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Time Of Grace With Mike Novotny | Mike Novotny - Even If I'm Broken | July 29, 2025
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- What my favorite thing
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- What my favorite thing is about this church,
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- Is about this church, it would take me
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- It would take me a little bit to come up
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- A little bit to come up with an answer.
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- With an answer. i love being a pastor here.
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- I love being a pastor here. i love this church.
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- I love what god is doing
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- At this place, at this time.
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- At this place, at this time. but i think one of the things
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- But i think one of the things that i would talk about the most
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- Is what you see in this picture.
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- Is what you see in this picture. it's a group, my life group,
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- It's a group, my life group, the people that i get
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- The people that i get to do life with week
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- To do life with week after week after week.
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- After week after week. the people who gather
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- The people who gather around god's word,
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- Around god's word, talk about the highs
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- Talk about the highs and the lows.
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- And the lows. it's not just
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- It's not just the amazing personalities
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- The amazing personalities and the amazing food
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- And the amazing food that we eat.
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- That we eat. i gain about 3.2 pounds
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- I gain about 3.2 pounds every single monday night.
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- Every single monday night. i love it, love it, love it,
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- I love it, love it, love it, when god's word is at
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- When god's word is at the center and people are
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- The center and people are honest with each other.
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- Honest with each other. and i'm not sure if you've ever
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- And i'm not sure if you've ever joined a life group before
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- Joined a life group before or if you've ever had
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- Or if you've ever had a close christian friendship
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- A close christian friendship like this where you actually
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- Like this where you actually talk about god and faith,
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- Talk about god and faith, not just the weather
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- Not just the weather and football,
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- And football, you're talking about
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- You're talking about spiritual things,
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- Spiritual things, and you're actually doing
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- And you're actually doing life with other people.
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- Life with other people. you're talking about the highs.
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- You're talking about the highs. you're talking about the lows.
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- You're talking about the lows. you're talking about
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- You're talking about the successes.
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- The successes. you're talking about the sins.
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- You're talking about the sins. you're opening up.
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- You're opening up. you're confessing.
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- You're confessing. you're encouraging.
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- You're encouraging. you're giving advice.
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- You're giving advice. you're praying.
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- You're praying. you're forgiving in jesus' name.
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- You're forgiving in jesus' name. have you had this
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- Have you had this experience yet?
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- Experience yet? like, bible in the middle,
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- Like, bible in the middle, people gathered around it.
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- People gathered around it. i've seen such beautiful things
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- I've seen such beautiful things happen in my christian life
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- Happen in my christian life in situations like that.
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- In situations like that. to be honest, it took me about
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- To be honest, it took me about 30 years of being a christian
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- 30 years of being a christian to experience it.
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- To experience it. like some of you,
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- Like some of you, what i used to do is come
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- What i used to do is come to church every sunday,
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- To church every sunday, prayed before i went to bed,
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- Prayed before i went to bed, and then repeat the next week.
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- And then repeat the next week. but ever since i've experienced
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- But ever since i've experienced the power of group,
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- The power of group, actually doing life with
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- Actually doing life with other people,
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- Other people, like the bible really
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- Like the bible really wants us to do --
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- Wants us to do -- i can guarantee you,
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- I can guarantee you, i'm not going back until
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- I'm not going back until the day that i die.
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- The day that i die. i will spend the rest
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- I will spend the rest of my life confessing,
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- Of my life confessing, being forgiven,
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- Being forgiven, offering jesus, encouraging,
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- Offering jesus, encouraging, praying, bearing burdens.
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- Praying, bearing burdens. once you experience
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- Once you experience christian community
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- Christian community like god intends,
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- Like god intends, there's no other option.
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- There's no other option. there's nothing quite as good.
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- There's nothing quite as good. it's what i love, love,
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- It's what i love, love, love about the culture
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- Love about the culture of this church.
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- Of this church. but there's this question
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- But there's this question that i think every person
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- That i think every person who's been in a situation
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- Who's been in a situation like that asks themselves.
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- Like that asks themselves. i don't think i've ever
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- I don't think i've ever actually she heard someone
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- Actually she heard someone ask this question out loud,
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- Ask this question out loud, but i've sensed in
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- But i've sensed in my own heart and in many
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- My own heart and in many hearts in the room,
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- Hearts in the room, people are thinking this
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- People are thinking this question all the time.
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- Question all the time. and i bet if you have a
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- And i bet if you have a christian friendship like that,
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- Christian friendship like that, or you've been part
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- Or you've been part of a bible study at your church,
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- Of a bible study at your church, you've asked yourself
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- You've asked yourself this question too.
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- This question too. and people are talking
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- And people are talking about the sins, the struggles,
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- About the sins, the struggles, the successes, the victories.
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- The successes, the victories. they're talking about
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- They're talking about the spiritual highs
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- The spiritual highs and the spiritual lows.
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- And the spiritual lows. and if you're taking notes,
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- And if you're taking notes, here's the question that
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- Here's the question that we always ask ourselves.
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- We always ask ourselves. the question is,
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- The question is, "how low will you go?
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- "how low will you go? we're talking about life,
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- We're talking about life, and my life
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- And my life has some highs and lows,
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- Has some highs and lows, and some really,
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- And some really, really high highs,
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- Really high highs, and some really,
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- And some really, really low lows.
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- Really low lows. when you're in the room
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- When you're in the room and people are opening up,
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- And people are opening up, how low will you go?
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- How low will you go? when a christian friend asks,
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- When a christian friend asks, "how are you doing?
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- "how are you doing? how's your family been?
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- How's your family been? how's your soul
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- How's your soul doing these days?
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- Doing these days? everyone instinctively asked
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- Everyone instinctively asked themselves that question,
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- Themselves that question, "how honest am i about
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- "how honest am i about to be right now?
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- To be right now? how transparent
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- How transparent am i going to get?
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- Am i going to get? how safe will i play
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- How safe will i play this conversation?
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- This conversation? how low will i go?"
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- How low will i go?" here's why this is a tension.
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- Here's why this is a tension. i think all of us deep down
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- I think all of us deep down we know that jesus was right.
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- We know that jesus was right. jesus once said,
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- Jesus once said, "the truth will set you free."
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- "the truth will set you free." like, when you're not hiding,
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- Like, when you're not hiding, when you're not
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- When you're not playing it safe,
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- Playing it safe, when you're like,
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- When you're like, "hey, this is where i've been.
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- "hey, this is where i've been. it's not all good.
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- It's not all good. it's messy.
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- It's messy. it's somewhat broken,
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- It's somewhat broken, but this is me."
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- But this is me." and people respond
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- And people respond with love, and acceptance,
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- With love, and acceptance, and forgiveness, there's nothing
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- And forgiveness, there's nothing quite like being fully known
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- Quite like being fully known and fully loved.
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- And fully loved. i think we ache for that.
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- I think we ache for that. we don't like keeping secrets,
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- We don't like keeping secrets, because secrets keep us sick.
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- Because secrets keep us sick. but at the same time --
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- But at the same time -- at the same time,
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- At the same time, all of us know that not
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- All of us know that not all sins and struggles are
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- All sins and struggles are exactly the same.
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- Exactly the same. there are some sins that
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- There are some sins that if i confess them right now
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- If i confess them right now while the cameras are running,
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- While the cameras are running, while the microphone is on,
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- While the microphone is on, you would smile, and giggle,
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- You would smile, and giggle, and laugh and say,
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- And laugh and say, "oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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- "oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. sometimes i drive too fast too."
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- Sometimes i drive too fast too." but there are other things that
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- But there are other things that if i said them it would get,
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- If i said them it would get, like, pin drop quiet
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- Like, pin drop quiet in the room.
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- In the room. there's some stuff
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- There's some stuff that's not as socially
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- That's not as socially as acceptable in the church.
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- As acceptable in the church. there are some things that
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- There are some things that are just messy, and dirty,
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- Are just messy, and dirty, and kind of scary.
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- And kind of scary. and so, the question is,
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- And so, the question is, if you've been there,
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- If you've been there, if you've done that,
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- If you've done that, do you say that?
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- Do you say that? because what will
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- Because what will people say back?
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- People say back? can you think of the kind
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- Can you think of the kind of sins and struggles that
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- Of sins and struggles that end up in that category
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- End up in that category that they're like
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- That they're like in this group of things you
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- In this group of things you might be afraid to say?
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- Might be afraid to say? i came up with my list.
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- I came up with my list. let's see if you agree with me.
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- Let's see if you agree with me. i think in anything that has
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- I think in anything that has to do with a sexual struggle
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- To do with a sexual struggle is something that people
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- Is something that people don't like to talk about.
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- Don't like to talk about. right?
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- Right? if it's lusting,
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- If it's lusting, if it's pornography,
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- If it's pornography, if it's prostitution,
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- If it's prostitution, if it's infidelity,
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- If it's infidelity, if it's adultery,
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- If it's adultery, if it's sexual orientation,
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- If it's sexual orientation, if you feel trapped
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- If you feel trapped in the wrong body.
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- In the wrong body. anything with sex and gender can
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- Anything with sex and gender can be very scary to talk about
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- Be very scary to talk about in the church.
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- In the church. i think addiction is there too.
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- I think addiction is there too. y'all having one beer
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- Y'all having one beer too many on a friday night.
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- Too many on a friday night. okay, yeah, i've been there,
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- Okay, yeah, i've been there, but if you confess that you've
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- But if you confess that you've been drinking every night,
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- Been drinking every night, and you burned bridges,
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- And you burned bridges, that you lost the chip
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- That you lost the chip that was in your pocket,
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- That was in your pocket, that you get high,
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- That you get high, that you bought drugs
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- That you bought drugs last thursday.
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- Last thursday. like, that's kind
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- Like, that's kind of a different category.
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- Of a different category. if you're struggling
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- If you're struggling in relationships,
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- In relationships, if you've been divorced
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- If you've been divorced twice or maybe just once,
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- Twice or maybe just once, if your marriage fell apart
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- If your marriage fell apart because of some bad habits,
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- Because of some bad habits, some bitterness,
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- Some bitterness, if your marriage
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- If your marriage is falling apart,
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- Is falling apart, if you two argued on --
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- If you two argued on -- all the way to the bible study.
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- All the way to the bible study. oh, that's tough to talk about.
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- Oh, that's tough to talk about. if you've been through abuse,
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- If you've been through abuse, if you've had an abortion,
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- If you've had an abortion, if you did jail time
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- If you did jail time in your 20's,
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- In your 20's, if you cut yourself,
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- If you cut yourself, if you're so anxious
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- If you're so anxious you skip church,
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- You skip church, so depressed
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- So depressed you think very dark thoughts,
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- You think very dark thoughts, that's tough to talk about.
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- That's tough to talk about. maybe the reason
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- Maybe the reason you're so successful at work
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- You're so successful at work is because you don't really know
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- Is because you don't really know how to do marriage or parenting,
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- How to do marriage or parenting, and it's just easier
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- And it's just easier when it's authority
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- When it's authority and you're the boss,
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- And you're the boss, and you don't have to get messy
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- And you don't have to get messy with real relationships.
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- With real relationships. you know, i don't know
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- You know, i don't know if my list is right or complete.
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- If my list is right or complete. you could probably add or
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- You could probably add or subtract some things from there.
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- Subtract some things from there. but i bet there are
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- But i bet there are a whole bunch of things that
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- A whole bunch of things that you've been through that
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- You've been through that you haven't said just yet,
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- You haven't said just yet, at least not here,
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- At least not here, at least not to that text thread
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- At least not to that text thread of christian friends that
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- Of christian friends that you have in your life.
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- You have in your life. and so, there's this
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- And so, there's this huge tension, is there not?
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- Huge tension, is there not? like, the stuff we need
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- Like, the stuff we need the most help with,
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- The most help with, we need prayer to get through,
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- We need prayer to get through, we need advice,
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- We need advice, and wisdom, and grace.
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- And wisdom, and grace. like not just, "it's nice.
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- Like not just, "it's nice. pray for me, i drive too fast."
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- Pray for me, i drive too fast." no, the stuff i need you for,
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- No, the stuff i need you for, i'm not sure if i want
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- I'm not sure if i want to tell you about.
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- To tell you about. here's my experience
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- In the christian church.
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- In the christian church. it's our next fill in the blank.
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- It's our next fill in the blank. our answer, as church people,
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- Our answer, as church people, as christian people,
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- As christian people, tends to be this,
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- Tends to be this, that most people stay
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- That most people stay distant or they stay quiet.
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- Distant or they stay quiet. some of you have stayed distant
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- From relationships like this.
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- From relationships like this. you don't let anyone too close.
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- You don't let anyone too close. you keep up your walls.
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- You keep up your walls. you come to church,
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- You come to church, you believe in jesus,
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- You believe in jesus, you read your bible,
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- You read your bible, but you keep it
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- But you keep it between you and god.
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- Between you and god. you stay away from life groups
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- You stay away from life groups and honest conversation.
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- And honest conversation. that's just not --
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- That's just not -- you're not going to go there.
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- You're not going to go there. you don't want people to see
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- You don't want people to see that part of you.
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- That part of you. or maybe, you do show up but
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- Or maybe, you do show up but you stay quiet, right?
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- You stay quiet, right? you keep it safe.
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- You keep it safe. you try to act like,
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- You try to act like, "oh, i wonder what i struggled
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- "oh, i wonder what i struggled with this week.
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- With this week. give me a second."
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- Give me a second." but you know
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- But you know and so you stay quiet.
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- And so you stay quiet. so, here's my big question
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- So, here's my big question for today.
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- For today. what are we going
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- What are we going to do about that?
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- To do about that? i mean, a year from now,
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- I mean, a year from now, where will you be spiritually?
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- Where will you be spiritually? i know this.
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- I know this. the stuff you keep
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- The stuff you keep to yourself rarely changes,
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- To yourself rarely changes, doesn't get better.
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- Doesn't get better. a year from now,
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- A year from now, where do you want to be?
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- Where do you want to be? and what would happen
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- And what would happen the next time you're in
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- The next time you're in that conversation
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- That conversation with a friend, or around
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- With a friend, or around the table in the group?
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- The table in the group? what would happen
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- What would happen if you actually said it?
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- If you actually said it? what will they say back?
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- What will they say back? what will they think?
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- What will they think? ooh, that's the big elephant
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- Ooh, that's the big elephant i want to wrestle with today.
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- I want to wrestle with today. and i'm so grateful
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- And i'm so grateful because this book, the bible,
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- Because this book, the bible, gives me an insane
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- Gives me an insane amount of help.
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- Amount of help. one of the reasons
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- One of the reasons i love the gospel of luke
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- I love the gospel of luke is not just because
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- Is not just because it tells us the amazing things
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- It tells us the amazing things that jesus said and did.
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- That jesus said and did. the reason, in particular,
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- The reason, in particular, i love the gospel of luke which
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- I love the gospel of luke which we've been studying this series,
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- We've been studying this series, is that luke is so intentional
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- Is that luke is so intentional about telling us about
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- About telling us about the lowest of lows,
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- The lowest of lows, the most broken of broken,
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- The most broken of broken, the most sinful of sinful.
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- The most sinful of sinful. he doesn't just say,
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- He doesn't just say, "and there were some sinners
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- "and there were some sinners that jesus once met and he
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- That jesus once met and he kind of helped them one time."
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- Kind of helped them one time." no, luke is the one
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- No, luke is the one who tells the story
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- Who tells the story of the prodigal son
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- Of the prodigal son who wasted his
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- Who wasted his father's wealth on prostitutes.
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- Father's wealth on prostitutes. he's the only one who tells
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- He's the only one who tells the story of this woman
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- The story of this woman who was notorious for being a
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- Who was notorious for being a sexual sinner in her community.
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- Sexual sinner in her community. he's the only one who tells
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- He's the only one who tells the story of zacchaeus who loved
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- The story of zacchaeus who loved money so much he burned every
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- Money so much he burned every bridge and was hated.
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- Bridge and was hated. luke loves to get specific
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- Luke loves to get specific with the lowest of lows
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- With the lowest of lows so that you and i don't
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- So that you and i don't have to wonder if we belong
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- Have to wonder if we belong in the christian church.
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- In the christian church. but the story we're about
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- But the story we're about to study today is maybe
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- To study today is maybe the best of all.
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- The best of all. it's the story
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- It's the story of one of jesus' closest
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- Of one of jesus' closest female friends,
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- Female friends, a woman named mary from
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- A woman named mary from a village called magdala.
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- A village called magdala. and today, no matter
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- And today, no matter what your story,
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- What your story, what your struggle,
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- What your struggle, or what your secret,
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- Or what your secret, we're going to find out
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- We're going to find out through mary that it
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- Through mary that it doesn't matter how broken
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- Doesn't matter how broken you might be,
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- You might be, because the broken
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- Because the broken belong with jesus.
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- Belong with jesus. so, let's open our bibles
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- So, let's open our bibles today to luke 8.
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- We're going to kick
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- We're going to kick things off right of the top
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- Things off right of the top of the chapter in verse 1.
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- Of the chapter in verse 1. "after this,
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- "after this, jesus traveled about from
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- Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another,
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- One town and village to another, proclaiming the good news
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- Proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of god,
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- Of the kingdom of god, and the 12 were with him."
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- That's a reference
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- That's a reference to the 12 apostles, right?
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- To the 12 apostles, right? so, peter, and james,
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- So, peter, and james, and john, matthew, thomas,
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- And john, matthew, thomas, all the rest of the guys.
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- All the rest of the guys. so, you can, you know,
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- So, you can, you know, picture jesus.
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- Picture jesus. he's walking from
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- He's walking from village to village.
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- Village to village. he goes to a restaurant.
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- He goes to a restaurant. "jesus table for 13."
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- "jesus table for 13." you know, jesus and the 12 dudes
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- You know, jesus and the 12 dudes behind him.
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- Behind him. that's what you might think,
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- That's what you might think, but that's not the whole story.
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- Let's keep reading.
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- Let's keep reading. it says, "the twelve were
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- It says, "the twelve were with him and also some women
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- With him and also some women who had been cured of evil
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- Who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases.
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- Spirits and diseases. mary, called magdalene,
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- Mary, called magdalene, joanna, the wife of chuza,
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- Joanna, the wife of chuza, the manager
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- The manager of herod's household,
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- Of herod's household, susanna, and many others.
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- Susanna, and many others. these women were helping
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- These women were helping to support them out
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- To support them out of their own means."
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- My favorite little snippet
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- My favorite little snippet from this verse is,
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- From this verse is, "these women were helping
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- "these women were helping to support them."
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- To support them." who's the "them"?
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- Who's the "them"? the apostles.
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- The apostles. in other words,
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- In other words, peter's preaching,
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- Peter's preaching, but he needs mary
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- But he needs mary and joanna's money.
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- And joanna's money. they're successful.
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- They're successful. they're generous.
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- They're generous. they love jesus.
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- They love jesus. they want the good news
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- They want the good news of the kingdom to spread.
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- Of the kingdom to spread. so, these successful, wealthy
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- So, these successful, wealthy women are helping to support
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- Women are helping to support the ministry of the apostles.
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- The ministry of the apostles. what a thought in
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- What a thought in the 1st century world?
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- The 1st century world? jesus loved men and women,
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- Jesus loved men and women, brothers and sisters,
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- Brothers and sisters, sons and daughters
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- Sons and daughters in the kingdom of god.
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- In the kingdom of god. i wish i had two hours
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- I wish i had two hours to talk about that,
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- To talk about that, but i don't.
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- But i don't. because i'm going to spend
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- Because i'm going to spend the rest of my time
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- The rest of my time talking to you about
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- The part that i skipped.
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- The part that i skipped. he said, "the twelve were with
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- He said, "the twelve were with jesus and also some women who
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- Jesus and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits
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- Had been cured of evil spirits and diseases.
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- And diseases. mary, called magdalene,
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- Mary, called magdalene, from whom seven demons
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- From whom seven demons had come out."
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- Had come out." seven demons.
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- Luke doesn't give
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- Luke doesn't give all the ugly details of what
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- All the ugly details of what these demons did,
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- These demons did, but we can say this for sure.
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- But we can say this for sure. her life was about
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- Her life was about as close to hell on earth
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- As close to hell on earth as one could get,
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- As one could get, until jesus.
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- Until jesus. i love the line.
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- I love the line. it said, "mary called magdalene,
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- It said, "mary called magdalene, from whom seven demons
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- From whom seven demons had come out."
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- Had come out." seven demons, one jesus.
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- Seven demons, one jesus. guess who wins?
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- Guess who wins? here's jesus and here's mary.
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- Here's jesus and here's mary. and he points his
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- And he points his authoritative finger as
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- Authoritative finger as the king of the kingdom of god,
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- The king of the kingdom of god, and do you see
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- And do you see what's happening to her?
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- What's happening to her? let me show you
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- Let me show you a second picture?
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- A second picture? we'll zoom in a little bit.
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- We'll zoom in a little bit. what's coming out
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- What's coming out of mary's back?
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- Of mary's back? one, two, three, four, five,
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- One, two, three, four, five, six, big snake looking one,
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- Six, big snake looking one, seven demons come out of her.
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- Seven demons come out of her. he said, "get out,"
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- He said, "get out," and they had to.
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- And they had to. he pointed his finger
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- He pointed his finger as the very son of god,
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- As the very son of god, and they had to flee from her.
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- And they had to flee from her. and can you imagine
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- And can you imagine the moment after they did
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- The moment after they did when she thought without
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- When she thought without seven accusers in her
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- Seven accusers in her head space,
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- Head space, when her heart could beat
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- When her heart could beat without being infected
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- Without being infected by seven fallen angels?
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- By seven fallen angels? mary loved jesus.
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- Mary loved jesus. every time you see her
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- Every time you see her for the rest of the bible
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- For the rest of the bible it's there at the cross
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- It's there at the cross or the empty tomb because
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- Or the empty tomb because she's not leaving jesus.
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- She's not leaving jesus. he saved her.
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- He saved her. he rescued her.
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- He rescued her. he loved her.
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- He loved her. he was there for her.
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- He was there for her. and luke wants you to know
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- And luke wants you to know exactly what happened.
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- Exactly what happened. and here's my question
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- And here's my question for you today.
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- For you today. why did --
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- Why did -- why did luke
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- Why did luke put that in there?
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- Put that in there? why didn't he just say,
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- Why didn't he just say, "then there was this woman
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- "then there was this woman named mary who had some stuff
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- Named mary who had some stuff and then she was with jesus."
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- And then she was with jesus." why didn't he just say,
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- Why didn't he just say, "hey, she wa --
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- "hey, she wa -- she didn't have
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- She didn't have a perfect life, but," --
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- A perfect life, but," -- no.
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- No. why does he specifically
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- Why does he specifically tell us seven demons
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- Tell us seven demons came out of her?
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- Came out of her? here's why.
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- Here's why. because the bible
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- Because the bible wants to go to the bottom.
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- Wants to go to the bottom. the bible wants to get
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- The bible wants to get as low as people can go.
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- As low as people can go. the bible wants to tell you
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- The bible wants to tell you and me stories of people
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- And me stories of people who were not just imperfect,
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- Who were not just imperfect, but people who were bad,
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- But people who were bad, people who had it bad,
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- People who had it bad, people whose lives
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- People whose lives were broken.
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- Were broken. mary who was frankly scary,
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- Mary who was frankly scary, but it wasn't too much
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- But it wasn't too much for jesus.
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- For jesus. here's the big idea
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- Here's the big idea i want you to take away
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- I want you to take away from this text.
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- From this text. write this down, please.
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- Write this down, please. this story from luke 8
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- This story from luke 8 teaches us that the broken
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- Teaches us that the broken belong with jesus.
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- Belong with jesus. now, for us a church culture,
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- Now, for us a church culture, this matters so much,
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- This matters so much, because this can go
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- Because this can go in two ways.
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- In two ways. let me say this.
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- Let me say this. some churches,
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- Some churches, some christian communities
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- Some christian communities are generic when
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- Are generic when it comes to sin,
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- It comes to sin, and some communities are
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- And some communities are specific when it comes to sin.
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- Specific when it comes to sin. do you know what happens
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- Do you know what happens in a christian church
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- In a christian church if it's always generic?
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- If it's always generic? you know, we're all sinners.
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- You know, we're all sinners. i'm a sinner.
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- I'm a sinner. you're a sinner.
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- You're a sinner. no one's perfect,
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- No one's perfect, we're all human.
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- We're all human. do you know what happens
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- Do you know what happens to individual people when
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- To individual people when that's kind of the atmosphere?
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- That's kind of the atmosphere? i think you do,
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- I think you do, because it's the same thing
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- Because it's the same thing that happens when you're on
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- That happens when you're on social media for too long.
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- Social media for too long. right.
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- Right. when you're scrolling
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- When you're scrolling through tik tok, or instagram,
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- Through tik tok, or instagram, or facebook,
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- Or facebook, what happens to you?
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- What happens to you? i think i know, right?
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- I think i know, right? you know your own lows and you
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- You know your own lows and you see everyone else's highs.
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- See everyone else's highs. like, "oh, look at her.
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- Like, "oh, look at her. she lost 12 pounds.
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- She lost 12 pounds. yay.
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- Yay. oh, look at that, he got her --
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- Oh, look at that, he got her -- he got her flowers again.
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- He got her flowers again. isn't that great for them?
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- Isn't that great for them? ooh, cancun.
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- Ooh, cancun. that looks awesome."
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- [laughing]
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- Right.
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- Right. right.
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- Right. and you're seeing
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- And you're seeing maybe the highs.
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- Maybe the highs. and that, you know,
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- And that, you know, maybe someone is like,
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- Maybe someone is like, "oh, my life is a mess
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- "oh, my life is a mess and they kind of keep
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- And they kind of keep it generic."
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- It generic." but when you know
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- But when you know your own specifics,
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- Your own specifics, no one has to exactly say
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- No one has to exactly say that you're worst,
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- That you're worst, or that you don't belong,
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- Or that you don't belong, or that you should be ashamed.
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- Or that you should be ashamed. it just happens naturally.
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- It just happens naturally. we know too much about ourselves
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- We know too much about ourselves that it's only general we just
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- That it's only general we just come to these conclusions.
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- Come to these conclusions. and so, guess what happens
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- And so, guess what happens in a church where we do
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- In a church where we do the same thing?
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- The same thing? we say our confession
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- We say our confession and we admit we're
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- And we admit we're not perfect.
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- Not perfect. yeah.
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- Yeah. we have to be saved
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- We have to be saved by the cross of jesus,
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- By the cross of jesus, but we never --
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- But we never -- we never get scary like mary.
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- We never get scary like mary. we never get specific
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- We never get specific with our sin.
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- With our sin. is that the people
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- Is that the people in the room know
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- In the room know the specifics of their sin.
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- The specifics of their sin. and they kind of wonder, like,
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- And they kind of wonder, like, "do i really belong
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- "do i really belong in a place like this?"
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- In a place like this?" is there really forgiveness
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- Is there really forgiveness for a sin like mine?
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- For a sin like mine? that's why today, friends,
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- That's why today, friends, i want to encourage you to do
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- I want to encourage you to do the best and the scariest thing
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- The best and the scariest thing that can happen in the church,
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- That can happen in the church, say it.
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- Say it. just say it.
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- If you're taking notes,
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- If you're taking notes, here's how i'll put it today.
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- Here's how i'll put it today. let's say our scary.
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- Let's say our scary. the scary thing to say,
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- The embarrassing thing to say,
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- The embarrassing thing to say, and i don't want to say
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- And i don't want to say this thing to say.
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- This thing to say. "i'm sweating right now because
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- "i'm sweating right now because it's almost my turn to talk."
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- It's almost my turn to talk." kind of thing.
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- Kind of thing. when that moment comes,
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- When that moment comes, seven demons will try
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- Seven demons will try to shut you up.
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- To shut you up. let's say it.
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- Let's say it. a tiny, tiny asterisks.
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- A tiny, tiny asterisks. i know enough about trauma
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- I know enough about trauma and about abuse that --
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- And about abuse that -- just like saying that everywhere
- 00:19:26.388 --> 00:19:28.490
- Just like saying that everywhere you go isn't always healthy.
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- You go isn't always healthy. so, if that's your story, like,
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- So, if that's your story, like, you're loved and you're welcome,
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- You're loved and you're welcome, but i don't want to push you
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- But i don't want to push you into a situation that would just
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- Into a situation that would just be unhealthy emotionally
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- Be unhealthy emotionally or mentally for you.
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- Or mentally for you. so, maybe there's times
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- So, maybe there's times you don't say it,
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- You don't say it, but i think 97% of the time
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- But i think 97% of the time when we struggle with sins,
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- When we struggle with sins, the church is the perfect
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- The church is the perfect place to just say it.
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- Place to just say it. like, you can blame me
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- Like, you can blame me if you want to.
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- If you want to. "listen guys, i don't want
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- "listen guys, i don't want to say this, but, you know,
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- To say this, but, you know, pastor mike said i had to, so,"
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- Pastor mike said i had to, so," or, "i so don't want to tell
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- Or, "i so don't want to tell you guys about this,
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- You guys about this, but for the last month
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- But for the last month i haven't mentioned,"
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- I haven't mentioned," or, "what we say in here
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- Or, "what we say in here in confidential, right?
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- In confidential, right? because i really need
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- Because i really need to tell you that --
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- To tell you that -- this is super embarrassing
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- This is super embarrassing and i'd never told
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- And i'd never told anyone this but," --
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- Anyone this but," -- because you know what
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- Because you know what will happen when you do.
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- Will happen when you do. i've been trying to live
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- I've been trying to live transparently for about
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- Transparently for about a decade of my christian life.
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- A decade of my christian life. do you know what happens in
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- Do you know what happens in the room when people do that?
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- The room when people do that? breakthrough, blessing,
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- Breakthrough, blessing, community, right?
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- Community, right? someone in the room
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- Someone in the room is bound to say, "me too.
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- Is bound to say, "me too. i've been there."
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- I've been there." connections happen
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- Connections happen in a single confession
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- In a single confession that wouldn't happen
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- That wouldn't happen in ten years of sitting next
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- In ten years of sitting next to each other in church.
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- To each other in church. doors open for forgiveness
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- Doors open for forgiveness and grace.
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- And grace. you're depressed.
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- You're depressed. you're anxious.
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- You're anxious. you've cut yourself.
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- You've cut yourself. you're addicted.
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- You're addicted. you drink too much.
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- You drink too much. you look at pornography.
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- You look at pornography. your marriage is barely
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- Your marriage is barely hanging on.
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- Hanging on. i get it,
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- I get it, and i'm so glad you said it.
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- And i'm so glad you said it. thanks for your courage.
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- Thanks for your courage. you know god loves you, right?
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- You know god loves you, right? as a christian church,
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- As a christian church, this is what we get to do.
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- This is what we get to do. what will the world who doesn't
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- What will the world who doesn't know what jesus say about
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- Know what jesus say about confessions like that?
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- Confessions like that? "sorry you messed up.
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- "sorry you messed up. try harder next time."
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- Try harder next time." no, but you and i,
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- No, but you and i, as followers of jesus,
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- As followers of jesus, get to say god has mercy.
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- The last thing i want you
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- The last thing i want you to write down.
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- To write down. let's say our scary
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- Let's say our scary because god has mercy.
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- Because god has mercy. let's say to one another
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- Let's say to one another as fellow christians,
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- "but jesus forgives that."
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- "but jesus forgives that." let's repeat the things
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- Let's repeat the things the bible says that
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- The bible says that if matthew, and peter,
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- If matthew, and peter, and mary could be next to jesus,
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- And mary could be next to jesus, you still are too.
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- You still are too. i'm sorry it happened.
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- I'm sorry it happened. i'm sorry it's messy and i
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- I'm sorry it's messy and i wish we could change it.
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- Wish we could change it. but please know this,
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- But please know this, that god is love and his love
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- That god is love and his love is even for this.
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- Is even for this. we always wonder
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- We always wonder deep down in our hearts,
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- Deep down in our hearts, but once we say it,
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- But once we say it, the church can be the church.
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- The church can be the church. let's say our scary
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- Let's say our scary because god has mercy.
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- Because god has mercy. our savior jesus
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- Our savior jesus is a great king.
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- Is a great king. he drives out minivans
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- He drives out minivans full of demons.
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- Full of demons. he rescues real sinners.
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- He rescues real sinners. his grace gets all the way
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- His grace gets all the way to the bottom.
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- To the bottom. let's say what's scary
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- Let's say what's scary so that god can have mercy.
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- So that god can have mercy. so, brothers and sister,
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- So, brothers and sister, the ball is in your court.
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- The ball is in your court. one day from now, i will be
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- One day from now, i will be gathered around the table with
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- Gathered around the table with my friends from life group.
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- My friends from life group. we'll read the bible,
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- We'll read the bible, then it will be my turn,
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- Then it will be my turn, and your turn, and your turn,
- 00:23:00.802 --> 00:23:06.041
- And your turn, and your turn, and your turn.
- 00:23:06.107 --> 00:23:09.377
- And your turn. what are we going to say?
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- What are we going to say? i know enough about you all.
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- I know enough about you all. you love jesus.
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- You love jesus. you love me and i love you.
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- You love me and i love you. let's just say it.
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- Let's just say it. so, our moment is coming.
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- So, our moment is coming. let's come to jesus with
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- Let's come to jesus with the truth, the whole truth,
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- The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
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- And nothing but the truth. he can handle it,
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- He can handle it, and his people can too.
- 00:23:32.834 --> 00:23:35.170
- And his people can too. let's be a church that
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- Let's be a church that is filled with broken people
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- Is filled with broken people who still belong and always
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- Who still belong and always will because of our --
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- Will because of our -- the mercy of our savior.
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- The mercy of our savior. let's pray.
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- Let's pray. god, my life is different
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- God, my life is different because of this.
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- Because of this. there are sins that i kept
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- There are sins that i kept secret for so long that never
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- Secret for so long that never changed no matter how much i
- 00:23:56.258 --> 00:23:57.359
- Changed no matter how much i prayed because i didn't do this.
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- Prayed because i didn't do this. and god, i've seen the power
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- And god, i've seen the power of your spirit when we get
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- Of your spirit when we get to the other side of this.
- 00:24:04.699 --> 00:24:08.069
- To the other side of this. i've seen how amazing
- 00:24:08.136 --> 00:24:08.937
- I've seen how amazing your people are to support,
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- Your people are to support, and encourage, and help me
- 00:24:11.506 --> 00:24:13.408
- And encourage, and help me when i need it the most.
- 00:24:13.475 --> 00:24:14.342
- When i need it the most. god, i have been blessed by this
- 00:24:14.409 --> 00:24:17.312
- God, i have been blessed by this kind of christian community.
- 00:24:17.379 --> 00:24:18.847
- Kind of christian community. and so, i pray that you would
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- And so, i pray that you would persuade people's hearts
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- Persuade people's hearts to join me.
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- To join me. god, you've gathered people
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- God, you've gathered people at this church who've been
- 00:24:26.788 --> 00:24:27.556
- At this church who've been through all of it.
- 00:24:27.622 --> 00:24:29.457
- Through all of it. there's no sin
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- There's no sin we haven't committed.
- 00:24:30.225 --> 00:24:30.892
- We haven't committed. there's no struggle
- 00:24:30.959 --> 00:24:31.526
- There's no struggle we haven't been through.
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- We haven't been through. and i know the devil wants
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- And i know the devil wants to make us think otherwise
- 00:24:34.462 --> 00:24:35.297
- To make us think otherwise that we're the only ones,
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- That we're the only ones, that people would be shocked,
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- That people would be shocked, and they'd run away.
- 00:24:38.700 --> 00:24:39.301
- And they'd run away. but that's not true.
- 00:24:39.367 --> 00:24:42.571
- But that's not true. so, god, i pray that this would
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- So, god, i pray that this would be a church that is all about
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- Be a church that is all about the truth, the truth,
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- The truth, the truth, yes, of what we've done,
- 00:24:47.542 --> 00:24:48.376
- Yes, of what we've done, but even more, the truth
- 00:24:48.443 --> 00:24:49.744
- But even more, the truth of what you've done for us
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- Of what you've done for us through your son jesus christ.
- 00:24:51.246 --> 00:24:53.582
- Through your son jesus christ. thank you that in the kingdom
- 00:24:53.648 --> 00:24:54.716
- Thank you that in the kingdom of god there's absolute safety.
- 00:24:54.783 --> 00:24:56.318
- Of god there's absolute safety. there's no sin, no struggle,
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- There's no sin, no struggle, no devil, no demon.
- 00:24:58.887 --> 00:25:00.188
- No devil, no demon. there is no shame.
- 00:25:00.255 --> 00:25:00.855
- There is no shame. there is no hell for your people
- 00:25:00.922 --> 00:25:02.424
- There is no hell for your people because jesus lived, and died,
- 00:25:02.490 --> 00:25:03.892
- And rose for all of us.
- 00:25:03.992 --> 00:25:07.462
- So, god, when that moment comes,
- 00:25:07.529 --> 00:25:09.397
- May your spirit give us courage,
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- May we find our confidence
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- In you.
- 00:25:12.434 --> 00:25:13.401
- And may we as
- 00:25:13.468 --> 00:25:14.235
- Your people respond with
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- Those beautiful words,
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- "i forgive you.
- 00:25:17.138 --> 00:25:19.140
- Jesus forgives you.
- 00:25:19.207 --> 00:25:21.209
- You know god loves you, right?"
- 00:25:21.276 --> 00:25:24.312
- We pray to become that kind
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- Of church for your glory
- 00:25:25.113 --> 00:25:27.015
- And the good of your people.
- 00:25:27.082 --> 00:25:28.283
- We ask it all
- 00:25:28.350 --> 00:25:28.783
- In jesus' name.
- 00:25:28.850 --> 00:25:30.385
- And god's people
- 00:25:30.452 --> 00:25:30.885
- Join their voices
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- And they say, "amen."
- 00:25:31.519 --> 00:25:33.555
- >> thank you pastor mike
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- >> thank you pastor mike for challenging us to say
- 00:25:35.156 --> 00:25:36.191
- For challenging us to say our scary out loud.
- 00:25:36.257 --> 00:25:37.659
- Our scary out loud. so, our christian friends
- 00:25:37.726 --> 00:25:38.526
- So, our christian friends can encourage us and help us.
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- Can encourage us and help us. i have some exciting
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- I have some exciting news for you.
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- News for you. thanks to some generous
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- Thanks to some generous friends of the ministry,
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- Friends of the ministry, we have a $125,000
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- We have a $125,000 challenge grant this month.
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- Openly and biblically and with grace and truth
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- And with grace and truth about real life topics
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- That many people avoid. and when you give,
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- And the skills that build
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- Real christian community
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