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Save Your Strength Part 1

Steven Furtick

August 24, 2020

27:29

Pastor Steven shares the key to sustaining strength in a draining world.

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Save Your Strength Part 1

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- I thought I would take
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- I thought I would takea moment and just illustrate how
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a moment and just illustrate howsometimes where something
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sometimes where somethingshows up is not
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shows up is notwhere it started.
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where it started.This sermon that you're hearing
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This sermon that you're hearingtoday came from a note
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today came from a notethat I made last year.
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that I made last year.And sometimes where something
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And sometimes where somethingshows up isn't where it starts.
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shows up isn't where it starts.By the time you hear the sermon,
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in the process of me thinking
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in the process of me thinkingabout it for a long time.
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about it for a long time.'Cause I don't wanna just
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'Cause I don't wanna justthink of something Saturday
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think of something Saturdayand say it on Sunday.
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and say it on Sunday.I even realized
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I even realizedthat about your life.
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that about your life.You showed up today
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but I don't really see what
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but I don't really see whatit took for you to get here.
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it took for you to get here.Or what is affecting
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Or what is affectingyour mind as I preach.
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your mind as I preach.Sometimes people would say,
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Sometimes people would say,"That's the best sermon
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"That's the best sermonyou ever preached."
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you ever preached."And I'll say, "That's just
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And I'll say, "That's justthe best you ever listened.
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the best you ever listened.[Laughter]
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[Laughter]Wasn't that good."
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Wasn't that good."But the sermon starts
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But the sermon startsbefore it starts.
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before it starts.I always tell the parking team,
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I always tell the parking team,"Hey help me out.
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"Hey help me out.When people are coming in
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When people are coming insmile at 'em, wave at 'em,
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smile at 'em, wave at 'em,put 'em in a good mood.
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put 'em in a good mood.It'll make my job easier.
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It'll make my job easier.'Cause the sermon starts
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'Cause the sermon startsbefore it starts.
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before it starts.It starts before it starts.
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It starts before it starts.It starts checking in your kids,
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It starts checking in your kids,it starts -- so make sure,
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it starts -- so make sure,make sure that you get
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make sure that you getas good of a start as possible.
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as good of a start as possible.And this time of year we're
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And this time of year we'reso focused on new beginnings,
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so focused on new beginnings,but the longer you live
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but the longer you livethe less you really believe
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the less you really believein new beginnings.
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in new beginnings.And the clichés don't really
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And the clichés don't reallycomfort you in the same way
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comfort you in the same wayor inspire you
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or inspire youat the same level anymore.
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at the same level anymore."New year, new you."
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"New year, new you."Nope.
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Nope.[Laughter]
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[Laughter]I didn't grow three inches.
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I didn't grow three inches.[Laughter]
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[Laughter]No, I'm the same me.
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No, I'm the same me.You can't really get
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You can't really geta new start to your story.
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a new start to your story.What you can do
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What you can dois change the ending.
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is change the ending.And the only real way for you
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And the only real way for youto affect the ending is to
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to affect the ending is tounderstand the starting place.
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understand the starting place.It's very important that
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It's very important thatwe understand the scripture
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we understand the scripturethat I read in the context
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that I read in the contextof the times because there
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of the times because therewould have been an outside gate,
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would have been an outside gate,the outer wall of the city
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the outer wall of the citywith a gate for entrance,
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with a gate for entrance,and an inner gate --
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and an inner gate --as a line of defense --
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as a line of defense --and then this space
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and then this spacebetween the gate where justice
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between the gate where justicewas supposed to be served.
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was supposed to be served.Negotiations happened,
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Negotiations happened,and people would buy and sell.
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and people would buy and sell.That was the space
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That was the spacebetween the gates,
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between the gates,where the negotiations of life
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where the negotiations of lifeand the deliberations
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and the deliberationstook place.
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took place.But between the gates.
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But between the gates.The realm of your decisions,
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The realm of your decisions,the realm of your
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the realm of yourthought process.
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thought process.The space between
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The space betweenwhat you see with your eyes
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what you see with your eyesand what you do in your life.
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and what you do in your life.What you hear with your ears
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What you hear with your earsand how you act
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and how you actwhen you go home.
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when you go home.That's space, that's where
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That's space, that's wherethe battle is won and lost.
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the battle is won and lost.Now, by the time the battle
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Now, by the time the battleis won, there has already
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is won, there has alreadybeen significant work done.
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been significant work done.Nobody wins the Olympics
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Nobody wins the Olympicsat the race.
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at the race.They won the Olympics
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They won the Olympicsin the dark, at 4:30.
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in the dark, at 4:30.Where their success showed up is
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Where their success showed up isnot where their success started.
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not where their success started.Usually when you see an issue
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Usually when you see an issuein somebody's life,
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in somebody's life,where it showed up
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where it showed upis not where it started.
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is not where it started.It's the same with victories
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It's the same with victoriesthat it is with defeat.
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that it is with defeat.I told a story last week
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I told a story last weekabout my dad.
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about my dad.And the reason I like to tell so
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And the reason I like to tell somany stories about my dad
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many stories about my dadis 'cause he's not here
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is 'cause he's not hereto correct them.
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to correct them.I can tell 'em
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I can tell 'emhow I wanna tell 'em.
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how I wanna tell 'em.The one I told
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The one I toldabout him last week
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about him last weekmade him sound kinda bad,
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made him sound kinda bad,but I thought I would tell
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but I thought I would tella good one about him.
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a good one about him.No, my dad was a good dad.
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No, my dad was a good dad.especially if you compare him
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especially if you compare himto the standard that
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to the standard thathe didn't have a dad
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he didn't have a dadto show him how to do it
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to show him how to do itand he was making it up
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and he was making it upwhen he was doing it.
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when he was doing it.He was just kinda --
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He was just kinda --he was winging it.
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he was winging it.And I have mad respect for that,
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And I have mad respect for that,'cause it's hard enough
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'cause it's hard enoughto be a dad when
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to be a dad whenyou've seen a dad,
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you've seen a dad,but he had to make it up.
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but he had to make it up.So some of his tactics
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So some of his tacticswere not FDA approved.
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were not FDA approved.Some of his tactics were
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Some of his tactics werekinda street tactics.
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kinda street tactics.One time I told my mom
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One time I told my momI wanted to kill him.
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I wanted to kill him.Yeah.
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Yeah.Not my finest moment.
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Not my finest moment."I'll kill him!
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"I'll kill him!I wanna kill him!"
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I wanna kill him!"And when he picked me up
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And when he picked me upfrom school that day,
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from school that day,early dismissal,
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early dismissal,picked me up from school
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picked me up from schooland said he had two guns
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and said he had two gunsin the back of the truck
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in the back of the truckand I was gonna get one
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and I was gonna get oneand was gonna get one
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and was gonna get one'cause he heard I wanted
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'cause he heard I wantedto kill him and if I didn't
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to kill him and if I didn'tshoot he was going to.
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shoot he was going to.And that is not the necessarily
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And that is not the necessarilythe type of parenting you hear
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the type of parenting you hearabout on Focus On The Family.
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about on Focus On The Family.But he was doing
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But he was doingthe best he could.
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the best he could.And he didn't actually do it,
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And he didn't actually do it,he let me cry for 10 minutes
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he let me cry for 10 minutesand think that
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and think thathe was gonna do it.
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he was gonna do it.But I never said it again.
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But I never said it again.One of his finest moments,
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One of his finest moments,though -- I don't know where
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though -- I don't know wherehe got the idea to do this.
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he got the idea to do this.Was when he began
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Was when he beganto talk to me about addiction.
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to talk to me about addiction.He began to talk to me about
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He began to talk to me aboutaddiction because his father
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addiction because his fathercommitted suicide
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committed suicideand had been a very mean drunk.
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and had been a very mean drunk.His father's father
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His father's fatherhad been an alcoholic.
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had been an alcoholic.And somewhere along the line
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And somewhere along the linehe made the decision
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he made the decisionthat I can't go back
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that I can't go backand rewrite how this story
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and rewrite how this storystarted in our bloodline,
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started in our bloodline,but I'm gonna impart a vision
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but I'm gonna impart a visionto my son so that
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to my son so thathe might be the one
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he might be the oneto write a different ending.
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to write a different ending.You can't create
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You can't createa new beginning,
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a new beginning,but you can write a new ending.
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but you can write a new ending.That's what I'm trying to say.
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That's what I'm trying to say.[Applause]
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[Applause]You can't change who
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You can't change whowasn't there for you,
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wasn't there for you,but you can write a new ending.
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but you can write a new ending.And maybe we should start
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And maybe we should startthis year not as an expectation
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this year not as an expectationof new beginnings,
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of new beginnings,but new endings.
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I said from this point forward.
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I said from this point forward.Paul said, I press
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Paul said, I presstowards the mark,
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towards the mark,this one thing I do
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this one thing I doforgetting what is behind me.
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forgetting what is behind me.There is no strength
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There is no strengthin what's behind me.
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in what's behind me.I stretch toward what's ahead.
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I stretch toward what's ahead.And so my dad,
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And so my dad,he would pull me aside,
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he would pull me aside,even from a really young age.
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even from a really young age.Like, I was eight years old
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Like, I was eight years oldand he would pull me aside
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and he would pull me asideand start talking to me about
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Eight years old!
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Eight years old!And he would tell me,
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And he would tell me,"My dad was a drunk,
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"My dad was a drunk,and his dad was a drunk,
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and his dad was a drunk,and his dad was a drunk."
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and his dad was a drunk."And he would say,
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And he would say,"You could be the first Furtick
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"You could be the first Furtickthat wasn't an alcoholic."
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that wasn't an alcoholic."He put it out there
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He put it out therelike a challenge to me.
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like a challenge to me.Like, you could go to the moon.
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Like, you could go to the moon.You could be the first Furtick.
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You could be the first Furtick.And I kinda liked that.
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And I kinda liked that.I was only eight!
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I was only eight!I was eight.
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I was eight.I don't know what he thought
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I don't know what he thoughtthat kids were bringing
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that kids were bringingto school in their juice boxes
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to school in their juice boxeslike what temptation
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like what temptationhe thought I was under.
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he thought I was under.You could be the first Furtick.
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You could be the first Furtick.And it got through to me
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And it got through to meeven when I got a little older,
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even when I got a little older,I could be the first Furtick.
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I could be the first Furtick.This is not a sermon about
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This is not a sermon aboutdon't drink, by the way.
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don't drink, by the way.Okay, I don't want you
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Okay, I don't want youto get all nervous, like that.
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to get all nervous, like that.I'm not one of those preachers.
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I'm not one of those preachers.'Cause I have noticed that a lot
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'Cause I have noticed that a lotof preachers who don't drink
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of preachers who don't drinkare 80 pounds overweight so
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are 80 pounds overweight soapparently they skipped all
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apparently they skipped allthe verses about gluttony and --
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the verses about gluttony and --Okay, okay.
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Okay, okay.You didn't come for all that.
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You didn't come for all that.Let's get back to the scripture.
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Let's get back to the scripture.Isaiah said, that,
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Isaiah said, that,"He will be..."
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"He will be..."-- is anybody leaving?
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-- is anybody leaving?I can't see
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I can't seevery well back there.
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very well back there.[Laughter]
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[Laughter]Y'all still there?
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Y'all still there?Okay.
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Okay."... a source of strength to him
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"... a source of strength to himwho turns back the battle
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who turns back the battleat the gate."
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at the gate."In other words, God will
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In other words, God willstrengthen the will of
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strengthen the will ofthe one who makes the decision.
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the one who makes the decision.It stops here.
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It stops here.I'm taking my place in the gate
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I'm taking my place in the gateto say that I cannot affect
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to say that I cannot affecthow the story has started.
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how the story has started.But my dad said if you really
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But my dad said if you reallywanna be the first Furtick
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wanna be the first Furtickto beat this, you gotta
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to beat this, you gottabeat it in your blood.
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beat it in your blood.Because if you taste it,
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Because if you taste it,you're gonna like it.
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you're gonna like it.So I wanna challenge you,
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So I wanna challenge you,just don't ever fight it.
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just don't ever fight it.He was trying to get me to see
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He was trying to get me to seethat sometimes the best place
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that sometimes the best placeto fight the battle
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to fight the battleis before it ever begins.
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is before it ever begins.To draw a line and say,
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To draw a line and say,"I'm not even going there.
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"I'm not even going there.I'm not even playin' with this.
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I'm not even playin' with this.This is not going to be a part
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This is not going to be a partof my children's legacy.
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of my children's legacy.I can't control
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I can't controlwhat it's been until now,
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what it's been until now,but from this day forward,
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but from this day forward,by the grace of God,
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by the grace of God,I am a new creation in Christ.
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I am a new creation in Christ.And I'm gonna beat it
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And I'm gonna beat itin the bloodline.
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in the bloodline.I'm gonna make a stand
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I'm gonna make a standfor the next generation.
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for the next generation.There are going to be
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There are going to besome changes at the gate."
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some changes at the gate."[Applause]
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[Applause]The place to beat it
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The place to beat itis before it begins.
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is before it begins.Because if you let it in,
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Because if you let it in,you've already let it win.
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you've already let it win.It's like this in marriage
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It's like this in marriageby the time you let
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by the time you letresentment in, you've already
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resentment in, you've alreadylet bitterness win.
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let bitterness win.It's like this in our
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It's like this in ourthought process by the time
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thought process by the timewe let worry in, we've already
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we let worry in, we've alreadylet anxiety win.
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let anxiety win.And this is the year
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And this is the yearwe no longer fight
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we no longer fightthe devil on his level.
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the devil on his level.[Applause]
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[Applause]Because Isaiah said
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Because Isaiah saidthere is a strategy.
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there is a strategy.You can turn back
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You can turn backthe battle at the gate.
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the battle at the gate.It's a powerful thought.
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It's a powerful thought.Sometimes people make fun of me
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Sometimes people make fun of mewhen we go out to eat.
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when we go out to eat.They say, "Oh yeah, I forgot,
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They say, "Oh yeah, I forgot,you don't drink."
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you don't drink."You know, it's fine
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You know, it's fineI'm not judging you,
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I'm not judging you,drink what you wanna drink.
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a day I got no judgement
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a day I got no judgementfor your liquid consumption.
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for your liquid consumption.I just got a different drug.
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I just got a different drug.What I'm saying is
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What I'm saying isthis is a decision I made.
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this is a decision I made.It's a standard that I have set.
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It's a standard that I have set.And the problem in Isaiah is
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who should have been setting
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who should have been settingthe standard for the people
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the standard for the peoplehave lowered the standard
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have lowered the standardand left the people vulnerable.
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and left the people vulnerable.This has no relevance to
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This has no relevance toour modern day of course.
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our modern day of course.The Bible is an ancient book.
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The Bible is an ancient book.In fact, Isaiah says,
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In fact, Isaiah says,he gives a picture of it.
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he gives a picture of it.He says that the leaders who are
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He says that the leaders who aresupposed to be sitting in their
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supposed to be sitting in theirseat of judgement rendering
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seat of judgement renderingdecisions of virtue and justice,
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decisions of virtue and justice,verse 7 he says,
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verse 7 he says,"They stagger from wine
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"They stagger from wineand reel from beer.
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and reel from beer.The priests and the prophets..."
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The priests and the prophets..."Wouldn't this make church
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Wouldn't this make churchmore interesting?
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more interesting?The priests and the prophets
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The priests and the prophetsstagger from beer
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stagger from beerand are befuddled with wine.
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and are befuddled with wine.Y'all I have a hard
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Y'all I have a hardenough time making sense
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enough time making sensewhen I'm up here sober.
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when I'm up here sober.Could you imagine what I would
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Could you imagine what I wouldsound like if I had a few.
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sound like if I had a few.He said, "They stagger
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He said, "They staggerwhen seeing visions..."
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when seeing visions..."They cannot see correctly
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They cannot see correctlyso how can they lead correctly?
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so how can they lead correctly?"...they stumble when
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"...they stumble whenrendering decisions."
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rendering decisions."They are the ones who
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They are the ones whoare supposed to calibrate
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are supposed to calibratethe calling of the nation.
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the calling of the nation.And yet they are so drunk --
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And yet they are so drunk --maybe it's a metaphor.
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maybe it's a metaphor.Maybe it's not just that
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Maybe it's not just thatthey are drunk on alcohol,
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they are drunk on alcohol,maybe they're drunk on pride.
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maybe they're drunk on pride.Maybe they're intoxicated
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Maybe they're intoxicatedwith power.
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with power.Maybe it's self aggrandizement
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Maybe it's self aggrandizementthat has caused the leaders
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that has caused the leadersof this day to begin
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of this day to beginto weigh self interest
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to weigh self interestin a different scale than
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in a different scale thanthe best interest of the people.
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the best interest of the people.[Cheering and Applause]
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[Cheering and Applause]And yet Isaiah says something
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And yet Isaiah says somethingthat rings true today.
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that rings true today.That God will be a source
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That God will be a sourceof strength to those who turn
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of strength to those who turnback the battle at the gate.
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back the battle at the gate.Notice he says that no matter
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Notice he says that no matterwho sits in the gate,
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who sits in the gate,God is still the source of
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God is still the source ofstrength to those who turn back
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strength to those who turn backthe battle at the gate.
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the battle at the gate.It would be worth answering
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It would be worth answeringthe question, who is
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the question, who isthe source of your strength?
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the source of your strength?If you haven't decided it by now
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If you haven't decided it by nowyou need to decide it
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you need to decide itreally quickly because
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really quickly becauseif the source of your strength
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if the source of your strengthis who you're sitting beside,
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is who you're sitting beside,you will live
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you will livea very disappointed life.
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a very disappointed life.If the source of your strength
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If the source of your strengthis a number at the bottom
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is a number at the bottomof your balance sheet,
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of your balance sheet,something will hit your life
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something will hit your lifeso hard that you can't
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so hard that you can'tbuy your way out of it
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buy your way out of itand you will find out
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and you will find outreally quickly that net worth
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really quickly that net worthis a terrible place
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is a terrible placeto put your self-sense value.
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to put your self-sense value.If the source of your strength
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If the source of your strengthis how people look at you,
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is how people look at you,or treat you,
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or treat you,or think about you,
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or think about you,if the source of your strength
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if the source of your strengthon any given day
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on any given dayis the condition of your health
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is the condition of your healthyou will always be
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you will always besusceptible to the elements.
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susceptible to the elements.And so Isaiah says,
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And so Isaiah says,"He will be a spirit of justice
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"He will be a spirit of justiceto the one who sits in judgement
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to the one who sits in judgementand a source of strength
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and a source of strengthto those who turn back
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to those who turn backthe battle at the gate."
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the battle at the gate."To make God the source
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To make God the sourceof your strength means
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of your strength meansthat you depend on Him.
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that you depend on Him.As one psalmist said,
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As one psalmist said,"You lift your eyes
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"You lift your eyesto the hills, from whence cometh
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to the hills, from whence comethyour help, your help cometh
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your help, your help comethfrom the Lord, the maker
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from the Lord, the makerof Heaven and Earth
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of Heaven and Earthand He will not suffer
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and He will not sufferyour foot to be moved.
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your foot to be moved.The Lord that keepeth thee
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The Lord that keepeth theewill not slumber, nor sleep.
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will not slumber, nor sleep.The Lord is your keeper,
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The Lord is your keeper,the Lord is your shade
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the Lord is your shadeupon your right hand.
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upon your right hand.The sun will not smite thee
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The sun will not smite theeby day, nor the moon by night.
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by day, nor the moon by night.He will preserve your soul,
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He will preserve your soul,even forevermore."
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even forevermore."To know that all
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To know that allyour help comes from God.
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That all of your help comes
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That all of your help comesnot from the right,
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not from the right,not from the left,
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not from the left,not from the north,
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not from the north,not from the south,
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not from the south,not from the economy,
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not from the economy,not from the job.
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not from the job.Tell somebody, say,
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Tell somebody, say,"Not you.
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"Not you.God is my source."
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God is my source."Go ahead and clap right now
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Go ahead and clap right nowif you know God's got your back.
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if you know God's got your back.[Applause]
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and shout about it.
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and shout about it.If God is your source
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If God is your sourcein every season of your life.
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in every season of your life.In every famine
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In every famineI have a friend named Jesus.
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I have a friend named Jesus.[Applause]
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[Applause]He is my source.
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He is my source.I am so tempted to preach
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I am so tempted to preachon this part of the verse
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on this part of the versethat I almost forgot
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that I almost forgotwhat came before it.
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what came before it.Isaiah said, "In that day
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Isaiah said, "In that daythe Lord Almighty will be
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the Lord Almighty will bea glorious crown,
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a glorious crown,a beautiful wreath for
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a beautiful wreath forthe remnant of His people."
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the remnant of His people."Now what is a wreath
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Now what is a wreathand what is a remnant?
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and what is a remnant?Besides a Christmas decoration,
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Besides a Christmas decoration,a wreath symbolizes victory.
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a wreath symbolizes victory.And He is preaching victory
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And He is preaching victoryto people who are about
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to people who are aboutto experience defeat.
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to experience defeat.He's preaching of course about
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He's preaching of course aboutthe impending Assyrian invasion
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the impending Assyrian invasionto the northern territory of
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to the northern territory ofSumeria the crown jewel of
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Sumeria the crown jewel ofthe northern kingdom of Israel,
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the northern kingdom of Israel,set on a fertile valley.
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set on a fertile valley.He's speaking to them
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He's speaking to themabout their potential.
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about their potential.And He's telling them how
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And He's telling them howtheir protection is gone.
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their protection is gone.And so now they're gonna face
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And so now they're gonna facea season of defeat.
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a season of defeat.And in the same breath that
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And in the same breath thatHe promises to be a source
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He promises to be a sourceof strength, He warns them
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of strength, He warns themof a coming defeat.
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of a coming defeat.But He speaks about victory
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But He speaks about victoryin the context of defeat.
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in the context of defeat.He says, "In that day,
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He says, "In that day,the Lord Almighty will be
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the Lord Almighty will bea glorious crown,
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a glorious crown,a beautiful wreath,
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a beautiful wreath,for the remnant of His people."
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for the remnant of His people."God said He will be
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God said He will bea wreath for the remnant.
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a wreath for the remnant.The wreath symbolizes victory,
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The wreath symbolizes victory,the remnant represents
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the remnant representswhat's left.
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what's left.God always has a remnant.
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God always has a remnant.No matter what
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No matter whatyou've lost in your life
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you've lost in your lifeor who walked away from you,
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or who walked away from you,God always leaves a remnant.
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God always leaves a remnant.No matter how wicked this world
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No matter how wicked this worldgets or how dark the times
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gets or how dark the timesthat we live in may seem to be,
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that we live in may seem to be,God always has a remnant.
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God always has a remnant.In every office,
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In every office,God has a remnant.
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God has a remnant.In every church,
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In every church,God has a remnant.
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God has a remnant.In every city and every
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In every city and everygeneration, God has a remnant.
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generation, God has a remnant.God always has a remnant.
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God always has a remnant.There's always a little bit
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There's always a little bitof oil in the house
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of oil in the houseeven if you feel like
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even if you feel likeyou're starving to death.
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you're starving to death.God always has a remnant.
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God always has a remnant.There's always a little boy
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There's always a little boywith a lunch if you call him
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with a lunch if you call himforward and put it in the hands
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forward and put it in the handsof the Master it will multiply
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of the Master it will multiplybecause God always
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because God alwayshas a remnant.
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has a remnant.No matter how many leave Gideon,
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No matter how many leave Gideon,there will always be 300.
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there will always be 300.And God is able
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And God is ableto win with the remnant.
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to win with the remnant.God said, "I'm gonna bless
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God said, "I'm gonna blesswhat's left.
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what's left.I will not be limited
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I will not be limitedby what you lost.
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by what you lost.I will be a wreath
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I will be a wreathfor the remnant.
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for the remnant.I'm gonna bless what's left.
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I'm gonna bless what's left.I'm gonna bless what's left.
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I'm gonna bless what's left.Stop weeping over what's lost.
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Stop weeping over what's lost.I'm gonna bless what's left."
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I'm gonna bless what's left."I want you to shout right now
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I want you to shout right nowover what you've got left.
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over what you've got left.I want you to shout right now
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I want you to shout right nowover the gift you have,
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over the gift you have,the strength you have,
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the strength you have,the friends you have,
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the friends you have,the opportunities you have,
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the opportunities you have,the time you have.
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the time you have.God said, "I'm gonna bless
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God said, "I'm gonna blesswhat you've got left,
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what you've got left,if you will not stay stuck
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if you will not stay stuckin what walked away.
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in what walked away.I gonna bless
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I gonna blesswhat you've got left.
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what you've got left.You can win with
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You can win withwhat you got left."
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what you got left."[Cheering and Applause]
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[Cheering and Applause]Feel like preaching.
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Feel like preaching.I feel like preaching
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I feel like preachingto the remnant.
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to the remnant.Where's the remnant at?
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Where's the remnant at?We are the ones who
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We are the ones whowent through the fire
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went through the fireand came out unbound?
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and came out unbound?[Applause]
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[Applause]Gonna bless what's left.
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Gonna bless what's left.No matter what happens
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No matter what happensat the leadership level,
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at the leadership level,I'm looking for someone
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I'm looking for someonewho will turn back
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who will turn backthe battle at the gate.
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the battle at the gate."And in that day
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"And in that daythe Lord Almighty will be
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the Lord Almighty will bea glorious crown,
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a glorious crown,a beautiful wreath
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a beautiful wreathfor the remnant of his people."
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for the remnant of his people."Then he mentions
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Then he mentionstwo different spirits,
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two different spirits,watch this in verse 6,
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watch this in verse 6,can we study the Bible?
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can we study the Bible?"He will be a spirit of justice
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"He will be a spirit of justiceto the one who
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to the one whosits in judgement..."
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sits in judgement..."That's the first one,
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That's the first one,and, "...a source of strength
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and, "...a source of strengthto those who turn back
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to those who turn backthe battle at the gate."
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the battle at the gate."So you've got the spirit
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So you've got the spiritof justice to the one
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of justice to the onewho sits in judgement.
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who sits in judgement.And the source of strength
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And the source of strengthto those who turn back
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to those who turn backthe battle at the gate.
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the battle at the gate.Studied that text all week
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Studied that text all weekand I thought I was talking
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and I thought I was talkingabout two different things.
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about two different things.But the more I read it the more
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But the more I read it the moreI realized that this is two
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I realized that this is twofunctions of the same spirit.
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functions of the same spirit.He will be a spirit of justice
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He will be a spirit of justiceto the one who
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to the one whosits in judgement,
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sits in judgement,a source of strength
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a source of strengthto those who turn back
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to those who turn backthe battle at the gate.
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the battle at the gate.The first part of the verse
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The first part of the verseis about standards.
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is about standards.He will be a spirit of justice.
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He will be a spirit of justice.He will decide
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He will decidewhat is wrong and right.
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what is wrong and right.To the one who
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To the one whosits in judgement,
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sits in judgement,He will be a spirit of justice.
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He will be a spirit of justice.And a source of strength
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And a source of strengthto the one who turns back
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to the one who turns backthe battle at the gate.
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the battle at the gate.So the same God that is
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So the same God that isthe source of our strength
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the source of our strengthis to also be the source
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is to also be the sourceof our standards.
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of our standards.And here's the question
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And here's the questionthat I came to ask today.
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that I came to ask today.How can I expect God's strength
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How can I expect God's strengthif I do not embrace
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if I do not embraceGod's standards?
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God's standards?I'm about to throw
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I'm about to throwthis mic, brother.
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this mic, brother.[Applause]
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[Applause]See how can I call God
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if I have not made Him
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if I have not made Himthe source of my standards?
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the source of my standards?He will be a spirit of justice
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He will be a spirit of justiceto the one who
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to the one whosits in judgement.
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sits in judgement.Now if I have left
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Now if I have leftthat seat open and I have left
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that seat open and I have leftculture to tell me
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culture to tell mewhat's right and wrong,
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what's right and wrong,how can I look to culture
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look to God for my strength?
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look to God for my strength?[Cheering and Applause]
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[Cheering and Applause]How can I look for the world
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How can I look for the worldto tell me how to live
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to tell me how to liveand then expect God to give me
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and then expect God to give mestrength for a standard
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strength for a standardthat was not His?
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that was not His?How can I call God the source
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How can I call God the sourceof my strength if He is not
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of my strength if He is notthe source of my standards?
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the source of my standards?How can I expect His strength
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How can I expect His strengthand resist His standards?
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and resist His standards?It's good right?
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It's good right?- CONGREGATION: Yes.
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- CONGREGATION: Yes.- That's why I feel
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- That's why I feelweak sometimes.
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weak sometimes.Because I'm asking God
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Because I'm asking Godto strengthen me, but I have
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to strengthen me, but I havegiven away my strength because
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given away my strength becauseI have lowered my standard.
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I have lowered my standard.And then the enemy
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And then the enemycomes in like a flood,
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comes in like a flood,but I don't have a standard.
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but I don't have a standard.And then I asked God
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And then I asked Godto give me joy.
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to give me joy.You know, in Your presence
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You know, in Your presencefills with joy.
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fills with joy.The joy of the Lord
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The joy of the Lordis my strength.
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is my strength.And I want His strength,
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And I want His strength,I want His joy, but if I have
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I want His joy, but if I havenot applied His standard
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my mind think whatever it wants
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my mind think whatever it wantsto think, and I go to God
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to think, and I go to Godfor strength, but I did not
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for strength, but I did notgo to Him for standards,
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go to Him for standards,I am asking Him
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I am asking Himto violate the very nature
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to violate the very natureof our relationship.
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of our relationship.How can He be the source
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How can He be the sourceof my strength if I won't
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of my strength if I won'tlet Him be the source
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Who set your standards?
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Who set your standards?Who set your standards?
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Who set your standards?Was it God,
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Was it God,that set your standards?
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that set your standards?I was talking to one guy
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I was talking to one guythe other day and became
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the other day and becameapparent to me, pretty quickly,
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apparent to me, pretty quickly,that he sets his own standards
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that he sets his own standardsfor right and wrong.
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for right and wrong.And I admire him for that 'cause
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And I admire him for that 'causeI don't trust myself that much.
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I don't trust myself that much.I mean, he must be really
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I mean, he must be reallyperfect to have his own standard
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perfect to have his own standardfor right and wrong.
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for right and wrong.See I need a God.
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See I need a God.I need a God who's
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I need a God who'sbigger than me, wiser than me,
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bigger than me, wiser than me,who's been around
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who's been aroundlonger than me.
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longer than me.I need a God who can
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I need a God who cansee around the next corner
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see around the next cornerand know how this decision
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and know how this decisionis going to affect my destiny.
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is going to affect my destiny.I don't wanna
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I don't wannaoccupy that seat.
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occupy that seat.I need a God.
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I need a God.And sometimes we're so crazy
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And sometimes we're so crazyas Christians, we will allow
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as Christians, we will allowthe world to set our standards
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the world to set our standardsas a church.
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as a church.And tell us what the church
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And tell us what the churchought to be and not be.
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ought to be and not be.And put us in a box and call us
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And put us in a box and call usby our denomination.
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by our denomination.But I will not be standardized
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But I will not be standardizedby a dysfunctional world.
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by a dysfunctional world.I have a higher standard.
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I have a higher standard.We are a chosen people.
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We are a chosen people.A royal priesthood.
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A royal priesthood.A holy nation to the declare
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A holy nation to the declarethe praises of Him
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the praises of Himwho called us out of darkness!
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who called us out of darkness![Applause]
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[Applause]Feel like preachin'.
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Feel like preachin'.I'm preaching like this
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- I don't know about you
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- I don't know about youbut I'm a little bit
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but I'm a little bitof a control freak.
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of a control freak.And sometimes
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And sometimesthat's a really good thing,
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that's a really good thing,you know, when it comes
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you know, when it comesto excellence.
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to excellence.Like if I'm in church
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Like if I'm in churchand I see something
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and I see somethingthat's not done the best way
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that's not done the best wayit can be done,
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it can be done,I want to do it right for God.
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I want to do it right for God.You know?
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You know?And as a leader
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And as a leaderthat's a really big strength.
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that's a really big strength.It can also be
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It can also bea weakness though:
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a weakness though:when I want to control people
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when I want to control peopleand situations and circumstances
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and situations and circumstancesthat, honestly,
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that, honestly,I can't control.
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I can't control.One time I was trying
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One time I was tryingto control something
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to control somethingI had no business
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I had no businesstrying to control
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trying to controland the Spirit of God
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and the Spirit of Godspoke to me,
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spoke to me,"Control is an illusion."
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"Control is an illusion."Control is an illusion?
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Control is an illusion?What do you mean by that?
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What do you mean by that?And I felt like God said,
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And I felt like God said,"You never really have control,
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"You never really have control,but you always have a choice."
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but you always have a choice."And that changed my life
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And that changed my lifebecause I realized
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because I realizedthere's one thing
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there's one thingthat I can always control,
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that I can always control,that's my own soul.
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that's my own soul.If you can control your own soul
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If you can control your own soulyou can navigate
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you can navigateany circumstance in life.
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any circumstance in life.You can praise God in prison
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You can praise God in prisonlike Paul and Silas did.
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like Paul and Silas did.You can be like the psalmist
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You can be like the psalmistwho said, "Bless the Lord,
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who said, "Bless the Lord,O my soul."
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O my soul."Sometimes we have
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Sometimes we haveto command our soul
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to command our soulrather than letting
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rather than lettingour soul control us.
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our soul control us.Sometimes we have to tell fear,
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Sometimes we have to tell fear,"You get in the back seat!
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"You get in the back seat!I'm driving.
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I'm driving.My faith
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My faithis gonna steer this ship."
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is gonna steer this ship."So I want to offer you
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So I want to offer youa special series today
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a special series todaythat we've put together
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that we've put togethercalled "Soul Control".
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called "Soul Control".We offer so many
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We offer so manyresource available
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resource availablefor free online and we hope
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for free online and we hopethat you enjoy those,
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that you enjoy those,but this is special
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but this is specialexclusive offer -
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exclusive offer -a six part DVD series,
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a six part DVD series,that you might want
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that you might wantto get your hands on
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to get your hands onif you've been dealing with
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if you've been dealing withanxiety or fear
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anxiety or fearor negative emotions
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or negative emotionsor the opinions of people.
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or the opinions of people.This is gonna show you
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This is gonna show youhow to really contain
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how to really containthe calling God has given you
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the calling God has given youwithin the perimeters
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within the perimetersof your own faith
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of your own faithand move forward believing
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and move forward believingin God's purpose for you.
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in God's purpose for you.I want you to request
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I want you to requestthis today.
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this today.You can go right there
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You can go right therebelow and request
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below and requestthe series "Soul Control".
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the series "Soul Control".It's the key to sustaining
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It's the key to sustainingstrength in a draining world.
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strength in a draining world.And the key is not
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And the key is notfor you to fake it.
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for you to fake it.The key is not for you
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The key is not for youto act like you've got it
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to act like you've got itall under control.
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all under control.The key is for you to open
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The key is for you to openyourself to God and say,
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yourself to God and say,"I really need you,"
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"I really need you,"and then to feel yourself
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and then to feel yourselfwith His Word
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with His Wordso that you'll know
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so that you'll knowhow to navigate
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how to navigatethese moments in life
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these moments in lifethat feel so out of control
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that feel so out of controland so chaotic.
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and so chaotic.Sometimes we feel overwhelmed,
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Sometimes we feel overwhelmed,but we don't be overwhelmed
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but we don't be overwhelmedand we don't have
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and we don't haveto let it stops us.
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to let it stops us.So I want you to get
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So I want you to getthis series today,
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this series today,"Soul Control."
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"Soul Control."Thank you for your connection.
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Thank you for your connection.Thank you for your partnership
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- E-fam is our online family
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at Elevation Church.
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It doesn't matter
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where you call home,
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becoming part of our E-fam
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is as simple as joining
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us online each week.
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Each weekend we broadcast
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our worship experiences
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to thousands of people
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around the world.
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It's so simple for you
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to join the huge move of God
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that's happening
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through our E-fam,
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by tuning into experiences
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on the weekend or on demand,
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when it's convenient for you.
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When you participate,
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you'll experience
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awesome worship music,
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preaching, and community
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with people tuning in,
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just like yourself.
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You can have a deeper connection
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by joining an E-Group
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and an E-Team,
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giving online and connecting
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with other E-fam near you
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though watch parties.
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Wherever you find
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yourself in life,
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we wanna be a place
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you can depend on
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for receiving inspiration
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and encouragement and support.
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Grow your faith,
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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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♪ '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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♪ Somebody, testify ♪
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♪ Better than You ♪
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♪ Oh, there's nothing ♪
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♪ Better than You ♪
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♪ Oh, there's nothing ♪
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♪ Nothing is better ♪
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He's ever made a way for you
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I want you to sing this:
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Come on,
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♪ You turn mourning ♪
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♪ You give beauty ♪
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