When You Feel Invisible Part 2
October 8, 2020
27:29
Elevation with Steven Furtick focuses on the strength of God in our everyday struggles.
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When You Feel Invisible Part 2
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- - ANNOUNCER: If you're looking
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- to grow your faith
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- and hear Biblical teaching
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- to encourage and inspire you,
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- this is a great place to start,
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- but this is more than
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- just a TV episode,
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- it's an opportunity
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- to connect with a growing
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- community of believers,
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- all over the world.
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- It's as simple as joining us
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- online each week
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- for the live broadcast
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- of our worship experiences,
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- where you'll get to worship,
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- hear incredible preaching,
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- and get to participate
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- in the community
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- of people tuning in,
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- just like yourself.
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- Join us online this weekend
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- - Now, you cannot be controlled
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- - Now, you cannot be controlledby a cultural ideal of success
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- by a cultural ideal of successand really receive
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- and really receivethe affirmation that comes
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- the affirmation that comesfrom God alone,
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- from God alone,and today is the day
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- and today is the dayfor somebody that you get
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- for somebody that you geta different audience,
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- a different audience,not the audience
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- not the audiencethat is external,
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- that is external,because they will always clap
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- because they will always clapfor what is visible,
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- for what is visible,but if you know you have a God
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- but if you know you have a Godon the inside of you
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- on the inside of youthat is the treasured possession
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- that is the treasured possessionof your life
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- of your lifeand the strength of your soul,
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- and the strength of your soul,give Him praise right now
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- give Him praise right nowand celebrate His presence
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- and celebrate His presencein your life,
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- in your life,that if you don't have
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- that if you don't haveanything else,
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- anything else,you've got Him
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- You all do what you want to do.
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- You all do what you want to do.I'm gonna take 20 seconds
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- I'm gonna take 20 secondsand celebrate that Word.
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- and celebrate that Word.Thank You, Lord,
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- Thank You, Lord,for loving me!
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- for loving me!Thank You, Lord,
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- Thank You, Lord,for choosing me!
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- for choosing me!Thank You, Lord,
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- Thank You, Lord,for keeping me!
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- for keeping me!Thank You, Lord,
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- Thank You, Lord,for forgiving me!
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- for forgiving me!Thank You that You didn't
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- Thank You that You didn'tjust see my mistakes,
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- The Father saw.
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- The Father saw.The Father saw.
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- The Father saw.He saw the tears you cried
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- He saw the tears you criedwhile you were waiting
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- while you were waitingbecause you wouldn't compromise
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- because you wouldn't compromisejust to fit in.
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- just to fit in.The Father saw.
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- The Father saw.The Father saw.
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- The Father saw.And so, when we celebrate
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- And so, when we celebratethe unseen -- write that down
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- the unseen -- write that downon your page,
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- on your page,"Celebrate the unseen,"
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- "Celebrate the unseen,"because what is most seen
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- because what is most seenis not always
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- is not alwayswhat's most significant.
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- what's most significant.You know the devil
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- You know the devilcan't defeat you, right?
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- can't defeat you, right?He's a defeated foe.
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- He's a defeated foe.Now, if it were you
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- Now, if it were youagainst him,
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- against him,it would be like
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- it would be likeConor McGregor -- you know,
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- Conor McGregor -- you know,it'd be over in 40 seconds.
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- it'd be over in 40 seconds.When we say that the devil,
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- When we say that the devil,you know,
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- you know,the devil is doing this
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- the devil is doing thisand that in my life,
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- and that in my life,there's only two things
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- there's only two thingshe can do.
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- he can do.He can't defeat you.
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- He can't defeat you.The cross of Jesus Christ
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- The cross of Jesus Christdefeated the devil
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- defeated the devilonce and for all.
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- You don't run from him,
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- You don't run from him,he runs from you.
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- he runs from you.You resist him and he flees.
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- You resist him and he flees.But, and this is
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- But, and this isreally important
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- really importantbecause this where it happens
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- because this where it happensbefore I take you over
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- before I take you overand into this next section
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- and into this next sectionof the teaching,
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- of the teaching,understand that since
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- understand that sincehe can't defeat you,
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- he can't defeat you,he will always try
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- he will always tryto distract you
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- to distract youor discourage you,
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- or discourage you,because he can't defeat you,
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- because he can't defeat you,because, "Greater is He
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- because, "Greater is Hethat is in you
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- that is in youthan he that is in the world."
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- than he that is in the world."Now, he can't defeat you,
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- Now, he can't defeat you,but he can distract you;
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- but he can distract you;distract you with what
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- distract you with whatothers are doing.
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- others are doing.He could distract me,
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- He could distract me,as a pastor,
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- as a pastor,with how other churches
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- with how other churchesreach people.
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- reach people.He could distract me,
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- He could distract me,as a man,
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- as a man,of how other parents
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- of how other parentsare raising their family.
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- are raising their family.And certainly,
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- And certainly,I can learn from that,
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- I can learn from that,but if I get so distracted
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- but if I get so distractedby how you're doing it,
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- by how you're doing it,I might miss the uniqueness
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- I might miss the uniquenessof how God made me to do it,
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- of how God made me to do it,and then I become discouraged,
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- and then I become discouraged,distracted and discouraged.
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- distracted and discouraged.He wants to distract you
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- He wants to distract youso you crash,
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- so you crash,or discourage you so you quit.
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- or discourage you so you quit.This message finds many of us
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- This message finds many of usdistracted and discouraged.
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- distracted and discouraged.And when we come to this point,
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- And when we come to this point,it is the revelation
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- it is the revelationthat the Father saw
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- that the Father sawthat enables us
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- that enables usto get our focus back.
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- to get our focus back.You cannot preach
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- You cannot preacha message like this
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- a message like thisabout the unseen celebration
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- about the unseen celebrationwithout at least bringing up
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- without at least bringing upthe parable of the prodigal son.
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- the parable of the prodigal son.I don't think the message
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- I don't think the messagewould be complete
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- would be completewithout Luke 15.
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- without Luke 15.For Jesus, it was difficult
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- For Jesus, it was difficultto get the people to perceive
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- to get the people to perceivewhat He was saying
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- what He was sayingwhen He preached sermons.
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- when He preached sermons.So, He would preach
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- So, He would preachon the Kingdom of Heaven,
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- on the Kingdom of Heaven,"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
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- "Blessed are the poor in spirit,for theirs is the kingdom
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- for theirs is the kingdomof heaven.
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- of heaven.Blessed are the meek,
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- Blessed are the meek,for they will inherit the earth.
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- for they will inherit the earth.Blessed are those who mourn,
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- Blessed are those who mourn,for they will be comforted.
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- for they will be comforted.Blessed are those
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- Blessed are thosewho hunger and thirst
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- who hunger and thirstfor righteousness,
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- for righteousness,for they will be filled.
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- for they will be filled.Blessed are peacemakers,
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- Blessed are peacemakers,they will be called
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- they will be calledchildren of God."
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- children of God."He would teach
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- He would teachabout the Kingdom.
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- about the Kingdom.It was a very different
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- It was a very differentkind of kingdom.
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- kind of kingdom.It was an invisible kingdom.
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- It was an invisible kingdom.It was an unseen kingdom.
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- It was an unseen kingdom.But He would use these
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- But He would use thesethings called parables.
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- things called parables.How many of you have heard
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- How many of you have heardof parables?
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- of parables?Yeah, you've heard of them,
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- Yeah, you've heard of them,but Jesus is the One
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- but Jesus is the Onewho created that format
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- who created that formatof teaching,
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- of teaching,or adopted it
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- or adopted itand elevated it
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- and elevated itto its highest level,
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- to its highest level,to show us what something
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- to show us what somethinglooks like that we can't see
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- looks like that we can't seewith our eyes.
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- with our eyes.So, He would take something
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- So, He would take somethingthat we can see
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- that we can seeand use it
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- and use itto illustrate something
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- to illustrate somethingthat we can't see
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- that we can't seein order to help us
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- in order to help usto understand
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- to understandthat what is unseen
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- that what is unseenis often more real
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- is often more realthan what is seen.
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- than what is seen.So, a lot of times the things
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- So, a lot of times the thingsthat you can't measure
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- that you can't measureare the things that actually
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- are the things that actuallymatter the most, right?
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- matter the most, right?Joy matters more than money.
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- Joy matters more than money.I promise you it does.
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- I promise you it does.I promise you it does.
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- I promise you it does.I'm not rich enough
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- I'm not rich enoughto know this,
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- to know this,but I do know some people
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- but I do know some peoplewho have everything
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- who have everythingand nothing simultaneously.
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- and nothing simultaneously.Because if you can't enjoy it,
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- Because if you can't enjoy it,why have it?
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- why have it?So, what is unseen
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- So, what is unseenis more important
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- is more importantthan what is seen.
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- than what is seen.You can see the boat,
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- You can see the boat,but you can't see the fact
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- but you can't see the factthat the people riding on it
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- that the people riding on itdon't even like each other.
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- don't even like each other.What is unseen is more important
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- What is unseen is more importantthan what is seen.
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- than what is seen.This is the principle
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- This is the principleof the Kingdom,
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- of the Kingdom,the Kingdom of God,
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- the Kingdom of God,not the kingdom of the world.
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- not the kingdom of the world.The kingdoms of this world
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- The kingdoms of this worldclap for what they can see.
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- clap for what they can see."Ah, you got followers!
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- "Ah, you got followers!Ah, you got status!
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- Ah, you got status!Ah, you got a BMW!"
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- Ah, you got a BMW!"All of that is fine,
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- All of that is fine,but I want to know
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- but I want to knowwhat's happening,
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- what's happening,not under the hood of your car,
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- not under the hood of your car,but in the interior
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- but in the interiorof your soul!
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- of your soul!Do you have something
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- Now, Jesus' most famous parable
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- Now, Jesus' most famous parablewas about a son
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- was about a sonwho went to his father
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- who went to his fatherand took his share
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- and took his shareof the inheritance
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- of the inheritancebefore his father died,
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- before his father died,and Jesus was illustrating
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- and Jesus was illustratingtwo different things
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- two different thingsin this parable.
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- in this parable.The first one
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- The first onewas about the father
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- was about the fatherand the second thing
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- and the second thingwas about us,
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- was about us,and I want to read it to you.
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- and I want to read it to you.I'll read it,
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- I'll read it,not in its entirety,
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- not in its entirety,but enough where you get
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- but enough where you geta sense,
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- a sense,because it's very powerful
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- because it's very powerfulto see what the father saw.
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- to see what the father saw.You know, we often preach
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- You know, we often preachthis passage
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- this passagejust to talk about
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- just to talk abouthow this young man
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- how this young manin the passage is,
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- in the passage is,as you'll see,
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- as you'll see,making some bad decisions,
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- making some bad decisions,and we'll talk about how
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- and we'll talk about howno matter what you've done,
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- no matter what you've done,you can always come home to God,
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- you can always come home to God,and all of that is true.
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- and all of that is true.I hope you know that,
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- I hope you know that,that in this Kingdom,
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- that in this Kingdom,you're always welcome.
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- you're always welcome.The times where you feel like
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- The times where you feel likeyou deserve God the least
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- you deserve God the leastare the times when you need
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- are the times when you needHis presence the most.
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- His presence the most.It's so important you pray
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- It's so important you praywhen you're struggling,
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- when you're struggling,not just when you feel like
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- not just when you feel likeyou're on top of it.
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- you're on top of it.It's so important
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- It's so importantthat if you struggle
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- that if you strugglewith an addiction,
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- with an addiction,that you pray
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- that you prayeven while you're drunk,
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- even while you're drunk,even while you're high.
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- even while you're high.You need to pray,
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- You need to pray,even when you're
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- even when you'rein the middle of it,
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- in the middle of it,because He's the God
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- because He's the Godof the mountain
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- of the mountainand the God of the valley.
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- and the God of the valley.But the primary point
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- But the primary pointof this passage
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- of this passageis not about what the son did,
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- is not about what the son did,it's about what the father saw.
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- it's about what the father saw.And Jesus is teaching about
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- being welcomed into His Kingdom,
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- being welcomed into His Kingdom,and He continued in Luke 15:11.
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- and He continued in Luke 15:11."There was a man
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- "There was a manwho had two sons.
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- who had two sons.The younger one said
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- The younger one saidto his father,
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- to his father,"Father, give me my share
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- "Father, give me my shareof the estate."
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- of the estate."So he divided his property
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- I never noticed
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- I never noticedthe word, "them,"
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- the word, "them,"but it means that
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- but it means thatboth brothers got their share.
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- both brothers got their share.And you know what else?
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- And you know what else?The older one got more.
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- The older one got more.By Jewish law,
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- By Jewish law,he got 2/3 of the estate.
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- he got 2/3 of the estate.The younger brother got 1/3.
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- The younger brother got 1/3.Which one's more,
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- Which one's more,2/3 or 1/3?
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- I know we went to public school,
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- I know we went to public school,but come on, now!
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- but come on, now!The older brother got more.
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- The older brother got more.But I want you to notice
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- It says that he set out.
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- It says that he set out."He got together all he had,"
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- "He got together all he had,"Luke 15:13,
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- Luke 15:13,"set off for a distant country
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- "set off for a distant countryand there squandered his wealth
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- and there squandered his wealthin wild living.
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- in wild living.After he spent everything,
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- After he spent everything,there was a severe famine
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- there was a severe faminein that whole country,
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- in that whole country,and he began to be in need.
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- and he began to be in need.So he went and hired himself out
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- So he went and hired himself outto a citizen of that country."
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- to a citizen of that country."I need those of you
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- I need those of youwho really know God
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- who really know Godto pray for someone
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- to pray for someonewho needs to hear
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- who needs to hearthis next part,
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- this next part,because it's just
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- because it's justwhere they are.
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- where they are."He hired himself out
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- "He hired himself outto a citizen of that country,
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- to a citizen of that country,who sent him to his fields
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- who sent him to his fieldsto feed pigs."
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- when he got disconnected
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- when he got disconnectedfrom what his father's
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- from what his father'sresources had made
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- resources had madeavailable for him.
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- available for him.He had the seen resources
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- He had the seen resourcesof his father,
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- of his father,but he no longer had
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- but he no longer hadthe unseen reality
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- And, "He longed
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- And, "He longedto fill his stomach
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- to fill his stomachwith the pods
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- with the podsthat the pigs were eating,
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- that the pigs were eating,but no one gave him anything."
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- but no one gave him anything."He's waiting for something
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- He's waiting for somethingto be given to him by people
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- So, he's eating
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- So, he's eatingwhat the pigs eat.
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- what the pigs eat.He's feeding off of what
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- He's feeding off of whatthe world feeds off of.
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- the world feeds off of.He's scrolling, and clicking,
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- He's scrolling, and clicking,and liking, and deleting,
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- and liking, and deleting,and filtering, and cropping,
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- and filtering, and cropping,and snapping, and clicking,
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- and snapping, and clicking,and liking, and loving,
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- and liking, and loving,and clicking, and checking,
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- and clicking, and checking,and subscribing,
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- and subscribing,and unsubscribing,
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- and unsubscribing,and everything that is
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- and everything that isin his feed is only
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- What people are most likely
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- What people are most likelyto celebrate
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- to celebrateis often what is least likely
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- is often what is least likelyto satisfy.
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- to satisfy.And while he was
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- And while he wasin this starved state,
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- in this starved state,the Bible says that,
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- the Bible says that,Luke 15:17,
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- Luke 15:17,"He came to his senses."
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- "He came to his senses."He's waiting for something
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- He's waiting for somethingto be given
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- to be giventhat he had all along.
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- that he had all along.And he came to the point
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- And he came to the pointthat I'm praying we come to
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- that I'm praying we come toduring this series
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- during this serieswhere we realize
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- where we realizethat they can't give it.
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- that they can't give it.It can never come from outside.
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- It can never come from outside.It has to come from within.
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- It has to come from within.Do you hear me preaching
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- Do you hear me preachingto you today?
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- to you today?It has to come from within.
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- It has to come from within.It has to come from spirit.
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- It has to come from spirit.It has to come from source.
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- It has to come from source.It has to come from Father.
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- It has to come from Father.It cannot come
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- It cannot comefrom your friends.
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- from your friends.Your friends can be a conduit,
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- Your friends can be a conduit,but they cannot be
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- but they cannot bethe sole content
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- the sole contentof what your soul receives,
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- of what your soul receives,and if they give it,
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- and if they give it,they can take it.
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- they can take it.But when he came to his senses,
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- But when he came to his senses,he realized something.
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- he realized something.My father has
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- My father haswhat I'm hungry for.
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- what I'm hungry for.My father has
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- My father haswhat I'm starving for.
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- what I'm starving for.Look here.
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- Look here.We have, Church,
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- We have, Church,what the world needs,
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- what the world needs,but if we act like
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- but if we act likethe world acts
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- the world actsand chase what the world chases,
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- and chase what the world chases,we cannot celebrate the fullness
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- He said, "My father's
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- He said, "My father'sminimum wage employees
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- minimum wage employeesare better off than I am.
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- are better off than I am.They're throwing food away
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- They're throwing food awayand I'm begging for scraps!"
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- and I'm begging for scraps!"So the Bible says
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- So the Bible saysbecause he was hungry --
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- because he was hungry --you know, it's good
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- "Blessed are those
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- "Blessed are thosewho hunger and thirst
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- who hunger and thirstfor righteousness,
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- for righteousness,for they will be filled."
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- for they will be filled."But, the wrong appetites
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- But, the wrong appetitescan never be satisfied,
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- can never be satisfied,and when you are starving
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- and when you are starvingfor status,
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- for status,you will stuff your soul
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- you will stuff your soulwith what can never satiate
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- with what can never satiatethe true meaning.
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- the true meaning.But he got up and he decided,
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- But he got up and he decided,"I don't have to live like this.
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- "I don't have to live like this.I don't have to chase this.
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- I don't have to chase this.I don't have to beg for it.
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- I don't have to beg for it.I don't have to wait for it.
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- I don't have to wait for it.It's not mine by behavior,
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- It's not mine by behavior,it's mine by birth,
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- it's mine by birth,and I have a father
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- and I have a fatherand I know where he lives!
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- and I know where he lives!And he didn't move
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- Kingdom!
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- So, he said,
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- So, he said,"I'm starving to death.
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- "I'm starving to death.I will set out
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- I will set outand go back to my father,
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- and go back to my father,and I will say to him,
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- and I will say to him,"Father."
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- "Father."he practiced his speech.
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- he practiced his speech.Watch this.
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- Watch this.He's practicing
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- He's practicingwhat he's gonna say.
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- what he's gonna say.He's writing a speech
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- You're gonna see it.
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- You're gonna see it.He makes this speech
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- He makes this speechin his mind,
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- in his mind,he never makes it
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- he never makes itwith his mouth.
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- with his mouth."Father" -- "No, I'll say it
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- "Father" -- "No, I'll say itlike this."
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- like this.""Father."
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- "Father.""No, I'll say, 'Father.'"
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- "No, I'll say, 'Father.'"Practicing -- practicing
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- Practicing -- practicingin a pig pen.
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- in a pig pen."Father..."
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- "Father..."By the way, the Bible never says
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- By the way, the Bible never saysthat the boy's heart
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- that the boy's heartwas repentant,
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- - CONGREGATION: Wow!
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- - Even if you come to God
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- - Even if you come to Godfor the wrong reasons,
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- One brother told me one time,
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- One brother told me one time,"I don't mean to judge you,"
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- "I don't mean to judge you,"which is a clear indication
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- which is a clear indicationthat what they are about to say
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- that what they are about to sayis going to be
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- is going to bethe most religiously
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- the most religiouslyPharisaical thing
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- Pharisaical thingthat's ever come out
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- that's ever come outof a human being's mouth.
- 00:13:52.517 --> 00:13:53.585
- of a human being's mouth."I don't mean to judge you,
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- "I don't mean to judge you,but over there
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- but over thereat Elevation Church,
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- at Elevation Church,you've got a lot of sinners."
- 00:13:58.590 --> 00:13:59.424
- you've got a lot of sinners."I was like, "What,
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- "I wish you would categorize
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- "I wish you would categorizesomebody else --"
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- somebody else --"sloppy, messy, petty self,
- 00:14:07.832 --> 00:14:08.266
- sloppy, messy, petty self,talking about,
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- talking about,"You've got a lot of sinners."
- 00:14:09.167 --> 00:14:09.634
- "You've got a lot of sinners."He said,
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- He said,"Some of them just
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- "Some of them justcome to church
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- come to church'cause there's pretty girls
- 00:14:11.803 --> 00:14:12.770
- "So what?
- 00:14:16.274 --> 00:14:17.508
- "So what?You don't think pretty girls
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- You don't think pretty girlsneed pretty men to get married
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- need pretty men to get marriedand have pretty babies,
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- I don't care what you come for,
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- I don't care what you come for,I care what you get
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- Amen!
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- Amen!Thank You, Jesus.
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- Thank You, Jesus."I came for the music,
- 00:14:36.594 --> 00:14:39.097
- "I came for the music,but I got the message."
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- but I got the message."Amen.
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- Amen.And he came on home.
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- And he came on home.He came home.
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- He came home.You come home in your soul,
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- You come home in your soul,you know?
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- you know?He came home physically.
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- He came home physically.Some of us
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- Some of usneed to come home mentally.
- 00:14:50.642 --> 00:14:53.778
- need to come home mentally.Home, true, you.
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- Home, true, you.We keep wanting to be seen,
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- We keep wanting to be seen,but we're not really known
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- but we're not really knownbecause we're only showing
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- because we're only showingthe parts of us that we think
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- the parts of us that we thinkare acceptable.
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- are acceptable.But then you come
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- But then you cometo this place in life
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- to this place in lifeand you go,
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- and you go,"I've got to go where I'm known.
- 00:15:07.625 --> 00:15:08.626
- "I've got to go where I'm known.It was fun getting approval
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- It was fun getting approvalfrom people while I was
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- from people while I wasthe one paying the bills,
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- the one paying the bills,but now I'm broke,
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- but now I'm broke,and now I know where I can go."
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- and now I know where I can go."And having that home base
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- And having that home baseis so important
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- is so importantfor a 15 year old,
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- for a 15 year old,a 50 year old,
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- So he comes on over.
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- So he comes on over.He says, "I have sinned."
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- He says, "I have sinned."His speech
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- His speechgoes on and on forever,
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- goes on and on forever,you know.
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- you know.All these ways
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- All these wayswe beat ourself up
- 00:15:36.054 --> 00:15:38.056
- we beat ourself upthat God never beats us up.
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- that God never beats us up."I have sinned against heaven
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- "I have sinned against heavenand against you.
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- and against you.I am no longer worthy
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- I am no longer worthyto be called your son."
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- to be called your son."You see, he is connecting
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- He's connecting
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- He's connectinghis sense of self-worth
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- his sense of self-worthto his decisions.
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- to his decisions.But why I wanted
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- But why I wantedto preach this message
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- to preach this messageis what happens next.
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- is what happens next.All of that is good,
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- All of that is good,but Luke 15:19-20
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- but Luke 15:19-20is why I stood up
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- "'I am no longer worthy
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- to be called your son.
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- Make me like one
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- of your hired men.'
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- So he got up
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- and went to his father.
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- But while he was still
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- a long way off,
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- his father saw."
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- The father saw.
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- Can you put my title
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- back up on the screen?
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- "The Father Saw."
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- "While he was still
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- a long way off,
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- his father saw him."
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- He saw past his clothes
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- that were dirty.
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- He saw past the stench
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- of the pigs that he had
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- been living with,
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- the decisions that he had made.
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- He saw past the offense,
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- and the foolishness,
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- and the waste,
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- God sees you.
- 00:16:59.737 --> 00:17:00.471
- God sees you."And he was filled
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- "And he was filledwith compassion,
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- with compassion,and he ran to him."
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- and he ran to him."A rich man doesn't do this
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- A rich man doesn't do thisin Jewish culture,
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- in Jewish culture,but he saw him.
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- but he saw him.He saw his son.
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- He saw his son.Even though he looked like
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- Even though he looked likea slave at the moment,
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- a slave at the moment,he saw his son.
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- he saw his son.God sees His daughter.
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- God sees His daughter.God sees the unique you.
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- God sees the unique you.Underneath all the layers
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- Underneath all the layersand labels, the Father saw.
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- and labels, the Father saw.The Word of the Lord
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- The Word of the Lordto you today
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- to you todayis "The Father Saw.
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- is "The Father Saw.He saw the mistakes
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- He saw the mistakesthat you were gonna make
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- that you were gonna makebefore you made them,
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- before you made them,and He called you anyway.
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- and He called you anyway.He saw every sin
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- He saw every sinyou would commit
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- you would commitafter He forgave you,
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- after He forgave you,and He forgave you anyway.
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- and He forgave you anyway.The Father saw.
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- The Father saw.When He looks at your life,
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- When He looks at your life,He doesn't see the decisions
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- He doesn't see the decisionsyou made.
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- you made.He sees the death of His Son
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- He sees the death of His Sonand the righteousness of Christ,
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- and the righteousness of Christ,and He no longer sees you
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- and He no longer sees youthrough the lens
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- through the lensof any of your life's
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- of any of your life'slowest moments.
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- lowest moments.The Father saw me
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- The Father saw methrough the finished work
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- through the finished workof His Son, Jesus Christ.
- 00:18:12.677 --> 00:18:13.444
- And the Father said,
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- And the Father said,"I see my son.
- 00:18:22.520 --> 00:18:24.255
- "I see my son.I see.
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- I see.I see the next phase
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- I see the next phaseof your life.
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- of your life.I see.
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- I see.I see this turning around.
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- I see this turning around.I see.
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- I see.I see how I'm gonna
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- I see how I'm gonnause this thing in your life.
- 00:18:31.529 --> 00:18:33.397
- use this thing in your life.I see how this dry season
- 00:18:33.397 --> 00:18:34.499
- I see how this dry seasonthat you've been through --
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- that you've been through --I've been preparing the ground.
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- I've been preparing the ground.I've been tilling the ground.
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- I've been tilling the ground.I've been breaking up
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- I've been breaking upthe ground."
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- the ground."The Father saw.
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- The Father saw.Now, do you have the faith
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- Now, do you have the faithto celebrate
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- to celebratewhat you cannot see?
- 00:18:46.010 --> 00:18:47.178
- what you cannot see?To know that God sees
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- To know that God seessomething in you
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- something in youthat people don't see in you?
- 00:18:52.049 --> 00:18:53.351
- that people don't see in you?That your Father sees in you
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- That your Father sees in youwhat you might not even see
- 00:18:55.920 --> 00:18:58.589
- what you might not even seein yourself.
- 00:18:58.589 --> 00:19:01.192
- in yourself.The father saw,
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- The father saw,and he embraced his son,
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- and he embraced his son,because he saw
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- because he sawwho he really was.
- 00:19:06.864 --> 00:19:08.032
- who he really was.With everyone standing
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- With everyone standingall over the church
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- I want you to see
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- I want you to seefor a moment
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- for a momentwhat the Father saw.
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- what the Father saw.'Cause there comes
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- 'Cause there comesa point in your life
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- a point in your lifewhere people have said
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- where people have saidso much about you,
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- so much about you,and you've said so much
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- and you've said so muchabout yourself,
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- about yourself,that you no longer see
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- that you no longer seewhat the Father saw.
- 00:19:36.060 --> 00:19:37.195
- what the Father saw.You know, I was asking God
- 00:19:37.195 --> 00:19:39.630
- You know, I was asking Godlast year in a moment
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- last year in a momentof doubt, self-doubt,
- 00:19:40.598 --> 00:19:43.334
- of doubt, self-doubt,"What do You see in me?
- 00:19:43.334 --> 00:19:45.436
- "What do You see in me?Why do You use me?
- 00:19:45.436 --> 00:19:47.038
- Why do You use me?I'm not special.
- 00:19:47.038 --> 00:19:48.372
- I'm not special.I'm not that holy.
- 00:19:48.372 --> 00:19:51.375
- I'm not that holy.I'm so far from perfect.
- 00:19:51.375 --> 00:19:54.312
- I'm so far from perfect.What do You see in me?"
- 00:19:54.312 --> 00:19:54.946
- What do You see in me?"And I didn't hear
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- And I didn't heara voice out loud.
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- a voice out loud.I never have,
- 00:19:56.414 --> 00:19:57.448
- I never have,but it was an impression
- 00:19:57.448 --> 00:20:01.686
- but it was an impressionthat He said, "I see Myself.
- 00:20:01.686 --> 00:20:02.720
- that He said, "I see Myself.I put a piece of Me in you.
- 00:20:02.720 --> 00:20:03.354
- I put a piece of Me in you.In fact, I've put
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- In fact, I've putall of Me in you."
- 00:20:05.790 --> 00:20:09.160
- all of Me in you."And the moment you can see past
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- And the moment you can see pastthe patterns of behavior
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- the patterns of behaviorthat identify you as a sinner
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- that identify you as a sinnerand a slave,
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- and a slave,and begin to see yourself
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- and begin to see yourselfas the righteousness of God
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- as the righteousness of Godin Jesus Christ,
- 00:20:21.806 --> 00:20:25.343
- in Jesus Christ,that I am a child of God --
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- that I am a child of God --see, it is that revelation,
- 00:20:28.045 --> 00:20:29.914
- see, it is that revelation,that's what changed my life.
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- that's what changed my life.It was not changing my behavior,
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- It was not changing my behavior,it was the revelation
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- it was the revelationthat God sees the real me,
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- that God sees the real me,and He loves the real me,
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- and He loves the real me,and He chose the real me:
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- and He chose the real me:the quirky me, the weird me,
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- the quirky me, the weird me,the goofy me, the dumb me,
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- the goofy me, the dumb me,the "makes the same mistake
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- the "makes the same mistakeover and over again" me.
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- over and over again" me.He sees past all
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- He sees past allthat people see.
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- that people see.He sees past every pretense,
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- He sees past every pretense,every pretension.
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- every pretension.He sees past
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- He sees pastevery surface construct,
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- every surface construct,and He sees me.
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- and He sees me.The Father saw.
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- The Father saw.Maybe nobody else did,
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- Maybe nobody else did,but He saw,
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- but He saw,and He sees the desires
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- and He sees the desiresof your heart.
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- of your heart.He sees where you're weak.
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- He sees where you're weak.He is compelled
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- He is compelledto come closer in that place.
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- to come closer in that place.Jesus said that God
- 00:21:25.069 --> 00:21:29.674
- Jesus said that Godsees every hair on your head.
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- sees every hair on your head.What a picture.
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- What a picture.To me, that speaks
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- To me, that speaksof proximity.
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- of proximity.You can't count
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- You can't countthe hairs on my head
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- the hairs on my headunless you're close.
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- unless you're close.God doesn't just
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- God doesn't justsee me at a distance,
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- see me at a distance,He sees me up close,
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- He sees me up close,and He sees Himself in me.
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- and He sees Himself in me.Some of us here
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- Some of us herehave a hard time
- 00:21:51.562 --> 00:21:53.698
- have a hard timereceiving that word.
- 00:21:53.698 --> 00:21:54.832
- receiving that word.It sounds like syrup.
- 00:21:54.832 --> 00:21:56.000
- It sounds like syrup.It sounds like a fairy tale.
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- It sounds like a fairy tale.It sounds like something
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- It sounds like somethingthat belongs to another world.
- 00:21:58.202 --> 00:21:58.969
- that belongs to another world.But there is something
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- But there is somethingon the inside of you
- 00:22:00.104 --> 00:22:01.505
- on the inside of youtrying to tell you right now,
- 00:22:01.505 --> 00:22:03.007
- trying to tell you right now,"What that man is saying
- 00:22:03.007 --> 00:22:03.974
- "What that man is sayingis truth from Heaven."
- 00:22:03.974 --> 00:22:05.142
- is truth from Heaven."This is the bread of Heaven.
- 00:22:05.142 --> 00:22:06.477
- This is the bread of Heaven.This is the Word of God.
- 00:22:06.477 --> 00:22:07.578
- This is the Word of God.He sees you.
- 00:22:07.578 --> 00:22:09.080
- He sees you.And I know people don't notice,
- 00:22:09.080 --> 00:22:09.947
- And I know people don't notice,and I know a lot of times
- 00:22:09.947 --> 00:22:11.148
- and I know a lot of timesyou feel uncelebrated,
- 00:22:11.148 --> 00:22:12.483
- you feel uncelebrated,unappreciated, and ineffective.
- 00:22:12.483 --> 00:22:13.584
- unappreciated, and ineffective.In fact, some of you
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- In fact, some of youhave been thinking
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- have been thinkingeven this week,
- 00:22:14.985 --> 00:22:15.886
- even this week,"Would it really even matter
- 00:22:15.886 --> 00:22:18.989
- "Would it really even matterif I was here?
- 00:22:18.989 --> 00:22:20.624
- if I was here?Would the people in my life
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- Would the people in my lifebe better off without me?"
- 00:22:24.762 --> 00:22:27.231
- be better off without me?"The Father saw.
- 00:22:27.231 --> 00:22:29.166
- The Father saw.The Father saw.
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- The Father saw.He saw something in you
- 00:22:30.301 --> 00:22:32.536
- He saw something in youthat looked like Him,
- 00:22:32.536 --> 00:22:33.237
- that looked like Him,and He brought you
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- and He brought youinto this situation
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- - Hey, it really is a privilege
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- - Hey, it really is a privilegeto share God's Word
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- to share God's Wordwith you.
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- with you.Thank you for joining me.
- 00:22:41.045 --> 00:22:41.712
- Thank you for joining me.But each week,
- 00:22:41.712 --> 00:22:43.080
- But each week,we just have a little bit
- 00:22:43.080 --> 00:22:44.181
- we just have a little bitof time together.
- 00:22:44.181 --> 00:22:44.882
- of time together.And I'd love to take
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- And I'd love to takethe conversation
- 00:22:45.649 --> 00:22:47.785
- the conversationbeyond just a TV program.
- 00:22:47.785 --> 00:22:49.787
- if you wanna connect
- 00:22:50.521 --> 00:22:51.756
- if you wanna connecton another level,
- 00:22:51.756 --> 00:22:52.289
- on another level,you can call
- 00:22:52.289 --> 00:22:53.657
- you can callor go online right now
- 00:22:53.657 --> 00:22:55.593
- or go online right nowand request exclusive resources
- 00:22:55.593 --> 00:22:57.228
- and request exclusive resourcesfrom today's message.
- 00:22:57.228 --> 00:22:58.095
- from today's message.We'll make them available
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- We'll make them availableto you with your gift
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- to you with your giftof any amount to the ministry.
- 00:23:00.798 --> 00:23:01.832
- of any amount to the ministry.But I wanna tell you
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- But I wanna tell youabout something else too.
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- about 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 live
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- experience the ministry liveas it happens.
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- as it happens.And what's even better,
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- with a community of people
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- with a community of peoplefrom all over the world.
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- from all over the world.We call it eFam.
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- We call it eFam.E like Elevation,
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- E like Elevation,E like extended.
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- E like extended.It means a lot
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- It means a lotof different things.
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- of different things.But it's just our way
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- But it's just our wayto 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 to join us
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- I would love for you to join uslive this weekend.
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- live this weekend.And you can go online
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- And you can go onlinestevenfurtick.com/live.
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- stevenfurtick.com/live.Don't forget the /live.
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- Don't forget the /live.It will take you directly
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- It will take you directlyto the details
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- to the detailsand the times.
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- and the times.So, do it now.
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- So, do it now.Visit the website.
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- - I like to run in the morning.
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- - I like to run in the morning.I put in the work
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- I put in the workand I get the reward
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- and I get the rewardof feeling like I'm better
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- of feeling like I'm betterthan I was yesterday.
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- than I was yesterday.I'm better than those jokers
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- I'm better than those jokerswho are still snoozing
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- who are still snoozingthe morning away,
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- the morning away,and I'm on top of the world.
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- and I'm on top of the world.I was made for this.
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- I was made for this.And then I realize
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- And then I realizeI'm really just a beginner.
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- I'm really just a beginner.There are professional athletes
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- There are professional athleteshalf my age.
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- half my age.What am I actually running for?
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- What am I actually running for?How can I feel chosen
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- How can I feel chosenfor something that I'm not
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- for something that I'm noteven close to being best at?
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- even close to being best at?So, am I ever worth it?
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- So, am I ever worth it?Should I have just hit
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- Should I have just hitthe snooze button too?
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- the snooze button too?- And you're gonna walk around
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- - And you're gonna walk aroundin self-doubt
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- in self-doubttrying to figure out
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- trying to figure outif God chose you.
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- if God chose you.You ought to know
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- You ought to knowGod chose you.
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- God chose you.You ought to believe
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- You ought to believeGod chose you,
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- God chose you,and you ought to go
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- and you ought to gothrough your life
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- through your lifewith your head held high
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- - Maybe this is what
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- - Maybe this is whateveryone feels like
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- everyone feels likeat the beginning.
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- - When the finish line
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- feels far away,
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- it's easy to resent
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- how far you have to go
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- instead of embracing
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- the progress
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- you've already made.
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- But you don't have
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- to perform perfectly
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- to walk in who
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- God has called you to be.
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- In this new series
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- from Pastor Steven Furtick,
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- you'll focus on understanding
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- who you are in Christ
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- and the unique purpose
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- he has for our lives.
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- Call today to request
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- - eFam is our online family
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- at Elevation Church.
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- It doesn't matter
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- where you call home.
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- Becoming a part of our eFam
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- is as simple
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- as joining us online each week.
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- Each weekend, we broadcast
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- our worship experiences
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- to thousands of people
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- around the world.
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- It's so simple for you to join
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- the huge move of God
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- that is happening
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- through our eFam
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- by tuning into experiences
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- on the weekend or On Demand
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- when it's convenient for you.
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- When you participate,
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- you'll experience
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- awesome worship music,
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- preaching, and community
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- with people tuning in
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- just like yourself.
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- You can have a deeper connection
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- by joining an eGroup
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- and an eTeam,
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- giving online,
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- and connecting
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- with other eFam near you
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- through watch parties.
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- Wherever you find yourself
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- in life,
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- we wanna be a place
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- you can depend on
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- for receiving inspiration,
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- encouragement, and support.
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- Grow your faith
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- - ♪ Everything's possible ♪
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- - ♪ Everything's possible ♪♪ By the power ♪
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- ♪ By the power ♪♪ Of the Holy Ghost ♪
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- ♪ Of the Holy Ghost ♪♪ A new wind ♪
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- ♪ A new wind ♪♪ Is blowing right now ♪
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- ♪ Is blowing right now ♪♪ Breaking my heart of stone ♪
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- ♪ Breaking my heart of stone ♪♪ Taking over ♪
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- ♪ Taking over ♪♪ Like it's Jericho ♪
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- ♪ Like it's Jericho ♪♪ And my walls ♪
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- ♪ And my walls ♪♪ Are all crashing down ♪
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- ♪ Are all crashing down ♪♪ 'Cause right now ♪
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- ♪ 'Cause right now ♪♪ I know You're able ♪
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- ♪ I know You're able ♪♪ And my God ♪
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- ♪ And my God ♪♪ Come through again ♪
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- ♪ Come through again ♪♪ You can do all things ♪
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- ♪ You can do all things ♪♪ You can do all things ♪
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- ♪ You can do all things ♪♪ But fail ♪
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- ♪ But fail ♪♪ 'Cause You've never ♪
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- ♪ 'Cause You've never ♪♪ Lost a battle ♪
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- ♪ Lost a battle ♪♪ No, You've never ♪
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- ♪ No, You've never ♪♪ Lost a battle ♪
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- ♪ Lost a battle ♪♪ And I know, I know ♪
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- ♪ And I know, I know ♪♪ You never will ♪
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- ♪ You never will ♪♪ You can do all things ♪
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- ♪ You can do all things ♪♪ You can do all things ♪
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- ♪ You can do all things ♪♪ But fail ♪
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- ♪ But fail ♪♪ 'Cause You've never ♪
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- ♪ 'Cause You've never ♪♪ Lost a battle ♪
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- ♪ Lost a battle ♪♪ No, You've never ♪
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- ♪ No, You've never ♪♪ Lost a battle ♪
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