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When God Says Stop Part 2

Steven Furtick

October 18, 2020

27:29

Pastor Steven Furtick teaches us to let go of what we’ve known to step into what God has next.

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When God Says Stop Part 2

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- ANNOUNCER: If you're looking
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- "After three days,
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- "After three days,the officers went
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the officers wentthroughout the camp,"
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throughout the camp,"these are the leaders,
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these are the leaders,first three,
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first three,"giving orders to the people."
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"giving orders to the people."So, God is teaching us
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So, God is teaching ushow to follow instructions.
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how to follow instructions.God is teaching us
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God is teaching ushow to come together.
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how to come together.God is teaching us
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God is teaching ushow to put our preferences
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how to put our preferencesand pride aside.
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and pride aside.And he said,
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And he said,""When you see the ark
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""When you see the arkof the covenant of
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of the covenant ofthe LORD your God,
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the LORD your God,and the Levitical priests
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and the Levitical priestscarrying it,
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carrying it,you are to move out from
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you are to move out fromyour positions and follow it."
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your positions and follow it."When you see the ark,
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When you see the ark,follow it, verse four.
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follow it, verse four."Then you will know
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"Then you will knowwhich way to go,
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which way to go,since you have never
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since you have neverbeen this way before."
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been this way before."Is that not a word of 2020?
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Is that not a word of 2020?Was the Bible written yesterday?
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Was the Bible written yesterday?I feel like this
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I feel like thisjust got an update,
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just got an update,and it just spoke right
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and it just spoke rightto our situation.
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to our situation.We've never been
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We've never beenthis way before.
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this way before.And that gives us
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And that gives usan amazing opportunity
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an amazing opportunityto rely on God like
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to rely on God likenever before.
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never before.We are positioned for a miracle.
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We are positioned for a miracle.We are a candidate for
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We are a candidate forthe presence of God to show up,
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the presence of God to show up,and do something awesome
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and do something awesomein our crisis.
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in our crisis.But yet, it requires us
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But yet, it requires usin this moment
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in this momentto stop and to pause.
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to stop and to pause.And the Bible says
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And the Bible sayssomething very interesting.
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something very interesting."Then you will know
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"Then you will knowwhich way to go,
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which way to go,since you have never
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since you have neverbeen this way before."
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been this way before."It doesn't mean
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It doesn't meanit's never been this way before.
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it's never been this way before.It doesn't mean bad things
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It doesn't mean bad thingshave never happened before.
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have never happened before.Someone said to me,
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Someone said to me,"This could be the end
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"This could be the endof the church as we know it."
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of the church as we know it."I was like, "Huh?
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I was like, "Huh?The church as you know it."
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The church as you know it."The church as they
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The church as theyknew it in the Bible,
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knew it in the Bible,I hate to break this to y'all.
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I hate to break this to y'all.They didn't have YouTube live.
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They didn't have YouTube live.They didn't have campuses.
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They didn't have campuses.They did not have,
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They did not have,and I know this is gonna
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and I know this is gonnabreak some of your hearts,
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break some of your hearts,they did not have a vestibule.
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they did not have a vestibule.They did not have poinsettias.
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They did not have poinsettias.They did not have a pipe organ.
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They did not have a pipe organ.So, this is nothing new for God.
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So, this is nothing new for God.It's nothing new.
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It's nothing new.It's new to you.
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It's new to you.It's not new to God.
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It's not new to God.God saw it coming.
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God saw it coming.God is already in your tomorrow.
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God is already in your tomorrow.God, put it in the chat.
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God, put it in the chat.God is already in my tomorrow.
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God is already in my tomorrow.I know you'd shout it if you
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I know you'd shout it if youcould if you were here.
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could if you were here.But somebody say in the chat,
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But somebody say in the chat,God is already in my tomorrow.
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God is already in my tomorrow.God is already in my tomorrow.
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God is already in my tomorrow.And God says,
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And God says,"Give me my job back."
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"Give me my job back."God's job is tomorrow.
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God's job is tomorrow.Your job is today.
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Your job is today.Give us this day,
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Give us this day,our daily bread.
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our daily bread.What am I do today?
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What am I do today?I'm gonna keep
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I'm gonna keepfrom killing my kids.
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from killing my kids.That's what I'm a do today.
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That's what I'm a do today.All right, good that's your job.
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All right, good that's your job.I'm gonna pray today.
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I'm gonna pray today.Give me that camera.
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Give me that camera.What am I do today?
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What am I do today?I'm gonna set aside
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I'm gonna set asidesome time and listen
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some time and listento the Word of God.
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to the Word of God.This day.
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This day.And we get so confused,
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And we get so confused,because we get,
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because we get,well we get to the point
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well we get to the pointwhere we think we can help
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where we think we can helpGod with His job a little bit.
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God with His job a little bit.So in a moment like this,
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So in a moment like this,we're like, "Well maybe
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we're like, "Well maybeif I'll just freak out
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if I'll just freak outand call it prayer,
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and call it prayer,then God'll do something.
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then God'll do something.Okay.
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Okay.Cause some of y'all know
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Cause some of y'all knowthe only thing you're doing
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the only thing you're doingwhen you're praying is
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when you're praying isyou are applying
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you are applyinga spiritual dialect
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a spiritual dialectto a fearful position.
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to a fearful position.And by the time we get done
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And by the time we get donewith all of that,
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with all of that,we're worse off than if we had,
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we're worse off than if we had,you know, just gone for a walk.
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you know, just gone for a walk.So, here's what I wanna
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So, here's what I wannashow you today.
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show you today.It said they camp
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It said they campbefore crossing,
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before crossing,and this was weird to me too
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and this was weird to me toobecause I'm used to God saying,
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because I'm used to God saying,"Go."
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"Go."And He told them to stop.
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And He told them to stop.So, that was weird.
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So, that was weird.And the second thing was,
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And the second thing was,I'm used to God coming close,
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I'm used to God coming close,and the relevance
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and the relevanceof the text is almost scary.
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of the text is almost scary.It's almost spooky.
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It's almost spooky.It's a little freaky to me,
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It's a little freaky to me,how God says, "Since you've
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how God says, "Since you'venever been this way before,"
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never been this way before,"since you're not God,
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since you're not God,how many are glad
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how many are gladyou're not God right now?
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you're not God right now?I was watching the president
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I was watching the presidentand the vice president,
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and the vice president,and the task force
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and the task forcethe other day, press conference.
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the other day, press conference.I was like, "I'm so glad
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I was like, "I'm so gladI'm not the president."
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I'm not the president."I'm so glad I'm not God.
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I'm so glad I'm not God.I'm so glad that I don't
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I'm so glad that I don'thave to figure it all out.
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have to figure it all out.I'm so glad I've got a God
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I'm so glad I've got a Godwho has gone before me.
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who has gone before me.I'm so glad I have a Father.
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I'm so glad I have a Father.If I didn't,
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If I didn't,I'd have to run around
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I'd have to run aroundlike the pagans.
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like the pagans."What am I gonna eat?
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"What am I gonna eat?What am I gonna drink?
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What am I gonna drink?What am I gonna wear?"
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What am I gonna wear?"Jesus says, "Stop worrying
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Jesus says, "Stop worryingabout what God is
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about what God isalready working on."
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already working on."So He says, "I'm gonna lead you.
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So He says, "I'm gonna lead you.I'm not gonna take
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I'm not gonna takeMy presence from you.
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My presence from you.It's gonna be
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It's gonna bedifferent this time.
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different this time.It's not gonna feel familiar.
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It's not gonna feel familiar.Your faith grows in unfamiliar
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Your faith grows in unfamiliarplaces when you don't know
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places when you don't knowwhere to go."
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where to go."That's when you get to know
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That's when you get to knowwho God really is.
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who God really is.I feel that for
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I feel that forsomebody right now.
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somebody right now.What about my business?
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What about my business?What about my boat?
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What about my boat?How's my boat gonna be
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How's my boat gonna bein this storm?
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in this storm?Let me tell you something.
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Let me tell you something.When God says stop,
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When God says stop,the storm has to listen.
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the storm has to listen.Yeah, one time
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Yeah, one timeJesus was in a storm,
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Jesus was in a storm,and the disciples felt like
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and the disciples felt likesome of us feel right now.
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some of us feel right now.You don't care?
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You don't care?This is weird.
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This is weird.I thought you were like
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I thought you were likethe Son of God and stuff.
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the Son of God and stuff.You know what Jesus was doing?
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You know what Jesus was doing?I know you know, Anna.
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I know you know, Anna.He was doing the most
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He was doing the mostinappropriate thing
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inappropriate thingyou could do in a storm.
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you could do in a storm.He was sleeping.
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He was sleeping.That's why I gave y'all
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That's why I gave y'allthese hard stools to sit on,
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these hard stools to sit on,cause I didn't want y'all
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cause I didn't want y'allto fall asleep during my sermon.
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to fall asleep during my sermon.I was like, "Give them
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I was like, "Give theman uncomfortable stool.
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an uncomfortable stool.I don't want them to sleep
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I don't want them to sleepthrough my sermon."
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through my sermon."But Jesus was sleeping
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But Jesus was sleepingthrough a storm.
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through a storm.Here's what I want you to know.
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Here's what I want you to know.After the disciples had
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After the disciples hadstressed out and scrambled,
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stressed out and scrambled,see you got
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see you gotthe disciples scrambling,
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the disciples scrambling,and Jesus is sleeping because
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and Jesus is sleeping becauseHe knows something
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He knows somethingthat they don't known.
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that they don't known.And I want you to do me a favor.
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And I want you to do me a favor.Ask that storm what happened
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Ask that storm what happenedwhen Jesus told it to stop.
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when Jesus told it to stop.When God says stop,
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When God says stop,the elements have no choice,
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the elements have no choice,but to obey Him.
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but to obey Him.When God says stop,
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When God says stop,the Red Sea has no choice,
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the Red Sea has no choice,but to stop standing in my way.
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but to stop standing in my way.When God says stop,
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When God says stop,any weapon that is formed
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any weapon that is formedagainst me has to bow
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against me has to bowits name to the name of Jesus.
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its name to the name of Jesus.So, I want you to insert
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So, I want you to insertGod's name over and against
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God's name over and againstwhatever need you have.
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whatever need you have.His name is I Am.
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His name is I Am.Not I was, not I will be.
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Not I was, not I will be.God is with you in this moment.
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God is with you in this moment.Not just when I get to the other
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Not just when I get to the otherside, but when God says stop,
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side, but when God says stop,every storm has to stop raging.
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every storm has to stop raging.I wish I had an organ.
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I wish I had an organ.I wish I had a B3.
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I wish I had a B3.We can still have church.
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We can still have church.When God says stop,
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When God says stop,ask Lazarus what happens
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ask Lazarus what happenswhen God says stop.
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when God says stop.The worms had already
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The worms had alreadystarted eating his body.
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started eating his body.The process of decomposition
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The process of decompositionwas already in progress.
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was already in progress.But when God says stop,
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But when God says stop,when God says stop,
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when God says stop,the consequences have to be
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the consequences have to bereversed when God says stop.
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reversed when God says stop.When God says stop.
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When God says stop.God speaks peace
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God speaks peaceto every anxious heart.
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to every anxious heart.When God says stop.
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When God says stop.I want you to tell the terror
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I want you to tell the terrorright now, God says stop.
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right now, God says stop.Put your hand out like this.
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Put your hand out like this.Put your hands up
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Put your hands uplike this on an emoji,
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like this on an emoji,and fight the devil
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and fight the devilwith an emoji.
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with an emoji.God says stop.
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God says stop.Fear stops here.
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Fear stops here.You can have my finances,
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You can have my finances,but you can't have my faith.
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but you can't have my faith.It stops here.
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It stops here.Here's the line.
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Here's the line.God says stop.
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God says stop.Don't give Him space.
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Don't give Him space.Don't give Him your.
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Don't give Him your.Calm down, Furtick,
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Calm down, Furtick,it's an empty room.
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it's an empty room.Stop, stop, stop, stop,
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Stop, stop, stop, stop,stop, stop, stop.
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stop, stop, stop.Get some sleep in
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Get some sleep inthe stern of the ship,
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the stern of the ship,cause if Jesus is in the boat,
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cause if Jesus is in the boat,we're all in the same storm,
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we're all in the same storm,but we're not all
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but we're not allin the same boat.
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in the same boat.And here's what I found out.
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And here's what I found out.Faith doesn't keep me from
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Faith doesn't keep me fromhaving to go through a storm.
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having to go through a storm.It doesn't exempt me
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It doesn't exempt mefrom the challenges.
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from the challenges.We're all in this together.
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We're all in this together.I got somebody in the stern.
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I got somebody in the stern.And when He says stop, God says,
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And when He says stop, God says,"Stop."
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"Stop."I wonder what God is
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I wonder what God issaying stop right now.
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saying stop right now.Patterns of pessimism.
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Patterns of pessimism.God said to tell some of y'all,
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God said to tell some of y'all,stop talking.
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stop talking.I know.
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I know.They didn't tell you
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They didn't tell youto take a vow of silence,
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to take a vow of silence,they just told you not
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they just told you notto come out the house.
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to come out the house.I'm saying shut up.
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I'm saying shut up.Now, you don't have
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Now, you don't haveto put this in the comments,
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to put this in the comments,but do you remember,
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but do you remember,we're talking about Joshua,
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we're talking about Joshua,right?
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right?Do you remember what Joshua told
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Do you remember what Joshua toldthem to do when they marched
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them to do when they marchedaround the walls of Jericho?
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around the walls of Jericho?Cause they did get through it.
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Cause they did get through it.And we will get through this.
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And we will get through this.We will get through this.
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We will get through this.We will, put it in the chat,
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We will, put it in the chat,put it in the comments,
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put it in the comments,we will get through this.
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we will get through this.And tag somebody and say,
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And tag somebody and say,"You will get through this."
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"You will get through this."Yeah.
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Yeah.The question isn't
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The question isn't"Will we get through?"
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"Will we get through?"The question is,
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The question is,"Will we go through
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"Will we go throughin a way that makes us
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in a way that makes usbetter when we do?"
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better when we do?"Just like Jesus interrupted
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Just like Jesus interruptedthe storm cycle from the boat.
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the storm cycle from the boat.There are some cycles that
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There are some cycles thatHe wants to interrupt
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He wants to interruptin our lives right now,
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in our lives right now,and He wants to do
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and He wants to doa miracle in your home.
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a miracle in your home.I see marriages coming together
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I see marriages coming togetherwhile y'all are stuck
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while y'all are stuckin the house together.
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in the house together.Y'all are gonna stop
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Y'all are gonna stopliving two separate lives,
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living two separate lives,and come together,
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and come together,and figure out how do
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and figure out how dowe all get through this.
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we all get through this.I believe God's positioning us
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I believe God's positioning usfor a miracle.
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for a miracle.I see our church
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I see our churchgetting stronger.
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getting stronger.I see people watching
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I see people watchingthis sermon right now,
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this sermon right now,and you know you normally
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and you know you normallywould not be watching a sermon
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would not be watching a sermonon Sunday morning,
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on Sunday morning,but you didn't have a club
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but you didn't have a clubto go to last night.
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to go to last night.So you woke up,
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So you woke up,and you were bored,
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and you were bored,and here I am.
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and here I am.God stopped you
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God stopped youright in your tracks
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right in your tracksto speak His word to you.
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to speak His word to you.When God says stop.
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When God says stop.And they can't be for crossing.
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And they can't be for crossing.And it says that
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And it says thatthey saw the ark,
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they saw the ark,look at verse four again.
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look at verse four again.Put it up on the big LED Bible
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Put it up on the big LED Bibleback behind me.
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back behind me.Zoom out and get the shot.
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Zoom out and get the shot.Are all the worship leaders
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Are all the worship leaderssmiling behind me?
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smiling behind me?Big smiles here.
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Big smiles here.When God says stop.
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When God says stop.Now, you see this phrase
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Now, you see this phrasewhere it says in verse four,
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where it says in verse four,"Then you will know
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"Then you will knowwhich way to go,
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which way to go,since you have never
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since you have neverbeen this way before.
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been this way before.But keep a distance of about
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But keep a distance of abouttwo thousand cubits."
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two thousand cubits."That's 3, 000 feet, 1.000 yards,
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That's 3, 000 feet, 1.000 yards,10 football fields, 900 meters.
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10 football fields, 900 meters.It's a worldwide audience.
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It's a worldwide audience.I gotta get everybody in here.
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I gotta get everybody in here.And it said that God,
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And it said that God,who normally comes closer,
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who normally comes closer,told them the ark needed
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told them the ark neededto be kept at a distance,
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to be kept at a distance,and that's a big distance.
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and that's a big distance.That's way more than six feet.
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That's way more than six feet.I heard of social distancing.
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I heard of social distancing.I never heard of
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I never heard ofspiritual distancing
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spiritual distancingtill I read this text.
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till I read this text.And I was wondering
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And I was wonderingwhy would God,
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why would God,when He's leading His people
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when He's leading His peopletell them that the ark,
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tell them that the ark,put it back up,
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put it back up,the ark of the testimony.
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the ark of the testimony.It's also called the ark
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It's also called the arkof Yahweh, I Am, God's name.
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of Yahweh, I Am, God's name.God has a name
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God has a namefor every need in your life.
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for every need in your life.God says, "I Am."
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God says, "I Am."He's a present help.
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He's a present help.So, it's the Ark
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So, it's the Arkof the Testimony.
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of the Testimony.How many have a testimony?
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How many have a testimony?So, why do we keep thinking
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So, why do we keep thinkingwe're gonna get a testimony
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we're gonna get a testimonywithout having a test?
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without having a test?God says He's using
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God says He's usingthis season to show us,
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this season to show us,stop expecting to have
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stop expecting to havetestimony with no test.
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testimony with no test.That's how we want it now.
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That's how we want it now.We want the pecs
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We want the pecswithout the pushups.
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without the pushups.I'm just trying to modernize it.
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I'm just trying to modernize it.I got nobody else to preach to.
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I got nobody else to preach to.I might as well
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I might as wellpreach to myself.
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preach to myself.We want the triceps
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We want the tricepswithout the try.
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without the try.Can I get a witness
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Can I get a witnessfrom the drum riser?
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from the drum riser?Hit a symbol, Dom.
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Hit a symbol, Dom.I feel lonely in here.
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I feel lonely in here.Testimony starts with test.
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Testimony starts with test.I know it's corny,
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I know it's corny,but it's true.
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but it's true.And it said that the ark,
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And it said that the ark,we haven't seen the ark
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we haven't seen the arkin a long time.
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in a long time.And God said,
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And God said,"You're going to bring some
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"You're going to bring somethings out of storage,
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things out of storage,like Joshua 3."
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like Joshua 3."This is the first time
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This is the first timewe've seen it.
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we've seen it.Remember, it's not very big.
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Remember, it's not very big.It's like 27 inches high,
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It's like 27 inches high,27 inches wide.
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27 inches wide.And then like 50 inches long,
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And then like 50 inches long,approximately.
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approximately.And yet, God was
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And yet, God wasgonna guide them by something
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gonna guide them by somethingthat was small,
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that was small,acacia wood overlaid with gold.
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acacia wood overlaid with gold.The wood represents humanity.
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The wood represents humanity.The gold represents divinity.
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The gold represents divinity.God's got you covered.
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God's got you covered.God's got you covered.
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God's got you covered.Tag somebody and let them know,
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Tag somebody and let them know,God's got you covered.
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God's got you covered.God's got you covered.
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God's got you covered.And you're coming out as gold.
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And you're coming out as gold.You're coming out of this fire.
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You're coming out of this fire.You're gonna get through this,
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You're gonna get through this,and God is gonna purify us.
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and God is gonna purify us.And He said, "I want you
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And He said, "I want youto follow the ark, now.
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to follow the ark, now.But don't follow it too close."
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But don't follow it too close."And I was so confused.
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And I was so confused.Isn't God supposed to come
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Isn't God supposed to comeclose in a crisis?
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close in a crisis?This is a traumatic moment.
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This is a traumatic moment.They've been in the wilderness
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They've been in the wildernessfor 40 years.
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for 40 years.Most of the people
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Most of the peoplethey relied on were dead.
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they relied on were dead.Now they have to go through
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Now they have to go throughand have to go through together.
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and have to go through together.Not three kids.
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Not three kids.Two million people.
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Two million people.And 12 of them couldn't
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And 12 of them couldn'teven agree on a church
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even agree on a churchvote 40 years ago,
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vote 40 years ago,and that's why
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and that's whythey didn't go in.
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they didn't go in.Now, they have to get
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Now, they have to getthrough together.
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through together.God said, "I'm gonna give you
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God said, "I'm gonna give yousomething to guide you.
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something to guide you.But in this season of your life,
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But in this season of your life,I'm gonna give you
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I'm gonna give youthe gift of distance."
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the gift of distance."And I pondered that
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And I pondered thatfor a long time,
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for a long time,cause I was like,
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cause I was like,"That's not what I want when
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"That's not what I want whenI'm going through something."
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I'm going through something."Come on, I gotta go through
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Come on, I gotta go throughthe Jordan River
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the Jordan Riverand trust You to
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and trust You tobring me through it?
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bring me through it?But You're gonna be distant?"
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But You're gonna be distant?"No.
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No.God is teaching us
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God is teaching usthat He feels distant,
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that He feels distant,He isn't, okay.
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He isn't, okay.So, if God feels distant to you
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So, if God feels distant to youright now, you're not alone.
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right now, you're not alone.All of us,
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All of us,even in our strongest moments
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even in our strongest momentshave this place in
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have this place inus where it's like,
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us where it's like,God I wish I had a sign
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God I wish I had a signright now.
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right now.I just feel uneasy.
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I just feel uneasy.I don't feel at rest.
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I don't feel at rest.I just feel.
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I just feel.That's all completely human
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That's all completely humanand completely normal.
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and completely normal.Sometimes God uses distance
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Sometimes God uses distancein our feelings to call us
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in our feelings to call usdeeper in our faith.
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deeper in our faith.And I thought it was important
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And I thought it was importantto say that right now,
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to say that right now,cause while we're having
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cause while we're havingto keep physical distance,
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to keep physical distance,I believe that God is calling us
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I believe that God is calling usto spiritual depth.
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to spiritual depth.See, I don't wanna
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See, I don't wannajust get through it.
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just get through it.I'm tired of just
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I'm tired of justgetting through it.
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getting through it.What's the point?
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What's the point?Let's just all go to Heaven
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Let's just all go to Heavenright now if all we're gonna do
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right now if all we're gonna dois get through it.
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is get through it.They got a harp with
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They got a harp withmy name on it up there.
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my name on it up there.Come on, I sing
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Come on, I singlike Zeke in Heaven.
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like Zeke in Heaven.Just let me just get to Heaven
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Just let me just get to Heavenand get my glorified
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and get my glorifiedvocal cords.
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vocal cords.Let me kid my eternal larynx
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Let me kid my eternal larynxin Heaven and just go ahead
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in Heaven and just go aheadand glorify the Lord with the --
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and glorify the Lord with the --No, no, no.
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No, no, no.God, don't just
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God, don't justget me through it.
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get me through it.Teach me.
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Teach me.There's something
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There's somethingabout distance.
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about distance.Gram said why did God do
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Gram said why did God doall the miracles back then,
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all the miracles back then,but He doesn't now?
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but He doesn't now?It's not that God
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It's not that Goddoes less miracles,
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does less miracles,is just we see them better
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is just we see them betterin the distance.
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in the distance.We see it better
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We see it betterin the distance.
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in the distance.It's like,
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It's like,God why don't you do a miracle
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God why don't you do a miraclewhile you're watching me
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while you're watching mepreach on your phone?
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preach on your phone?This is a miracle.
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This is a miracle.You see?
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You see?Like right now in this moment.
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Like right now in this moment.Take a breath.
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Take a breath.It's a miracle.
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It's a miracle.Think about all the sin
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Think about all the sinthat He cancelled.
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that He cancelled.We're talking about everything
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We're talking about everythingthat was cancelled.
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that was cancelled.I'll tell you
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I'll tell youwhat was cancelled.
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what was cancelled.The record of wrong that stood
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The record of wrong that stoodagainst me that
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against me thatHe nailed to the cross,
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He nailed to the cross,and I bear it no more.
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and I bear it no more.So it is well with my soul.
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So it is well with my soul.I looked at my portfolio
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I looked at my portfoliofor finances.
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for finances.It wasn't well.
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It wasn't well.But then I looked at my soul,
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But then I looked at my soul,and I found out He's still
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and I found out He's stillwith me, and He's in me,
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with me, and He's in me,and there's some kind of hope
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and there's some kind of hopethat comes rising up
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that comes rising upto the surface.
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to the surface.When God feels distant,
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When God feels distant,He isn't.
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He isn't.He's positioning you
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He's positioning youfor a miracle.
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for a miracle.You know what's really
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You know what's reallycool about the ark?
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cool about the ark?It was called
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It was calledthe Ark of the Testimony,
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the Ark of the Testimony,the ark of Yahweh,
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the ark of Yahweh,and the Ark of the Covenant,
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and the Ark of the Covenant,and that's really cool.
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and that's really cool.Because in a time
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Because in a timewhen they were going
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when they were goingthrough something they'd
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through something they'dnever been through before.
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never been through before.You hear me?
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You hear me?You going through something
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You going through somethingyou'd never been through before?
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you'd never been through before?We all are.
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We all are.We're all going through it.
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We're all going through it.Be nice.
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Be nice.We're all going through it.
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We're all going through it.Think about it before you post.
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Think about it before you post.We're all going through it.
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We're all going through it.We are all going through it
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We are all going through itin different ways.
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in different ways.And maybe God is gonna make you
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And maybe God is gonna make youa miracle for somebody else.
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a miracle for somebody else.You thought about that?
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You thought about that?See, because in moments
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See, because in momentswhere we're going through
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where we're going throughplaces we've never
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places we've neverbeen through before,
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been through before,it feels like God is distant.
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it feels like God is distant.He isn't.
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He isn't.He's showing us what
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He's showing us whatcan't be cancelled.
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can't be cancelled.Shutting down
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Shutting downeverything right now.
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everything right now.They are shutting down
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They are shutting downeverything right now.
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everything right now.I'm waiting on Holly
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I'm waiting on Hollyto close the kitchen.
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to close the kitchen.I hope she doesn't cancel
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I hope she doesn't cancelthe kitchen, but I don't know.
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the kitchen, but I don't know.Everything is shut.
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Everything is shut.Every time I turn around,
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Every time I turn around,I'm waiting to turn on my phone,
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I'm waiting to turn on my phone,and it's cancelled.
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and it's cancelled.Instagram told me to stay home.
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Instagram told me to stay home.Everything is being canceled.
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Everything is being canceled.So isn't it so cool that
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So isn't it so cool thatas God is bringing them
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as God is bringing themacross the Jordan,
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across the Jordan,the Ark of the Covenant,
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the Ark of the Covenant,that's what it's called,
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that's what it's called,the Covenant.
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the Covenant.That's not your agreement
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That's not your agreementwith God,
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with God,that's God's agreement with you.
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that's God's agreement with you.Let's be honest.
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Let's be honest.If it was dependent on the first
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If it was dependent on the firstone, if it was dependent on you,
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one, if it was dependent on you,you wouldn't get through.
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you wouldn't get through.If it was dependent on me
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If it was dependent on meto have perfect faith,
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to have perfect faith,I wouldn't make it through.
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I wouldn't make it through.But, I'm so grateful
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But, I'm so gratefulthat when I'm going through
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that when I'm going throughwhat I can't understand,
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what I can't understand,what I've never
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what I've neverbeen through before,
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been through before,God gives me something
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God gives me somethingto look at that represents
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to look at that representswhat cannot be taken away.
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what cannot be taken away.His oath, His covenant,
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His oath, His covenant,His blood, watch this,
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His blood, watch this,support me in
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support me inthe whelming flood.
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the whelming flood.That's the old hymn
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That's the old hymnfrom the Methodist church.
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from the Methodist church.You know what I found myself
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You know what I found myselfdoing the other day?
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doing the other day?I found myself breaking out
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I found myself breaking outthe ark, the old stuff,
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the ark, the old stuff,the old hymns.
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the old hymns.I started quoting hymns around
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I started quoting hymns aroundmy house the other day.
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my house the other day.Some of us, we're going
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Some of us, we're goingthrough a new thing,
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through a new thing,so we need to break out
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so we need to break outthe old stuff.
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the old stuff.You have not prayed
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You have not prayedin three months.
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in three months.You might wanna pray
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You might wanna praya little bit right now.
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a little bit right now.You have not been
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You have not beenvery grateful lately.
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very grateful lately.Now would be a good time
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Now would be a good timeto bless the Lord.
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to bless the Lord.Now would be a good time
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Now would be a good timefor Martin Luther to come
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for Martin Luther to cometo Elevation Church.
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to Elevation Church."A mighty fortress is our God,
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"A mighty fortress is our God,a bulwark."
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a bulwark."What?
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What?A bulwark?
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A bulwark?You hadn't talked about
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You hadn't talked aboutbulwarks in a long time.
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bulwarks in a long time.Well, I need a bulwark
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Well, I need a bulwarkright now.
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right now.I'm fighting a big devil.
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I'm fighting a big devil.I need a mighty fortress.
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I need a mighty fortress.I need a safe place.
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I need a safe place.I need a shelter.
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I need a shelter.God is with me.
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God is with me.And "Joshua told the people,"
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And "Joshua told the people,"verse five,
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verse five,"Consecrate yourselves."
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"Consecrate yourselves."Watch this verse.
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Watch this verse.This is the whole thing,
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This is the whole thing,all right.
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all right.Y'all thought I was preaching?
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Y'all thought I was preaching?I wasn't preaching yet.
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I wasn't preaching yet.This is the sermon.
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This is the sermon."Consecrate yourselves,"
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"Consecrate yourselves,"that's your part.
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that's your part.Not isolation, consecration.
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Not isolation, consecration.It's just all in
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It's just all inhow you look at it.
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how you look at it.I wonder what God is preparing
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I wonder what God is preparingus for right now.
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us for right now.I wonder what He is mending,
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I wonder what He is mending,like He mended Peter's nets
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like He mended Peter's netsafter he stopped fishing.
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after he stopped fishing.In those moments,
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In those moments,God is mending.
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God is mending.I wonder what He is mending
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I wonder what He is mendingin our hearts in this moment,
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in our hearts in this moment,when we just stop for a minute,
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when we just stop for a minute,to be still and know He is God,
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to be still and know He is God,and He'll be exalted
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and He'll be exaltedabove the heavens.
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above the heavens.Horse and his rider,
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Horse and his rider,are thrown into the sea.
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are thrown into the sea.All the old stuff comes back
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All the old stuff comes backand see, here it comes.
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and see, here it comes.It's the convergence of what God
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It's the convergence of what Godhas done, what He will do.
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has done, what He will do.But it's all found
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But it's all foundin His presence.
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in His presence.Presence, presence, presence.
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Presence, presence, presence."Consecrate yourselves,"
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"Consecrate yourselves,"give me the verse,
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give me the verse,"for tomorrow the LORD will do
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"for tomorrow the LORD will doamazing things among you."
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amazing things among you."You see how clear that is?
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You see how clear that is?In that verse, God's got a job,
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In that verse, God's got a job,and you've got a job.
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and you've got a job.You see that word tomorrow?
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You see that word tomorrow?That's on God's job description.
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That's on God's job description.You see it in the scripture?
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You see it in the scripture?Put it in the chat.
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Put it in the chat.I need you to say this.
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I need you to say this.I need you say it.
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I need you say it.Tomorrow is God's job.
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Tomorrow is God's job.Tomorrow is God's job.
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Tomorrow is God's job.So here's what we have to do.
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So here's what we have to do.We have to trust God with
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We have to trust God withtomorrow's problems,
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tomorrow's problems,and embrace today's process.
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and embrace today's process.Consecrate yourselves.
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Consecrate yourselves.That's today's process.
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That's today's process.That's cleansing.
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That's cleansing.That's setting apart.
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That's setting apart.That's knowing He is God.
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That's knowing He is God.That's devotion.
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That's devotion.That's this.
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That's this.That's like,
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That's like,I'm not gonna stop coming to
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I'm not gonna stop coming tochurch just because I can't
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church just because I can'tphysically get there.
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physically get there.In fact, I'm gonna
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In fact, I'm gonnause this time,
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use this time,I'm gonna start sharing
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I'm gonna start sharingthe gospel more with people.
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the gospel more with people.I'm gonna make the devil so mad
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I'm gonna make the devil so madhe's gonna have to
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he's gonna have tolet me out the house.
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let me out the house.I'm gonna start forwarding every
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I'm gonna start forwarding everyclip, every sermon, every song.
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clip, every sermon, every song.We put this song out the other
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We put this song out the otherday called "The Blessing."
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day called "The Blessing."And the reason we put it out
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And the reason we put it outis because you know,
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is because you know,God gave us this song,
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God gave us this song,and I don't know
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and I don't knowhow to stop the virus,
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how to stop the virus,but I know how to spread
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but I know how to spreadthe blessing.
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the blessing.And so, I have a job,
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And so, I have a job,God has a job.
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God has a job.What is God's job?
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What is God's job?God's job is tomorrow.
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God's job is tomorrow.That's like when I went
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That's like when I wentto Australia the first time.
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to Australia the first time.Is anybody watching
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Is anybody watchingfrom Australia right now?
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from Australia right now?Yeah, I see you lighting up
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Yeah, I see you lighting upthe comments.
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the comments.I see you Sherryl, Eric,
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I see you Sherryl, Eric,Brandon, I see you.
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Brandon, I see you.I see you from the Ukraine.
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I see you from the Ukraine.Tomorrow is God's job.
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Tomorrow is God's job.But here's what's awesome.
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But here's what's awesome.Somebody watching in Australia
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Somebody watching in Australiaand it's already tomorrow.
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and it's already tomorrow.It's already tomorrow.
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It's already tomorrow.The first time I went
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The first time I wentto Australia to preach,
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to Australia to preach,I got off the plane,
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I got off the plane,cause I was stupid,
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cause I was stupid,and went straight
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and went straightto the stage to preach.
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to the stage to preach.But before I went to the stage,
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But before I went to the stage,I landed at like 10 AM,
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I landed at like 10 AM,and then I was preaching
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and then I was preachingat 12 PM, so I just had time
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at 12 PM, so I just had timeto take a shower.
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to take a shower.And just before I started
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And just before I startedto head over to the arena where
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to head over to the arena whereI was preaching in Sydney,
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I was preaching in Sydney,I Facetimed the kids.
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I Facetimed the kids.This was year ago.
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This was year ago.So the kids were real little.
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So the kids were real little.And I Facetimed them,
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And I Facetimed them,cause my room had
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cause my room hadthis beautiful view.
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this beautiful view.Pastor Phil Pringle put me up
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Pastor Phil Pringle put me upin this beautiful room,
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in this beautiful room,and I could see
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and I could seethe Sydney Harbor,
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the Sydney Harbor,and I wanted the kids to see it.
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and I wanted the kids to see it.And so, the sun was shining
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And so, the sun was shiningso pretty over the harbor.
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so pretty over the harbor.And I took a Facetime,
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And I took a Facetime,and I said, "Hey, kids,
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and I said, "Hey, kids,I just wanted to say
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I just wanted to sayhey to you from tomorrow."
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hey to you from tomorrow."And I was telling them
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And I was telling themhow it's, we're across
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how it's, we're acrossthe international date line.
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the international date line.I was telling them how
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I was telling them howwe, well it's tomorrow
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we, well it's tomorrowin Australia,
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in Australia,but it's night time there.
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but it's night time there.And remember,
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And remember,they were real little.
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they were real little.And so Holly was tucking them
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And so Holly was tucking theminto bed,
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into bed,and they're all gathered
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and they're all gatheredaround the Facetime,
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around the Facetime,and everything like that.
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and everything like that.I think Abby was already asleep.
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I think Abby was already asleep.She was real little.
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She was real little.And then Gram and Elijah.
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And then Gram and Elijah.And we talked for a minute.
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And we talked for a minute.I said,
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I said,"I gotta go preach now."
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"I gotta go preach now."And Elijah interrupted me,
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And Elijah interrupted me,and he said, "Hey dad,
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and he said, "Hey dad,before you go,
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before you go,will you tell us
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will you tell uswhat happens tomorrow?"
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what happens tomorrow?"It was like he had this moment.
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It was like he had this moment.You're already there.
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You're already there.You're my father.
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You're my father.See, I gotta let God
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See, I gotta let Godbe in my tomorrow,
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be in my tomorrow,and consecrate myself today.
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and consecrate myself today.That's all I can do.
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That's all I can do.I cannot predict the path.
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I cannot predict the path.All I can do is walk in it.
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All I can do is walk in it.And yet, the beauty
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And yet, the beautyof the passage is this.
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of the passage is this.If you will consecrate
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If you will consecrateyourself today,
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- Hey, it really is
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- Hey, it really isa privilege
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a privilegeto share God's Word with you.
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to share God's Word with you.Thank you for joining me.
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Thank you for joining me.But, each week we just have
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But, each week we just havea little bit of time together,
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a little bit of time together,and, I'd love to take
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and, I'd love to takethe conversation beyond
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the conversation beyondjust a TV program.
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just a TV program.So, if you wanna go deeper,
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So, if you wanna go deeper,if you wanna connect
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you can call or go online,
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you can call or go online,right now, and request
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right now, and requestexclusive resources
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exclusive resourcesfrom today's message.
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from today's message.We'll make them available to you
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We'll make them available to youwith your gift of any amount
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with your gift of any amountto the ministry.
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to the ministry.But, I wanna tell you about
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But, I wanna tell you aboutsomething else, too.
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something else, too.Live, every single Sunday,
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Live, every single Sunday,we broadcast a message
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we broadcast a messagefrom Elevation Church;
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from Elevation Church;the church where I pastor.
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the church where I pastor.And so, you can tune in,
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And so, you can tune in,worship with us,
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worship with us,hear a message,
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hear a message,experience the ministry,
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experience the ministry,live, as it happens.
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live, as it happens.And, what's even better,
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And, what's even better,you can connect with
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you can connect witha community of people
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we call it "E-Fam".
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we call it "E-Fam".'E', like Elevation,
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'E', like Elevation,'E', like extended --
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'E', like extended --it means a lotta
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it means a lottadifferent things.
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different things.But, it's just our way,
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But, it's just our way,to connect with you
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to connect with youbeyond this broadcast.
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beyond this broadcast.I would love for you
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I would love for youto join us, live,
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to join us, live,this weekend.
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this weekend.And, you can go online:
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And, you can go online:StevenFurtick.com/Live.
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StevenFurtick.com/Live.Don't forget the "slash Live";
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Don't forget the "slash Live";it will take you directly
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it will take you directlyto the details and the times,
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to the details and the times,so do it now, visit the website.
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- What if normal
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- What if normalisn't something to get back to?
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isn't something to get back to?What if normal
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What if normalis something
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is somethingto look forward to?
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to look forward to?Why would we serve a God
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Why would we serve a Godwho is defined resurrection,
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who is defined resurrection,new beginnings,
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new beginnings,and think that the whole goal
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and think that the whole goalis to get back to something
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is to get back to somethingthat we knew before?
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that we knew before?Just because I have never
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Just because I have neverknown it doesn't mean
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known it doesn't meanit's not normal.
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it's not normal.You mean it can be normal
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You mean it can be normalfor me to have a heart
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for me to have a heartthat is at peace.
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that is at peace.Yes!
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Yes!Yes!
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Yes!That's how
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That's howit's supposed to be.
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it's supposed to be.You are supposed to have peace
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You are supposed to have peacein the middle of the storm.
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in the middle of the storm.Jesus did.
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Jesus did.But God cannot bring change
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But God cannot bring changewhile we hold to comfort.
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while we hold to comfort.There is a new normal.
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There is a new normal.There is a better you,
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There is a better you,a truer you, a real you.
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a truer you, a real you.The patterns of this world
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The patterns of this worldare just pretend.
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are just pretend.It is not real.
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It is not real.There is a peace
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There is a peacethat comes from above.
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that comes from above.There is a wisdom that whispers
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There is a wisdom that whispersand it doesn't shout.
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and it doesn't shout.And God said, "I'm not trying
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And God said, "I'm not tryingto get you back to normal.
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to get you back to normal.I'm trying
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I'm tryingto bring you into it."
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- It's hard to let go
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of what you've been holding
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onto even when it's not working,
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but God has a new normal
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for you to look forward to.
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Call today to get your copy
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of "Looking Forward to Normal,"
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and learn how to embrace
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what's next instead of worrying
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- ♪ Everything's possible ♪
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♪ By the power ♪
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♪ Of the Holy Ghost ♪
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♪ A new wind ♪
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♪ Breaking my heart ♪
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♪ Of stone ♪
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♪ Taking over ♪
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♪ Like it's Jericho ♪
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♪ And my walls ♪
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♪ Are all crashing down ♪
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♪ 'Cause right now ♪
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♪ I know You're able ♪
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♪ And my God ♪
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♪ Come through again ♪
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♪ You can do-do-do ♪
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♪ You can do all things ♪
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♪ but fail ♪
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♪ 'Cause You've never ♪
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♪ Lost a battle ♪
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♪ No, You've never ♪
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♪ Lost a battle ♪
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♪ And I know, I know ♪
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