And then one day,
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And then one day,I decided I'm gonna try
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I decided I'm gonna trya different strategy on this.
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a different strategy on this.Well, what if they do leave?
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Well, what if they do leave?It's like God said,
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It's like God said,"Would you still love Me?"
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"Would you still love Me?"Hmm.
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Hmm."Would you still serve Me?"
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"Would you still serve Me?"Are you still that same boy
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Are you still that same boythat would stand up and preach
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that would stand up and preachin front of five people
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in front of five peoplewhen you were 16 years old?
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when you were 16 years old?And spend 20 hours preparing
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And spend 20 hours preparingthe message while your friends
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the message while your friendswere at a keg party?
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were at a keg party?Would you still serve me?
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Would you still serve me?And it didn't take me long.
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And it didn't take me long.I said of course I would, God.
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I said of course I would, God.I'll preach to somebody,
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I'll preach to somebody,somewhere.
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somewhere.I'll keep preaching.
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I'll keep preaching.I'm the same dude.
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I'm the same dude.So it set me free.
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So it set me free.Now God's so cool,
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Now God's so cool,because the church has actually
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because the church has actuallygrown by several thousand people
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grown by several thousand peoplein the last couple of months.
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in the last couple of months.[cheering]
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[cheering]Yeah, God's really cool.
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Yeah, God's really cool.But I had to come to a point
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But I had to come to a pointwhere I said I'm not counting
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where I said I'm not countingon this boat to get me
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on this boat to get meto the other side.
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to the other side.My hope is not in the boat.
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My hope is not in the boat.I love this church,
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I love this church,but my faith
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but my faithis not in this church.
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is not in this church.My faith is in the God
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My faith is in the Godwho said upon this rock,
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who said upon this rock,I will build my church.
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I will build my church.[applause]
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[applause]I'm not counting on the boat
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I'm not counting on the boatto get me to the other side.
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to get me to the other side.I'm counting on the One
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I'm counting on the Onewho made the wind and the waves.
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who made the wind and the waves.I'm counting on the One who made
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I'm counting on the One who madethe tree that made the boat.
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the tree that made the boat.I'm counting on Him.
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I'm counting on Him.One time, they wanted
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One time, they wantedto kill Paul, Don.
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to kill Paul, Don.They wanted to kill him.
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They wanted to kill him.And so he had this --
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And so he had this --This is so funny.
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This is so funny.He said, "I'm a little bit torn.
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He said, "I'm a little bit torn.I'm a little bit conflicted."
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I'm a little bit conflicted."He said, "Part of me wants
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He said, "Part of me wantsto live so I can tell more
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to live so I can tell morepeople about Christ.
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people about Christ.But there's this other part
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But there's this other partof me, I wouldn't mind
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of me, I wouldn't mindseeing Jesus, 'cause I know
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seeing Jesus, 'cause I knowit's going to be great.
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it's going to be great.And so if I stay here,
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And so if I stay here,I'll just hang out with y'all
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I'll just hang out with y'alland keep preaching.
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and keep preaching.If I die..."
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If I die..."What are you going to do
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What are you going to dowith a guy like this
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with a guy like this'cause shipwreck don't scare
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'cause shipwreck don't scarea guy like this?
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a guy like this?He don't need the boat.
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He don't need the boat."Even if I drown,
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"Even if I drown,I don't really die.
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I don't really die.Even if I drown,
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Even if I drown,I don't' really die."
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I don't' really die."You catching it?
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You catching it?"He came that
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"He came thatI might have eternal life.
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I might have eternal life.Even if this ship goes down,
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Even if this ship goes down,my faith will stand."
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my faith will stand."[applause]
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[applause]Fix your focus
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Fix your focusand keep up your courage.
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and keep up your courage.It says in verse 41, it happened
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It says in verse 41, it happenedjust like Paul predicted.
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just like Paul predicted."The ship struck a sandbar
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"The ship struck a sandbarand ran aground.
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and ran aground.The bow stuck fast
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The bow stuck fastand would not move,
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and would not move,and the stern was broken
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and the stern was brokento pieces by the pounding
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to pieces by the poundingof the surf."
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of the surf."And so the pounding
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And so the poundingkeeps coming,
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keeps coming,but now Paul's not focused on
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but now Paul's not focused onthe pounding.
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the pounding.He's focused on his purpose.
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He's focused on his purpose.He's not focused on
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He's not focused onthe pounding.
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the pounding.He's focused on God's promise.
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He's focused on God's promise.And it says in verse 42,
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And it says in verse 42,I felt sorry for Paul
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I felt sorry for Paulwhen I read this,
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when I read this,"The soldiers planned
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"The soldiers plannedto kill the prisoners,"
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to kill the prisoners,"Paul was one of them,
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Paul was one of them,"to prevent any of them
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"to prevent any of themfrom swimming away
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from swimming awayand escaping."
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and escaping.""Thanks a lot for saving
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"Thanks a lot for savingour lives by being on this ship
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our lives by being on this shipand praying to God, Paul.
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and praying to God, Paul.Now we're going to kill you."
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Now we're going to kill you."But how many of you know
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But how many of you knowthat when the enemy has
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that when the enemy hasa plan to take you out,
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a plan to take you out,God has a plan to keep you in?
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God has a plan to keep you in?Look at verse 42.
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Look at verse 42.It says, verse 43,
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It says, verse 43,"The centurion wanted
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"The centurion wantedto spare Paul's life
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to spare Paul's lifeand kept them from..."
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and kept them from..."Do you know how many things
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Do you know how many thingsGod has already kept
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God has already keptfrom happening in your life?
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from happening in your life?Do you know how many times
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Do you know how many timesHe's stepped in an intervened
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He's stepped in an intervenedthat you don't know about?
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that you don't know about?Do you know how many times
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Do you know how many timesyou would have been
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you would have beenin a car wreck
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in a car wreckif you didn't have to go back
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if you didn't have to go backto the house and pick up
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to the house and pick upthat one thing that you forgot
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that one thing that you forgotand you didn't even see
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and you didn't even seewhat would have happened
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what would have happenedat the stoplight
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at the stoplightwhen the guy
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when the guywho had been drinking --
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who had been drinking --You're telling me
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You're telling meyou can't trust God now?
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you can't trust God now?He kept 'em -- He kept 'em
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He kept 'em -- He kept 'emfrom carrying out their plan.
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from carrying out their plan."And he ordered those
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"And he ordered thosewho could swim to ump overboard
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who could swim to ump overboardand to get to land.
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and to get to land.And the rest were to get there
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And the rest were to get thereon planks or on other
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on planks or on otherpieces of the ship."
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pieces of the ship."See, you're going to make it,
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See, you're going to make it,but it just not, might not
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but it just not, might notbe the way you imagined.
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be the way you imagined.It says, look at the next line
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It says, look at the next line-- Don't you love
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-- Don't you lovestudying the Bible?
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studying the Bible?"In this way
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"In this wayeveryone reached land safely."
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everyone reached land safely."Not the way they wanted to,
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Not the way they wanted to,not the most comfortable way,
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not the most comfortable way,not the most convenient way.
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not the most convenient way.My faith isn't in
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My faith isn't inhow it will happen.
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how it will happen.My faith is in the God
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My faith is in the Godwho said it would.
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who said it would.I don't know how.
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I don't know how.I don't know when.
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I don't know when.We might have to grab a hold
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We might have to grab a holdto a board and float in.
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to a board and float in.We're going to make it though.
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We're going to make it though.I'm going to make it.
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I'm going to make it.I might lose my job.
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I might lose my job.I'll get another one.
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I'll get another one.I mean, it might
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I mean, it mightbe inconvenient.
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be inconvenient.I might have to finish
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I might have to finishmy degree later.
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my degree later.Might not be able
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Might not be ableto finish it right now.
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to finish it right now.I'll make it.
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I'll make it.And so, our faith is
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And so, our faith isall wrapped up in the way
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all wrapped up in the waywe want it to happen.
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we want it to happen.And anytime it doesn't happen
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And anytime it doesn't happenthe way we planned it --
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the way we planned it --"Looks like I'm not going
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"Looks like I'm not goingto be able to retire now
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to be able to retire nowwhen I thought I would."
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when I thought I would.""Looks like I'm never going
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"Looks like I'm never goingto get married now.
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to get married now.I'm 17; I still
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I'm 17; I stilldon't have a man.
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don't have a man.Doesn't look like
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Doesn't look likeit's ever going to happen."
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it's ever going to happen."You know, dramatic people.
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You know, dramatic people.But they got to the shore.
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But they got to the shore.And you can make it
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And you can make itif your faith isn't in the boat.
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if your faith isn't in the boat.You can make it if your faith
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You can make it if your faithis in the right place.
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is in the right place.Now, I'm concluding.
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Now, I'm concluding.If you want
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If you wantthis little chapter 28 thing,
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this little chapter 28 thing,make some noise real quick.
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make some noise real quick.I've got one more thing
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I've got one more thingto show you.
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to show you.I've got one more thing
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I've got one more thingto show you.
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to show you.You chose wisely,
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You chose wisely,'cause this is good.
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'cause this is good.See, Paul makes it
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See, Paul makes itthrough the shipwreck,
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through the shipwreck,makes it through the storm,
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makes it through the storm,survives
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survivesthe assassination attempt.
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the assassination attempt.And then, 28:1
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And then, 28:1you're expecting like
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you're expecting likea victory party
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a victory party'cause it's the last book in,
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'cause it's the last book in,chapter in the book of Acts,
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chapter in the book of Acts,and so the islanders
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and so the islandersare all going to, you know,
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are all going to, you know,open up some Corona party
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open up some Corona partyon the beach like you see
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on the beach like you seeon the commercials.
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on the commercials.You know what I'm saying?
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You know what I'm saying?Like, "Find your beach,"
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Like, "Find your beach,"and it's going to --
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and it's going to --Prisoners, man.
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Prisoners, man.It's not like
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It's not likea Christian meeting.
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a Christian meeting.It's not
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It's nota Christian cruise ship.
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a Christian cruise ship.Okay?
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Okay?So they're going to party
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So they're going to partya little bit.
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a little bit.But that's not what happens.
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But that's not what happens.Look.
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Look.Verse one, chapter 28,
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Verse one, chapter 28,"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.And the islanders showed us
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And the islanders showed usunusual kindness."
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unusual kindness."Because when you get
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Because when you getto the place where you're going
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to the place where you're goingthat you didn't expect
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that you didn't expectthat you would ever end up,
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that you would ever end up,God will often have people there
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God will often have people thereto do things for you
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to do things for youthat you couldn't have seen
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that you couldn't have seenbefore you got there.
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before you got there.So don't worry about
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So don't worry aboutwho leaves you on the way,
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who leaves you on the way,because God will always have
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because God will always havesomebody waiting
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somebody waitingin your future to help you
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in your future to help youaccomplish what
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accomplish whatHe's given you to do.
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He's given you to do."They showed us
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"They showed usunusual kindness.
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unusual kindness.And they built a fire
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And 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."So now we've got a fire going.
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So now we've got a fire going.Everything's good.
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Everything's good.And so we're roasting
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And so we're roastingmarshmallows, singing Kumbaya.
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marshmallows, singing Kumbaya.Look, verse three.
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Look, verse three."Paul gathered a pile
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"Paul gathered a pileof brushwood
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of brushwoodand, as he put it on the fire,
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and, as he put it on the fire,a viper, driven out
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a viper, driven outby the heat,
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by the heat,fastened itself on his hand."
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fastened itself on his hand."Everybody say, "Poor Paul."
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Everybody say, "Poor Paul."This guy --
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This guy --The hits keep coming.
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The hits keep coming.He's already on trial.
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He's already on trial.He's already a prisoner.
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He's already a prisoner.He's been through a shipwreck.
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He's been through a shipwreck.And now, here comes the snake.
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And now, here comes the snake.And builds the fire,
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And builds the fire,he's trying to be helpful,
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he's trying to be helpful,and the heat from the fire
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and the heat from the firedrove out the snake.
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drove out the snake.I did want to point out to you,
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I did want to point out to you,as we round this corner
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as we round this cornerinto our final approach,
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into our final approach,that whenever you light a fire,
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that whenever you light a fire,you can expect
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you can expectsome snakes to come out.
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some snakes to come out.[applause]
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[applause]So when your passion
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So when your passionfor God increases and you start
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for God increases and you startburning bright
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burning brightfor the things of God
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for the things of Godand you start trying
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and you start tryingto serve God and you start
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to serve God and you starttrying to commit to God,
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trying to commit to God,don't be surprised
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don't be surprisedwhen it brings out the snakes,
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when it brings out the snakes,'cause the same fire that
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'cause the same fire thatwarmed them is the same fire
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warmed them is the same firethat drove out the snake
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that drove out the snakethat wanted to kill him.
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that wanted to kill him.So the fire
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So the firebrings out the snakes.
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brings out the snakes.And it says in verse four,
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And it says in verse four,"When the islanders saw
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"When the islanders sawthe snake hanging from his hand,
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the snake hanging from his hand,they said to each other,
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they said to each other,This man must be a murderer;
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This man must be a murderer;for though he escaped
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for though he escapedfrom the sea,
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from the sea,the goddess Justice has
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the goddess Justice hasnot allowed him to live."
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not allowed him to live."Now, I don't notice anybody
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Now, I don't notice anybodyin the passage trying
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in the passage tryingto help Paul get
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to help Paul getthe snake off his hand.
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the snake off his hand.They're having a committee
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They're having a committeemeeting about why the snake --
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meeting about why the snake --"I think he's getting bit
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"I think he's getting bitby the snake
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by the snake'cause he did something wrong."
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'cause he did something wrong."They're pontificating
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They're pontificatingabout his problem.
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about his problem.Worse thing in the world.
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Worse thing in the world.And remember how I told you Luke
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And remember how I told you Lukewas the one writing
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was the one writingthe book of Acts?
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the book of Acts?You know, Luke was
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You know, Luke wasa medical doctor.
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a medical doctor.And so I'm interested to see
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And so I'm interested to seehow he describes the snakebite.
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how he describes the snakebite.Look at verse five.
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Look at verse five.It's very succinct.
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It's very succinct.It says, "But Paul shook
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It says, "But Paul shookthe snake off into the fire
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the snake off into the fireand suffered no ill effects."
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and suffered no ill effects."If I had time and if I thought
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If I had time and if I thoughtyou could handle it,
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you could handle it,I would preach about
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I would preach about"Shake the Snake."
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"Shake the Snake."If I thought
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If I thoughtyou could handle it.
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you could handle it.Okay, just real quick then,
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Okay, just real quick then,let's talk before we finish,
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let's talk before we finish,let's talk about shake the snake
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let's talk about shake the snakeand feed the fire.
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and feed the fire.Shake the snake.
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Shake the snake.You've got to learn
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You've got to learnhow to shake the snake
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how to shake the snakeand feed the fire.
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and feed the fire.See, Paul doesn't get bit
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See, Paul doesn't get bitby the snake and scream.
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by the snake and scream.He doesn't get bit
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He doesn't get bitby the snake
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by the snakeand stand there
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and stand therein a state of shock.
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in a state of shock.Paul looks at the snake
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Paul looks at the snakeand he says, "Oh, this too?"
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and he says, "Oh, this too?"And I'm asking myself,
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And I'm asking myself,how did he have
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how did he havethe presence of mind
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the presence of mind'cause I'm scare of snakes --
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'cause I'm scare of snakes --How many y'all scared of snakes?
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How many y'all scared of snakes?Okay, turn to the person
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Okay, turn to the personnext to you who doesn't
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next to you who doesn'thave their hand up
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have their hand upand say, "How does it feel
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and say, "How does it feelto be stupid?"
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to be stupid?"Snakes are scary.
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Snakes are scary.So if the snake bites me,
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So if the snake bites me,I don't have the presence --
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I don't have the presence --But Paul, he knew something.
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But Paul, he knew something.He had something.
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He had something.He said, "Wait a minute.
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He said, "Wait a minute.Wait a minute.
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Wait a minute.Wait a minute.
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Wait a minute.God didn't bring me through
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God didn't bring me throughthat shipwreck to let me die
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that shipwreck to let me diefrom this snakebite.
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from this snakebite.So I know what to do."
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So I know what to do."Now, I'm using this
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Now, I'm using thisas a metaphor.
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as a metaphor.I'm saying that there are snakes
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I'm saying that there are snakesthat will attack your thinking.
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that will attack your thinking.There are snakes that will
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There are snakes that willattack your faith.
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attack your faith.Notice that God didn't
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Notice that God didn'tlet Paul step
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let Paul stepon the snake's head.
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on the snake's head.That's how we want it.
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That's how we want it.Show me the fear
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God says, "No, got to
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God says, "No, got tolet it bite you
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let it bite you'cause I've got to prove
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'cause I've got to proveto everybody around you
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to everybody around youthat I can let
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that I can letthe fear bite you
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the fear bite youand even try to attach itself
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and even try to attach itselfto you, but you know
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to you, but you knowwhat to do when
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what to do whenthe snake starts biting.
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that snake, shake that worry,
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that snake, shake that worry,shake that trouble,
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shake that trouble,shake that problem,
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shake that problem,shake that bad report,
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shake that bad report,shake that test result,
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shake that test result,shake, shake..."
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shake, shake..."Shake three people around you.
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Shake three people around you.Say, "Shake that snake."
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Say, "Shake that snake."Shake it.
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Shake it.Shake it.
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Shake it.One more thing.
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One more thing.I can't leave this alone.
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I can't leave this alone.It said not only did
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It said not only didhe shake the snake,
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he shake the snake,but he shook it back
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but he shook it backin the same fire
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in the same firethat made it come out
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that made it come outto begin with.
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to begin with.Now, I'm thinking about
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Now, I'm thinking about2 Timothy 1: 6-7.
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2 Timothy 1: 6-7.Paul was preaching to Timothy
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Paul was preaching to Timothywhen Timothy was under fire
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when Timothy was under fireand Timothy was facing
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and Timothy was facingsome real hardship.
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some real hardship.And he said, "Timothy,
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And he said, "Timothy,I want to remind you now,"
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I want to remind you now,"here it is,
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here it is,"to fan into flames
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"to fan into flamesthe spiritual gift
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the spiritual giftGod gave you when I laid
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God gave you when I laidmy hands on you,
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my hands on you,for God has not given us
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for God has not given usa spirit of fear."
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a spirit of fear."Shake it off.
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Shake it off.Or timidity.
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Or timidity.Shake it off.
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Shake it off.What are they going
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What are they goingto think about me?
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to think about me?Shake it off.
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Shake it off.What if it doesn't work out?
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What if it doesn't work out?Shake -- God didn't give you
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Shake -- God didn't give youa spirit of fear, but what?
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a spirit of fear, but what?Of power and love
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Of power and loveand self-discipline.
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and self-discipline.There's so much power
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There's so much powerin you that you can get bit
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in you that you can get bitand still not be stopped.
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and still not be stopped.That's when the people
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That's when the peoplein your life will know
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in your life will knowthere is a God.
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there is a God.Shake it
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Shake itback into the same fire.
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back into the same fire.Any time you start
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Any time you startpursuing God with a passion,
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pursuing God with a passion,don't be surprised
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don't be surprisedwhen something slithers up
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when something slithers upto bite you.
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to bite you.But if the shipwreck
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But if the shipwreckdidn't kill you,
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didn't kill you,if God brought you this far,
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if God brought you this far,the same God who got you
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the same God who got youto this point,
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to this point,if you'll just shake
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if you'll just shakethat thing off
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that thing offand don't let it stop you --
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and don't let it stop you --It might bite you
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It might bite youbut don't let it stop you.
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but don't let it stop you.It might try to hurt you,
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It might try to hurt you,but just don't let it stop you.
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but just don't let it stop you.Just shake it off.
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Just shake it off.The hymn writer said,
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The hymn writer said,"Through many dangers, toils,
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"Through many dangers, toils,and snares, I have already come.
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and snares, I have already come.'Twas grace that brought me
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'Twas grace that brought mesafe thus far,
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safe thus far,and grace will lead me home.
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and grace will lead me home.[applause]
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[applause]
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- Right now, in this moment,
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- Right now, in this moment,your life is being
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your life is beingsteered in a direction.
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steered in a direction.It may be toward your calling,
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It may be toward your calling,it may be away
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it may be awayfrom your calling.
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from your calling.But your life is being
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But your life is beingdriven buy something,
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driven buy something,like a ship in the water.
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like a ship in the water.The destination is determined
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The destination is determinedby who or what is at the wheel.
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by who or what is at the wheel.If you're steering
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If you're steeringby your feelings,
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by your feelings,instead of by the spirit of God,
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instead of by the spirit of God,it's just a matter of time
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it's just a matter of timebefore you get off course.
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before you get off course.Sometimes, it happens slowly.
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Sometimes, it happens slowly.You don't even realize
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You don't even realizethe gradual drift.
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the gradual drift.Because, the world's gets us
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Because, the world's gets uswalking in its ways;
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walking in its ways;what we see, what we feel,
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what we see, what we feel,what we think.
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what we think.But as children of God,
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But as children of God,we have to learn how to
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we have to learn how totrain ourselves differently,
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train ourselves differently,because feelings come and go.
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because feelings come and go.I mean, one minute,
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I mean, one minute,you're telling yourself that
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you're telling yourself thatyou can take on the world.
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you can take on the world.And the next minute,
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And the next minute,all you wanna do
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all you wanna dois get under the covers
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I know you know
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I know you knowwhat I am saying.
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what I am saying.God's truth
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God's truthis the only constant.
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is the only constant.It's time to fix your focus
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It's time to fix your focuson the provision of God
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on the provision of Godnot the lack in your life,
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not the lack in your life,the protection of God,
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the protection of God,not the danger around you,
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not the danger around you,and the purposes of God
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and the purposes of Godinstead of whatever
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instead of whateverlittle urgent crises
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little urgent crisespops up in your day.
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pops up in your day.You can survive the storms
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You can survive the stormsof anxiety and stress.
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of anxiety and stress.Now we've got some details on
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Now we've got some details onthis page about this new series
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this page about this new seriesI'm so excited about it.
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I'm so excited about it.- So good.
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- So good.- "When Anxiety Attacks"
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- "When Anxiety Attacks"because it will and when it does
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because it will and when it doesI want you to be ready
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I want you to be readyto deal with fear and anxiety,
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to deal with fear and anxiety,to chart your course
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to chart your coursebefore the storm hits.
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before the storm hits.So you make it
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So you make itto the other side.
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to the other side.I hope your request
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I hope your requestyour copy today.
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your copy today.And God bless you and thank you
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And God bless you and thank youfor your continued support
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for your continued supportof this ministry.
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of this ministry.I know you're going
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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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♪ Better than You ♪
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♪ Oh, yes, I know ♪
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♪ It's true ♪
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- Come on, tell 'em.
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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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♪ And You still call me friend ♪
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♪ 'Cause the God of ♪
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♪ The mountain ♪
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♪ Is the God of ♪
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♪ The valley ♪
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♪ There's not a place ♪
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♪ Your mercy and grace ♪
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♪ Won't find me again ♪
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- Come on now.
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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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♪ Oh, better than You ♪
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♪ Lord, there's nothing ♪
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♪ Nothing is ♪
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♪ Better than You ♪
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♪ I know it's true ♪
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♪ Lord, there's nothing ♪
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