Mike Novotny - Even If I'm Angry

July 21, 2025 | 29:0

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Time Of Grace With Mike Novotny | Mike Novotny - Even If I'm Angry | July 21, 2025

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>> here in this world
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>> here in this world among us and in our families,
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Even in our church,
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Even in our church, anger can happen
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Anger can happen at the wrong time,
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At the wrong time, at the wrong extent,
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At the wrong extent, and be directed towards
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And be directed towards the wrong people.
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Anger could do real damage
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Anger could do real damage in your life and in mine.
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In your life and in mine. now, i see two real reasons
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Now, i see two real reasons why that happens.
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Why that happens. if you're taking notes,
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If you're taking notes, i'd love for you
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To write this down.
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To write this down. here's the first problem
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Here's the first problem with human anger.
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With human anger. the first problem
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The first problem is that humans,
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Is that humans, sinful humans,
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Sinful humans, tend to get angry quickly.
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Tend to get angry quickly. the bible says that,
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The bible says that, "god is a merciful god
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"god is a merciful god who is very,
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Who is very, very slow to get angry."
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Very slow to get angry." he gives you one chance,
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He gives you one chance, and then two chances,
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And then two chances, and then fifty chances,
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And then fifty chances, and then a hundred
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And then a hundred and seventy-two chances
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And seventy-two chances before he really,
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Before he really, really gets mad and brings
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Really gets mad and brings his judgements.
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His judgements. but with people like us, woo,
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But with people like us, woo, it doesn't take a hundred
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It doesn't take a hundred and seventy-one chances.
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And seventy-one chances. sometimes it happens like that.
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Sometimes it happens like that. alright, moms, dads,
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Alright, moms, dads, this ever happen?
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This ever happen? kids are in the back of the van,
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Kids are in the back of the van, you're going out for ice cream,
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You're going out for ice cream, it's a good day,
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It's a good day, it's a family road trip,
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It's a family road trip, you're on vacation, whatever.
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You're on vacation, whatever. and then someone,
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And then someone, one of the kids,
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One of the kids, crosses that invisible
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Crosses that invisible line that's drawn
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Line that's drawn in the backseat.
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In the backseat. and instead of saying,
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And instead of saying, "dear brother," "boom!"
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"dear brother," "boom!" like, woah.
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Like, woah. just like that there's
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Just like that there's yelling and there's fighting.
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Yelling and there's fighting. and then once there's
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And then once there's yelling and fighting,
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Yelling and fighting, maybe dad's at the wheel
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Maybe dad's at the wheel and he starts yelling,
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And he starts yelling, and he's starts turning
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And he's starts turning the car around,
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The car around, you know,
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You know, all these big threats.
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All these big threats. it's like, "woah.
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It's like, "woah. where did that come from?"
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Where did that come from?" it escalates so, so quickly,
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It escalates so, so quickly, does it not?
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Does it not? anger happens just like that.
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Anger happens just like that. it happens when you're
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It happens when you're on your phone, right?
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On your phone, right? good day, you're healthy,
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Good day, you're healthy, you're safe,
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You're safe, you're blessed,
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You're blessed, you're saved,
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You're saved, and you're scrolling.
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And you're scrolling. and just at that one thing,
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And just at that one thing, that one text,
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That one text, that one message,
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That one message, that one decision,
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That one decision, that one thing from the boss,
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That one thing from the boss, the one email, and boom.
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The one email, and boom. just like that you get annoyed,
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Just like that you get annoyed, you get angry,
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You get angry, you get aggressive.
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You get aggressive. your day, it literally flips
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Your day, it literally flips upside in half a second.
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Upside in half a second. two brothers are playing video
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Two brothers are playing video games in the basement,
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Games in the basement, supposed to be exchanging
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Supposed to be exchanging the controller every other --
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The controller every other -- but one holds on
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But one holds on a second too long.
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A second too long. and their voices echo
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And their voices echo up the stairway.
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Up the stairway. you're married
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You're married or you're dating someone,
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Or you're dating someone, you're having a date,
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You're having a date, literally someone else
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Literally someone else is cooking food for you.
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Is cooking food for you. you live a first world life
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You live a first world life where you can pay
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Where you can pay other people to do that.
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Other people to do that. but then, you know,
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But then, you know, she says that one thing,
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She says that one thing, or he says that one thing
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Or he says that one thing in just that one tone,
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In just that one tone, and it doesn't sit right.
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And it doesn't sit right. and just like that our romantic
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And just like that our romantic date ceases to be so romantic.
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Date ceases to be so romantic. now, the problem with
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Now, the problem with human beings is that unlike god
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Human beings is that unlike god we tend to get
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We tend to get angry very quickly.
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Angry very quickly. and the second problem
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And the second problem is what makes the first
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Is what makes the first problem such a problem.
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Problem such a problem. write this down.
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Write this down. anger also blows up blessings.
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Anger also blows up blessings. like, god can give you
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Like, god can give you so many good things,
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So many good things, but if you get angry,
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But if you get angry, no one thinks about
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No one thinks about the good things anymore,
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The good things anymore, they just think
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They just think about the anger.
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About the anger. right, you could be having
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Right, you could be having a family meal,
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A family meal, and the food is good,
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And the food is good, and everyone's safe,
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And everyone's safe, and there's money
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And there's money in the bank,
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In the bank, and you have the hope
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And you have the hope of eternal life.
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Of eternal life. but if just one person
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But if just one person at the table explodes in anger,
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At the table explodes in anger, well, no one thinks about
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Well, no one thinks about that delicious food,
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That delicious food, or the savings,
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Or the savings, or the full-time job,
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Or the full-time job, or the health,
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Or the health, or the forgiveness,
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Or the forgiveness, or the salvation.
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Or the salvation. anger just
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[imitates explosion]
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Blows that all up.
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Blows that all up. like, you could literally
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Like, you could literally be on vacation, right?
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Be on vacation, right? and something annoys you.
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And something annoys you. i mean, my goodness,
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I mean, my goodness, some people slave
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Some people slave away all day long.
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Away all day long. they'll never get the chance to
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They'll never get the chance to do that in this world,
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Do that in this world, but you have so much money.
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But you have so much money. you've been born into a culture
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You've been born into a culture that has so many resources that
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That has so many resources that your job is literally paying you
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Your job is literally paying you while you're not working.
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While you're not working. and yet, if you get angry
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And yet, if you get angry while you're driving,
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While you're driving, if you get angry
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If you get angry at the airport,
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At the airport, if you get angry
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If you get angry at the hotel,
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At the hotel, no one thinks about
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No one thinks about the blessings
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The blessings of a first world life, just
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[imitates explosion]
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And it's all gone.
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And it's all gone. anger, the bible says,
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Anger, the bible says, does not produce the righteous
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Does not produce the righteous life that god desires.
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Life that god desires. god doesn't want people
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God doesn't want people to get hurt,
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To get hurt, screamed at,
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Screamed at, abused, because of anger.
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Abused, because of anger. and so, god says in the starkest
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And so, god says in the starkest of terms,
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Of terms, "get rid of it.
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"get rid of it. go to war against it.
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Go to war against it. it's moral filth.
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It's moral filth. it's evil.
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It's evil. it's prevalent,
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It's prevalent, but it's not good.
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But it's not good. it's not what i want."
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It's not what i want." god says,
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God says, "so, rid yourselves
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"so, rid yourselves of human anger."
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Of human anger." so, here's the big
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So, here's the big question for today.
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Question for today. how are you going
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How are you going to deal with anger?
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To deal with anger? you know, if you're that person
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You know, if you're that person that gets annoyed when something
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That gets annoyed when something doesn't go your way,
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Doesn't go your way, if you're the one whose voice
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If you're the one whose voice tends to get the loudest
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Tends to get the loudest the quickest,
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The quickest, what are you going
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What are you going to do with that?
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To do with that? and maybe even more importantly,
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And maybe even more importantly, what is god going
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What is god going to do with you?
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To do with you? and before you blow up these
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And before you blow up these blessings that he gave so that
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Blessings that he gave so that people could give him praise,
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People could give him praise, what is god going to do
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What is god going to do with someone who claims
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With someone who claims to be a follower of jesus,
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To be a follower of jesus, who claims to be a christian,
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Who claims to be a christian, but has serious issues
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But has serious issues with patience or anger?
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With patience or anger? here's an interesting answer.
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Here's an interesting answer. did you know that jesus
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Did you know that jesus handpicked two guys who
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Handpicked two guys who had serious issues with anger?
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Had serious issues with anger? did you know that
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Did you know that in jesus' circle
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In jesus' circle of three of his closest friends,
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Of three of his closest friends, two of them should have
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Two of them should have been enrolled in anger
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Been enrolled in anger management classes?
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Management classes? not just some ordinary dude
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Not just some ordinary dude that jesus met
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That jesus met once in jerusalem.
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Once in jerusalem. like, when jesus was rolling
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Like, when jesus was rolling for three years in life,
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For three years in life, two of his three closest friends
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Two of his three closest friends had such issues
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Had such issues with anger that jesus
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With anger that jesus actually gave them a nickname.
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Actually gave them a nickname. have you heard it?
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Have you heard it? he called them,
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He called them, "the sons of thunder."
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"the sons of thunder." that sounds like a sweet
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That sounds like a sweet wrestling tag team to me.
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Wrestling tag team to me. the sons of thun --
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The sons of thun -- pastor tim,
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Pastor tim, the lead pastor at our church,
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The lead pastor at our church, he said,
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He said, "you know what happens
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"you know what happens when it thunders?"
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When it thunders?" people jump.
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People jump. pets hide.
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Pets hide. and when angry people bring
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And when angry people bring the thunder,
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The thunder, people jump too,
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People jump too, and they run,
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And they run, and they hide.
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And they hide. so, what would jesus
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So, what would jesus do with these two brothers,
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Do with these two brothers, james and john,
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James and john, who he called,
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Who he called, "the sons of thunder."
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"the sons of thunder." how would he address their anger
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How would he address their anger so that their behavior
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So that their behavior wouldn't blow up the blessings
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Wouldn't blow up the blessings that he came
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That he came to earth to bring?
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To earth to bring? well, today,
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Well, today, we're going to find some
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We're going to find some of the answers
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Of the answers to those questions.
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To those questions. it's a little, beautiful,
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It's a little, beautiful, amazing, surprising
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Amazing, surprising story in luke 9.
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Story in luke 9. we're going to see how
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We're going to see how jesus dealt with james
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Jesus dealt with james and john's anger and how
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And john's anger and how he can help you and me
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He can help you and me with our anger too.
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With our anger too. so, if you want to look
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So, if you want to look at the screen or follow
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At the screen or follow along at home on your bible,
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Along at home on your bible, we're in luke 9
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We're in luke 9 starting with verse 51,
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Starting with verse 51, where we find these words,
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"as the time approached
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"as the time approached for him to be taken
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For him to be taken up to heaven,
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Up to heaven, jesus resolutely set out
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Jesus resolutely set out for jerusalem.
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For jerusalem. and he sent messengers on ahead,
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And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a samaritan
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Who went into a samaritan village to get things
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Village to get things ready for him."
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Ready for him." so, it's actually a key verse
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In the gospel of luke.
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In the gospel of luke. jesus has been teaching,
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Jesus has been teaching, preaching, doing miracles.
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Preaching, doing miracles. but now, he's like,
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But now, he's like, fixing his gps location
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Fixing his gps location on your salvation.
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On your salvation. "i'm going to jerusalem,
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"i'm going to jerusalem, and there's nothing,
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And there's nothing, and there's no one who's
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And there's no one who's going to stop me from getting
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Going to stop me from getting to that cross so i can die
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To that cross so i can die for you and reconnect
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For you and reconnect you with god."
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You with god." he's pretty amazing that way.
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He's pretty amazing that way. but on the way as jesus
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But on the way as jesus is journeying,
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Is journeying, this happens in luke 9-19,
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This happens in luke 9-19, jesus wants to teach
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Jesus wants to teach and to preach to as many
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And to preach to as many people as possible.
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People as possible. and so, instead of just, like,
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And so, instead of just, like, wandering into a town
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Wandering into a town and talking to one or two,
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And talking to one or two, he actually sends
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He actually sends messengers ahead,
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Messengers ahead, who are like his pr,
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Who are like his pr, hype people.
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Hype people. they're supposed
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They're supposed to gather a crowd,
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To gather a crowd, fill the stadium so jesus
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Fill the stadium so jesus can step on stage,
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Can step on stage, preach the kingdom of god,
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Preach the kingdom of god, and then do it again,
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And then do it again, and again, and again
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And again, and again until he makes it to the cross.
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Pretty amazing, huh?
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Pretty amazing, huh? except it says here
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Except it says here in verse 52 that,
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In verse 52 that, "jesus sent
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"jesus sent messengers on ahead,
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Messengers on ahead, who went into
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Who went into a samaritan village."
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[gasps]
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Some of you are not
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Some of you are not first century jews.
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First century jews. pretend that you
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Pretend that you were for a second.
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Were for a second. "jesus went into
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"jesus went into a samaritan village."
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[gasps]
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My goodness.
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My goodness. okay, if you're new
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Okay, if you're new to the bible,
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To the bible, you need to know
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You need to know what this means.
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What this means. let me take
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Let me take a two-minute tangent.
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A two-minute tangent. ready?
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Ready? you with me?
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You with me? about a thousand years
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About a thousand years before this happened,
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Before this happened, things in samaria went very,
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Things in samaria went very, very, very badly.
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Very, very badly. there's kind of like this civil
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There's kind of like this civil war that you can read about
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War that you can read about in the bible,
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In the bible, where israel split
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Where israel split into two parts.
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Into two parts. jerusalem was the capital
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Jerusalem was the capital in the south.
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In the south. samaria was the capital
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Samaria was the capital in the north.
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In the north. and from the very start,
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And from the very start, samaria was bad.
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Samaria was bad. they broke
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They broke the first commandment.
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The first commandment. they set up golden calves
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They set up golden calves that people should worship.
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That people should worship. instead of going to jerusalem
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Instead of going to jerusalem to worship the true god,
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To worship the true god, they came up with their
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They came up with their own gods to worship.
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Own gods to worship. and for 200 straight years,
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And for 200 straight years, they didn't change.
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They didn't change. god sent prophets
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God sent prophets like elijah and elisha.
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Like elijah and elisha. he waited, and he waited,
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He waited, and he waited, and he waited,
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And he waited, and he reached out,
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And he reached out, and he reached out,
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And he reached out, and he reached out.
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And he reached out. king after king, after king,
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King after king, after king, after king.
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After king. and samaria worshipped baal,
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And samaria worshipped baal, and asherah, and false gods.
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And asherah, and false gods. until after 200 years,
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Until after 200 years, what did god do?
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What did god do? boom!
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Boom! god got mad.
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God got mad. he allowed the assyrian empire
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He allowed the assyrian empire to invade the people of samaria
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To invade the people of samaria to take them into
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To take them into exile as captive.
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Exile as captive. and when they did that,
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And when they did that, the assyrians brought some
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The assyrians brought some of their own people
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Of their own people and things got even worse.
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And things got even worse. by the time we get
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By the time we get to the days of jesus,
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To the days of jesus, the average jew was
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The average jew was so disgusted with the beliefs
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So disgusted with the beliefs and the behaviors
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And the behaviors of the samaritans,
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Of the samaritans, they wanted nothing
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They wanted nothing to do with them.
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To do with them. they wouldn't talk
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They wouldn't talk to a samaritan.
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To a samaritan. you wouldn't step foot
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You wouldn't step foot in a samaritan village.
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In a samaritan village. they were wicked.
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They were wicked. it was like if you had
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It was like if you had a friend who like,
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A friend who like, had a little bit
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Had a little bit of christianity,
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Of christianity, but then believed
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But then believed in reincarnation,
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In reincarnation, and witchcraft,
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And witchcraft, and was like sacrificing
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And was like sacrificing animals in her backyard,
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Animals in her backyard, that was like a samaritan,
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That was like a samaritan, all mixed together.
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All mixed together. and so, the jews said,
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And so, the jews said, "uh-huh, no, you're jacked up.
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"uh-huh, no, you're jacked up. if i'm traveling from galilee
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If i'm traveling from galilee down to jerusalem,
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Down to jerusalem, i'm literally going to go around
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I'm literally going to go around you so i don't have
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You so i don't have to come anywhere near the homes
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To come anywhere near the homes of these heretics,"
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Of these heretics," that's what jews thought.
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That's what jews thought. except, a certain jew
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Except, a certain jew named jesus.
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Named jesus. jesus sent his messengers
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Jesus sent his messengers into a samaritan village
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Into a samaritan village to get things ready for him.
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To get things ready for him. he didn't agree with them.
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He didn't agree with them. he thought it was backwards
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He thought it was backwards and sinful and wrong,
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And sinful and wrong, but he wanted to give them
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But he wanted to give them a chance to hear the truth,
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A chance to hear the truth, repent of their sins,
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Repent of their sins, and be saved.
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And be saved. and the samaritans said, "nope."
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Next verse, verse 53,
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Next verse, verse 53, "but the people there,"
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"but the people there," in the samaritan village,
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In the samaritan village, "did not welcome jesus,
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"did not welcome jesus, because he was heading
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Because he was heading for jerusalem."
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"aw, another jew
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"aw, another jew on his way to jerusalem.
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On his way to jerusalem. trying to tell us that you have
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Trying to tell us that you have to go to jerusalem
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To go to jerusalem and samaria's not good enough.
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And samaria's not good enough. that our religion is wrong,
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That our religion is wrong, and your religion is right.
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And your religion is right. we want nothing to do with that.
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We want nothing to do with that. hard no."
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Hard no." they closed the door,
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They closed the door, slammed them in the face
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Slammed them in the face of the disciples, locked them.
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Of the disciples, locked them. "we don't want anything
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"we don't want anything to do with jesus."
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To do with jesus." and i really wish
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And i really wish i had an extra 15 minutes
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I had an extra 15 minutes to preach a sermon about that.
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To preach a sermon about that. when jesus comes to you
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When jesus comes to you and you won't receive him
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And you won't receive him because he confronts what
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Because he confronts what you believe and how
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You believe and how you behave --
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You behave -- woo, that's a message
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Woo, that's a message for another day.
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For another day. for now, you need to know this.
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For now, you need to know this. when the sons of thunder
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When the sons of thunder heard the samaritan reaction,
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Heard the samaritan reaction, they were thunderously angry.
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They were thunderously angry. "you samaritans, for a thousand
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"you samaritans, for a thousand years you've been bowing down
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Years you've been bowing down to demon gods,
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To demon gods, sacrificing babies,
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Sacrificing babies, taking yahweh's name in vain.
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Taking yahweh's name in vain. and now, god is literally here
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And now, god is literally here and he's giving you a chance
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And he's giving you a chance and you say, 'no?'"
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And you say, 'no?'" if god would make you walk
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If god would make you walk a thousand miles to give you
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A thousand miles to give you a chance to be forgiven,
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A chance to be forgiven, you'd be lucky.
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You'd be lucky. this god came down from heaven
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This god came down from heaven and he's coming to your village.
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And he's coming to your village. he's not even making
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He's not even making you go to him.
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You go to him. he is so merciful, so patient.
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He is so merciful, so patient. but you are so sinful,
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But you are so sinful, so satanically influenced,
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So satanically influenced, so deluded, so demonically
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So deluded, so demonically possessed that you would not
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Possessed that you would not welcome the very son of god
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Welcome the very son of god who has compassion
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Who has compassion and mercy on you
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And mercy on you wicked sinners."
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Wicked sinners." and they were so angry
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And they were so angry at the lack of hospitality,
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At the lack of hospitality, at the stubborn,
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At the stubborn, hard hearts of the samaritans
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Hard hearts of the samaritans that they want
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To bring the thunder.
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To bring the thunder. verse 54, "when the disciples,
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Verse 54, "when the disciples, james and john saw this,"
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James and john saw this," the samaritan rejection,
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The samaritan rejection, "they asked,
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"they asked, 'lord, do you want us
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'lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven
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To destroy them?'"
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To destroy them?'" if you want some ap bible,
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If you want some ap bible, you should know that in the old
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You should know that in the old testament there was a prophet
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Testament there was a prophet in samaria who actually called
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In samaria who actually called down fire from heaven.
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Down fire from heaven. it's when a foreign king
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It's when a foreign king tried to murder him.
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Tried to murder him. so, james and john hijacked
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So, james and john hijacked that old testament story
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That old testament story where the prophet's life
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Where the prophet's life was in danger.
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Was in danger. and even though they're not
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And even though they're not at all in danger,
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At all in danger, they want to do the same thing.
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They want to do the same thing. "let's torch 'em.
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"let's torch 'em. let's get these
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Let's get these samaritans back."
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Samaritans back." but did you notice that
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But did you notice that little word in there?
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Little word in there? "they asked,
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"they asked, 'lord, do you want us
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'lord, do you want us to call fire down?'"
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To call fire down?'" it wasn't like james
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It wasn't like james and john looked at jesus,
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And john looked at jesus, saw him stamping his feet
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Saw him stamping his feet angry and like, "yeah!
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Angry and like, "yeah! we should be angry too."
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We should be angry too." well, no.
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Well, no. jesus was disappointed,
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Jesus was disappointed, but he wasn't furious.
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But he wasn't furious. they made it about them.
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They made it about them. they felt rejected.
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They felt rejected. they felt insulted.
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They felt insulted. they were enraged.
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They were enraged. they -- and that's actually
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They -- and that's actually a really good
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A really good application for us.
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Application for us. write this down if you would.
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Write this down if you would. most anger is ego.
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Most anger is ego. alright, james' and john's anger
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Alright, james' and john's anger wasn't an imitation of jesus'
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Wasn't an imitation of jesus' justice and righteousness,
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Justice and righteousness, it was just ego.
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It was just ego. and i wish i could tell
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And i wish i could tell you differently,
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You differently, but that's what
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But that's what your anger is too.
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Your anger is too. some of you here today have
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Some of you here today have spent way too long blaming
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Spent way too long blaming your rage on other people.
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Your rage on other people. and in the process,
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And in the process, you've never really repented.
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You've never really repented. you've pointed fingers,
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You've pointed fingers, you blamed others.
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You blamed others. like, you've been so concerned
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Like, you've been so concerned about your reputation
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About your reputation you haven't gotten help
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You haven't gotten help and you haven't truly repented.
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And you haven't truly repented. today is the day
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Today is the day when god is saying,
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When god is saying, "if you're the one who
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"if you're the one who raises their voice,
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Raises their voice, who gets in a mood,
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Who gets in a mood, who gets annoyed quickly,
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Who gets annoyed quickly, if you're the one whose
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If you're the one whose blowing up and hurting people
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Blowing up and hurting people with awkwardness, anger,
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With awkwardness, anger, or abuse,
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Or abuse, today is your day to get
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Today is your day to get rid of that moral filth."
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Rid of that moral filth." what are you going to do?
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What are you going to do? i know what god wants
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I know what god wants you to do, repent.
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You to do, repent. before anyone else gets hurt,
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Before anyone else gets hurt, before you ruin the blessings
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Before you ruin the blessings he wants to give to you, repent.
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Because jesus will help you.
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Because jesus will help you. look at the last verses
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Look at the last verses of our text for today.
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Of our text for today. what does jesus do
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What does jesus do with james and john?
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With james and john? verse 55, "but jesus turned
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Verse 55, "but jesus turned to the brothers
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To the brothers and he rebuked them.
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And he rebuked them. and then he and his disciples
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And then he and his disciples went to another village."
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Do you see the truth
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Do you see the truth and the grace in
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And the grace in that passage?
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That passage? he rebukes them.
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He rebukes them. "no, james, no.
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"no, james, no. no, you cannot call down
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No, you cannot call down fire on the samaritans.
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Fire on the samaritans. no, john, we're not going
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No, john, we're not going to torch them and leave them
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To torch them and leave them as a scorched mark
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As a scorched mark on the map of israel.
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On the map of israel. we're not going to do that."
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We're not going to do that." he rebukes them.
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He rebukes them. he calls them out.
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And then,
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And then, this is my favorite part,
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This is my favorite part, it says,
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It says, "then he," jesus,
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"then he," jesus, read this with me,
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Read this with me, "and his disciples,"
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"and his disciples," and his disciples.
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You would think jesus would say,
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You would think jesus would say, "james, john,
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"james, john, go back to fishing.
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Go back to fishing. you're going to bl --
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You're going to bl -- i'm going to die on
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I'm going to die on the cross and you're
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The cross and you're going to want to,
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Going to want to, like, torch the roman soldiers
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Like, torch the roman soldiers before they do it.
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Before they do it. i'm on a mission
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I'm on a mission and it's not to blow people up,
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And it's not to blow people up, it's to save them."
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It's to save them." you'd expect him to do that,
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You'd expect him to do that, but he doesn't.
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But he doesn't. "then, jesus and his disciples,"
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"then, jesus and his disciples," in other words,
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In other words, he calls them out,
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He calls them out, but he doesn't kick them out.
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But he doesn't kick them out. he's patient not just
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He's patient not just with these stubborn samaritans,
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With these stubborn samaritans, but even with his angry friends,
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But even with his angry friends, james and john.
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James and john. they get angry,
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They get angry, but jesus chooses mercy.
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But jesus chooses mercy. and that's the answer
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And that's the answer for you and for me too.
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For you and for me too. write this down.
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Write this down. are you angry?
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Are you angry? jesus says,
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Jesus says, "then think of mercy."
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"then think of mercy." like, when you're annoyed,
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Like, when you're annoyed, when you're bothered,
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When you're bothered, when work isn't going
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When work isn't going like you wanted,
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Like you wanted, when something in a relationship
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When something in a relationship is bothering you,
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Is bothering you, just think of the length
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Just think of the length of the wick of your
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Of the wick of your father in heaven.
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Father in heaven. just think of how patient
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Just think of how patient and patient,
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And patient, and pa --
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And pa -- the fact that you are here
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The fact that you are here right now and not
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Right now and not a scorched mark on the map,
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A scorched mark on the map, is proof of his patience.
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Is proof of his patience. how many times have
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How many times have you and i sinned?
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You and i sinned? but god is so slow to anger.
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But god is so slow to anger. he loved us with such great
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He loved us with such great compassion and love that
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Compassion and love that jesus resolutely set out
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Jesus resolutely set out for jerusalem
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For jerusalem and he would not let anyone,
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And he would not let anyone, not even his crazy friends,
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Not even his crazy friends, stop him from dying for you.
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Stop him from dying for you. and when all the injustice
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And when all the injustice in the world was happening,
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In the world was happening, jesus christ did not
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Jesus christ did not bring the thunder down
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Bring the thunder down on the roman governor.
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On the roman governor. he was quiet and he took it so
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He was quiet and he took it so that you and i could be taken
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That you and i could be taken into the family of god.
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Into the family of god. i love how one
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Artist depicted it.
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My favorite christian
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Artist says that,
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"god's anger is like
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This fireball that should
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Consume us because
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Of all of our sin.
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But jesus is so,
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So full of mercy that
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He stands between us
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And what we deserve."
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And what we deserve." all of god's anger,
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All of god's anger, his disappointment,
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His disappointment, his payback,
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His payback, his punishment, jesus took it.
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His punishment, jesus took it. and so, if you believe in jesus,
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And so, if you believe in jesus, if you come to jesus,
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If you come to jesus, there is no --
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There is no -- there is no anger from god.
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There is no anger from god. instead, there's just a smiling
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Instead, there's just a smiling face of a heavenly father
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Face of a heavenly father who is not trying
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Who is not trying to get you back,
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To get you back, he's trying to help you.
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He's trying to help you. that's his mercy.
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That's his mercy. jesus taught us this
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Jesus taught us this in the lord's prayer, didn't he?
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In the lord's prayer, didn't he? do you know the words?
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Do you know the words? you know, there are people
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You know, there are people in this life who hurt us,
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In this life who hurt us, who sin against us,
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Who sin against us, and jesus said,
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And jesus said, "we should talk about that."
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"we should talk about that." but before we get to them,
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But before we get to them, how about we pray this?
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How about we pray this? "our father in heaven,
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"our father in heaven, forgive us our sins
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Forgive us our sins as we forgive those
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As we forgive those who sin against us."
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Who sin against us." let me start with me.
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Let me start with me. let me think, father,
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Let me think, father, how you have mercy on me,
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How you have mercy on me, how patient you are with me,
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How patient you are with me, and then i'm going to know
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And then i'm going to know what to do with them.
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What to do with them. i know you can't turn off anger
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I know you can't turn off anger like a light switch,
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Like a light switch, but if i was going to give you
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But if i was going to give you one simple tip the next time
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One simple tip the next time you're annoyed, angry,
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You're annoyed, angry, the next time
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The next time she rolls her eyes,
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She rolls her eyes, the next time someone
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The next time someone cuts you off,
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Cuts you off, here's what i want you
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Here's what i want you to say out loud if you have to,
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To say out loud if you have to, "i'm that guy.
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"i'm that guy. the one who does annoying,
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The one who does annoying, wrong, inappropriate things,
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Wrong, inappropriate things, i'm that guy.
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I'm that guy. and yet god is patient.
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And yet god is patient. he's so patient with me.
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He's so patient with me. he doesn't explode in anger.
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He doesn't explode in anger. he might have to call me out,
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He might have to call me out, but he does it with compassion,
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But he does it with compassion, and he does it with love."
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And he does it with love." the next time someone
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The next time someone gets under your skin,
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Gets under your skin, just start with
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Just start with you and god,
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You and god, "i'm that guy.
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"i'm that guy. and father,
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And father, you have had mercy on that guy."
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You have had mercy on that guy." if you're angry,
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If you're angry, think about his mercy.
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Think about his mercy. that's what worked
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That's what worked for james and john.
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For james and john. so, some of you know the story.
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So, some of you know the story. jesus makes it all
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Jesus makes it all the way to the cross.
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The way to the cross. he dies there for our impatience
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He dies there for our impatience and for our anger.
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And for our anger. he rises from the grave
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He rises from the grave on the third day,
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On the third day, and then he returns
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And then he returns back to heaven.
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Back to heaven. but before he does,
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But before he does, he gives his friends
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He gives his friends this mission.
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This mission. he says, "i want you to preach
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He says, "i want you to preach this good news in jerusalem,
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This good news in jerusalem, and in judea,
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And in judea, and in samaria."
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And in samaria." alright, jesus says,
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Alright, jesus says, "john, you're going back."
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"john, you're going back." and do you know what john does?
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He does it.
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He does it. look at this verse in acts 8,
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Look at this verse in acts 8, it says, "peter and john,"
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It says, "peter and john," two of the three
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Two of the three of the inner circle,
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Of the inner circle, "returned to jerusalem preaching
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"returned to jerusalem preaching the gospel in many
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Samaritan villages."
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Samaritan villages." how do you go from so angry,
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How do you go from so angry, "can we call down fire
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"can we call down fire from heaven?"
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From heaven?" to showing so much mercy?
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To showing so much mercy? you spend a lot
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You spend a lot of time with jesus.
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Of time with jesus. you get as close as peter
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You get as close as peter and john did to the cross
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And john did to the cross of jesus and you think deeply
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Of jesus and you think deeply about the forgiveness,
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About the forgiveness, and patience,
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And patience, and mercy of god.
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And mercy of god. and slowly but surely,
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And slowly but surely, the holy spirit does something
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The holy spirit does something in your heart.
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In your heart. and he gives you the humility
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And he gives you the humility to ask for help.
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To ask for help. and he makes you care
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And he makes you care so little about your
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So little about your reputation that you'll
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Reputation that you'll ask the pastor,
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Ask the pastor, and your friends,
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And your friends, and the church,
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And the church, and the counselor for the help
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And the counselor for the help that you need.
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That you need. and he'll inspire you
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And he'll inspire you to memorize these passages
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To memorize these passages that help you with patience
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That help you with patience and anger.
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And anger. slowly but surely,
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Slowly but surely, he produces gentleness,
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He produces gentleness, self-control and love.
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Self-control and love. so, my brothers
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So, my brothers and sisters in christ,
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And sisters in christ, if you are often angry,
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If you are often angry, think of god's mercy.
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Think of god's mercy. his mercy is the answer
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His mercy is the answer to our angry.
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To our angry. let's pray.
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Let's pray. "father in heaven,
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"father in heaven, we live in an age of rage.
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We live in an age of rage. it actually makes you
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It actually makes you more popular on a podcast
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More popular on a podcast if you scream and call names.
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If you scream and call names. and it temporarily feels better
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And it temporarily feels better when we get things off our chest
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When we get things off our chest and let people know how we feel,
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And let people know how we feel, but that doesn't help.
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But that doesn't help. it's not helping
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It's not helping us as a culture.
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Us as a culture. it's not making life better.
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It's not making life better. it is very,
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It is very, very short-term pleasure
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Very short-term pleasure and it leaves us
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And it leaves us with long-term pain.
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With long-term pain. so, god, i'm praying
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So, god, i'm praying now for your grace.
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Now for your grace. jesus, i'm so grateful for you.
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Jesus, i'm so grateful for you. if i was you,
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If i was you, i would've gone
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I would've gone back to heaven on day one.
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You stayed on earth
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Until the mission
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Was complete,
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And my sins and our sins
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Were completely paid for.
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And so, we thank you today
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For your unfailing love
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And for your mercy.
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And i'm asking right now
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Specifically for some people
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In this room,
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To be humble enough
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To ask for help.
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God, image management
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Will kill us.
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So, help us just not
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To care what people think.
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Help some people when
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This prayer's over to check
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A box and write a prayer request
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On the back
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Of their communication card,
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To step into the light
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For the first time
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Believing that you are merciful,
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And our church
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Will be merciful too.
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God, i think of how
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Often verbal abuse,
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Physical abuse
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Happens in our world.
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I think of what that looks
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Like and what that does to us.
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And so, god, i know what's at
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Stake with this prayer.
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And so, we are praying to you
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Boldly in the name of jesus.
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Help us, help us,
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But break the stubbornness
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Of our hearts.
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You changed the samaritans
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From slamming their doors,
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To receiving the gospel
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Within a year.
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And so, you can do
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The same thing today.
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God, may this be
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The most honest,
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Transparent, humble place
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In this church,
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Those who are watching on tv,
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And online,
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In our life groups, god,
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Fill us with such
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Transparency that we would
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Confess the actual sins.
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And then our brothers
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And sisters in christ
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Could respond
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With the mercy of jesus.
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God's that's what we need,
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So help us.
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We know you want to because
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That's how you
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Taught us to pray.
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We ask all these things
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In jesus' name,
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And god's people said, "amen."
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>> wow, what an important
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>> wow, what an important message from pastor mike
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Message from pastor mike reminding us that we can deal
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Reminding us that we can deal with our anger by learning
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With our anger by learning how to let jesus help us.
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How to let jesus help us. this month, we have
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This month, we have a devotional prayer journal
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A devotional prayer journal called "the power
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Called "the power of devoted prayer,"
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Of devoted prayer," by pastor mike
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By pastor mike and pastor mark jeske.
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And pastor mark jeske. each of the 45 devotions
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Each of the 45 devotions includes scripture,
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Includes scripture, a journal question,
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A journal question, and a prayer prompt
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And a prayer prompt to help you build the habit
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To help you build the habit of daily prayer.
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To the promises of god
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In christ jesus,
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An invitation to approach
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Your heavenly father
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And let him shape your heart,
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Strengthen your faith,
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And speak personally
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Into your life.
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Start building the lifelong
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Habit of daily prayer
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And gain access to
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A supernatural power source with
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"the power of devoted prayer"
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A journal question
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More passion, depth,
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Mike Novotny - Even If I'm Angry

July 21, 2025 | 29:0

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