Mike Novotny - Gearing Up For Victory

October 23, 2025 | 29:5

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Time Of Grace With Mike Novotny | Mike Novotny - Gearing Up For Victory | October 23, 2025

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>> no soldier walks
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>> no soldier walks into a big fight
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Into a big fight without the right fit.
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Without the right fit. raise your hand
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Raise your hand if you understood
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If you understood that last sentence.
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That last sentence. now, i'm raising
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Teenage daughters,
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Teenage daughters, so if you don't know,
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So if you don't know, a fit is the latest slang
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A fit is the latest slang that stands for outfit,
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That stands for outfit, for what you're wearing.
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For what you're wearing. so, if i ask you today,
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So, if i ask you today, "how's the fit?"
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"how's the fit?" i'm asking you,
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I'm asking you, "how do you think i look?"
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"how do you think i look?" if i make a selfie video
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If i make a selfie video after church,
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After church, i call it a fit check
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I call it a fit check as i let you know
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As i let you know all the things i'm wearing
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All the things i'm wearing and where i got them from.
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And where i got them from. kohl's, also kohl's,
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Kohl's, also kohl's, probably also kohl's
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Probably also kohl's with the 30% off coupon.
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With the 30% off coupon. that's what a fit check is,
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That's what a fit check is, it's how you look.
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It's how you look. and i said just
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And i said just a few seconds ago
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A few seconds ago that no soldier walks into
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That no soldier walks into a fight without the right fit.
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A fight without the right fit. soldier wants
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Soldier wants to stand his ground,
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To stand his ground, stand firm, win the battle
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Stand firm, win the battle when the bullets are flying.
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When the bullets are flying. he never shows up
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He never shows up in a tank top and flip flops.
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In a tank top and flip flops. he cares about the fit.
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He cares about the fit. he cares about that
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He cares about that m27 assault rifle,
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M27 assault rifle, and the approved
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And the approved modular tactical vest,
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Modular tactical vest, and the combat helmet
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And the combat helmet with superior
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With superior ballistic protection,
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Ballistic protection, and individual first aid kit.
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And individual first aid kit. he's going to walk
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He's going to walk into a real fight.
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Into a real fight. he cares immensely
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He cares immensely about the fit.
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About the fit. it's the same reason
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It's the same reason why when you watch
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Why when you watch a good action movie
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A good action movie and the hero was gearing up
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And the hero was gearing up for that big final battle
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For that big final battle against the villains,
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Against the villains, there's always that scene,
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There's always that scene, you know what i'm talking about?
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You know what i'm talking about? where he walks into the room
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Where he walks into the room with all the weapons
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With all the weapons on the walls.
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On the walls. all right, he flips a switch,
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All right, he flips a switch, the rock music starts,
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The rock music starts, and there's like a drawer
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And there's like a drawer full of like grenade launchers,
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Full of like grenade launchers, and throwing stars.
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And throwing stars. like 45 seconds of...
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You know, and then
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You know, and then he walks out of the room.
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He walks out of the room. he is ready for the fight
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Because he has the right fit.
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Because he has the right fit. if you play fortnite,
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If you play fortnite, any fortnite players
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Any fortnite players in church here today?
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In church here today? yeah, you don't walk
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Yeah, you don't walk into that big final battle
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Into that big final battle without a mythic weapon
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Without a mythic weapon in your hands
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In your hands if you want to win.
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If you want to win. if you want to stand firm,
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If you want to stand firm, you have to care about the fit.
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You have to care about the fit. and i tell you that today
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And i tell you that today not just to embarrass
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Not just to embarrass my daughters that their
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My daughters that their 43 year old father is
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43 year old father is using slang that is
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Using slang that is out of his age demographic.
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Out of his age demographic. i'm telling it to you
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I'm telling it to you because every christian soldier
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Because every christian soldier who wants to win the fight
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Who wants to win the fight must care about their fit.
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Must care about their fit. when you woke up today,
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When you woke up today, if you cared at all about
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If you cared at all about standing firm in your faith,
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Standing firm in your faith, and it is essential that you do
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And it is essential that you do a christian fit check.
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A christian fit check. you have to think about how
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You have to think about how you're spiritually dressed
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You're spiritually dressed if you want to win this war
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If you want to win this war against temptation and sin.
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Against temptation and sin. you know, ephesians 6,
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You know, ephesians 6, the apostle paul teaches us
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The apostle paul teaches us that we fighting
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That we fighting a good fight for god.
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A good fight for god. if you want to be
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If you want to be a patient person,
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A patient person, and a compassionate person.
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And a compassionate person. someone who doesn't get
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Someone who doesn't get devoured by worry,
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Devoured by worry, and fear, and anxiety,
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And fear, and anxiety, but stands firm believing
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But stands firm believing god is big, and strong,
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God is big, and strong, and good.
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And good. if you want to escape
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If you want to escape the bitterness, and the pain
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The bitterness, and the pain of sins of your past,
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Of sins of your past, the guilt and the shame
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The guilt and the shame and stand firm in the freedom
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And stand firm in the freedom of your forgiveness,
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Of your forgiveness, received and given to others,
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Received and given to others, none of that is going
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None of that is going to be easy.
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To be easy. if you want to escape
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If you want to escape the trauma of your past
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The trauma of your past and believe that god loves you,
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And believe that god loves you, you're not a secondhand
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You're not a secondhand christian or damaged goods,
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Christian or damaged goods, it's going to be a fight.
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It's going to be a fight. the devil hates what is good,
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The devil hates what is good, and he will never let you enjoy
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And he will never let you enjoy what is good without
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A true spiritual battle.
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A true spiritual battle. he says in ephesians 6,
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He says in ephesians 6, "stand firm then,
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"stand firm then, with the belt of truth
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With the belt of truth buckled around your waist,
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Buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of
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With the breastplate of righteousness in place,
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Righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted
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And with your feet fitted with the readiness that
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With the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
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Comes from the gospel of peace. in addition to all this,
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In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,
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Take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish
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With which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows
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All the flaming arrows of the evil one.
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Of the evil one. take the helmet of salvation
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Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit,
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And the sword of the spirit, which is the word of god."
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Which is the word of god." that's the christian fit
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Of a successful soldier,
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Of a successful soldier, the belt of truth,
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The belt of truth, the breastplate
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The breastplate of righteousness,
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Of righteousness, the shoes, the gospel of peace,
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The shoes, the gospel of peace, the shield of faith,
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The shield of faith, the helmet of salvation,
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The helmet of salvation, the sword of the spirit.
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The sword of the spirit. let's break that down
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Let's break that down as we try to take our stand
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As we try to take our stand for what's good and of god.
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For what's good and of god. so, if you're taking notes
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So, if you're taking notes at home or here in church,
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At home or here in church, the first thing paul
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The first thing paul wants to teach us about is
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Wants to teach us about is what he calls the belt of truth.
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What he calls the belt of truth. he says, "stand firm then
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He says, "stand firm then with the belt of truth
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With the belt of truth buckled around your waist."
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Buckled around your waist." years ago, i heard kind of
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Years ago, i heard kind of an edgy american pastor say,
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An edgy american pastor say, "do you know what belts do?
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"do you know what belts do? they keep your pants on.
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They keep your pants on. do you know what more
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Do you know what more christians need to do?"
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Christians need to do?" you can finish
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You can finish the rest of his message.
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The rest of his message. i thought it was clever,
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I thought it was clever, but i'm not sure
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But i'm not sure the apostle paul was
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The apostle paul was necessarily thinking of
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Necessarily thinking of sexual immorality
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Sexual immorality with these words,
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With these words, although the ephesians
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Although the ephesians definitely needed that.
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Definitely needed that. a belt in the ancient world
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A belt in the ancient world was maybe a piece of cloth
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Was maybe a piece of cloth that you could tuck your robe
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That you could tuck your robe into if you needed
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Into if you needed to move quickly.
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To move quickly. and people wore
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And people wore long flowing robes, not pants.
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Long flowing robes, not pants. you ever been to a wedding.
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You ever been to a wedding. you know, the bridesmaid
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You know, the bridesmaid or a bride can't run too fast
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Or a bride can't run too fast in her big dress.
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In her big dress. have to pull it up a little bit.
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Have to pull it up a little bit. it might have been that
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It might have been that to be agile in
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To be agile in the spiritual battle.
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The spiritual battle. or paul might have been
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Or paul might have been thinking about the belt
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Thinking about the belt that a roman soldier would wear.
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That a roman soldier would wear. he was actually imprisoned
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He was actually imprisoned in rome when he wrote
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In rome when he wrote the book of ephesians.
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The book of ephesians. roman soldiers would have these
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Roman soldiers would have these thick belts that could
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Thick belts that could hold weapons.
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Hold weapons. and then they would have
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And then they would have these big pieces of
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These big pieces of stiff leather or metal
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Stiff leather or metal that would protect the more
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That would protect the more private parts of their body.
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Private parts of their body. you probably know
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You probably know if you're fighting a dude,
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If you're fighting a dude, there's a quick way
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There's a quick way to drop him to his knees.
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To drop him to his knees. it's with a cheap shot
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It's with a cheap shot and a low blow.
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And a low blow. and so, paul may be
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And so, paul may be thinking here that
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Thinking here that when the devil attacks you,
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When the devil attacks you, he is not at all embarrassed
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He is not at all embarrassed to take a cheap shot
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To take a cheap shot at your soul.
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At your soul. the kind of low blow
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The kind of low blow that drops you
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That drops you to your knees real quickly.
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To your knees real quickly. has the devil ever tried
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Has the devil ever tried anything like that with you?
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Anything like that with you? the devil will often
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The devil will often tell you the truth
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Tell you the truth about your past
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About your past but he'll never tell you
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But he'll never tell you the truth about your present.
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The truth about your present. he hates the name of jesus
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He hates the name of jesus and the power that it gives you
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And the power that it gives you to be clean, and pure,
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To be clean, and pure, and righteous, and worthy,
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And righteous, and worthy, and enough.
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And enough. so when the devil
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So when the devil comes with that low blow,
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Comes with that low blow, put on the belt of truth
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Put on the belt of truth and tell him, "true,
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And tell him, "true, but you forgot something.
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But you forgot something. his name is jesus and he's
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His name is jesus and he's the one that forgives me
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The one that forgives me for everything wrong
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For everything wrong i've ever done, covers me
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I've ever done, covers me in his righteousness
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In his righteousness and makes me
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And makes me good enough for god."
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Good enough for god." put on the belt of truth.
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Put on the belt of truth. number two, paul says,
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Number two, paul says, "don't forget secondly
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"don't forget secondly about the breastplate
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About the breastplate of righteousness."
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Of righteousness." back to verse 14,
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Back to verse 14, "stand firm then
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"stand firm then with the breastplate of
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With the breastplate of righteousness in place."
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Righteousness in place." a breastplate in
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A breastplate in the ancient world was
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The ancient world was a piece of either thick
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A piece of either thick leather or metal that would
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Leather or metal that would cover this part of your body
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Cover this part of your body to protect your vital organs.
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To protect your vital organs. so, you don't have to be
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So, you don't have to be a medical professional
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A medical professional to know that a soldier
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To know that a soldier might lose a finger
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Might lose a finger or a toe and stand at
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Or a toe and stand at the end of the fight,
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The end of the fight, but he can't live
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But he can't live without a torso.
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Without a torso. we've had some farmers come
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We've had some farmers come to church with nine fingers,
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To church with nine fingers, never seen one stroll in
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Never seen one stroll in on a sunday without
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On a sunday without a torso, right?
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A torso, right? you need it to survive.
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You need it to survive. and so, a soldier would wear
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And so, a soldier would wear a breastplate to protect
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A breastplate to protect the most vital part
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The most vital part of their body.
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Of their body. now, think spiritually
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Now, think spiritually for a second.
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For a second. what's the most vital
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What's the most vital part of christianity?
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Part of christianity? it's the simple statement
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It's the simple statement that me and god are good.
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That me and god are good. i mean, church matters,
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I mean, church matters, prayer matters,
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Prayer matters, the commandment matters,
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The commandment matters, but the very heart
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But the very heart of christianity,
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Of christianity, you can't have christianity
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You can't have christianity without it, is this belief
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Without it, is this belief that me and god are good.
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That me and god are good. god's not -- he's not
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God's not -- he's not far away from me.
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Far away from me. he's not coming at me
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He's not coming at me because of my past sins.
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Because of my past sins. no, god likes me,
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No, god likes me, accepts me, approves of me,
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Accepts me, approves of me, he has a place for me.
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He has a place for me. he's not going to
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He's not going to condemn me to hell.
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Condemn me to hell. no, i have a one way
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No, i have a one way ticket to heaven.
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Ticket to heaven. that's the very heart
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That's the very heart of the christian faith,
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Of the christian faith, which is why the devil
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Which is why the devil loves to come at it
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Loves to come at it with every possible lie,
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With every possible lie, deception, and half-truth.
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Deception, and half-truth. he might try to convince you
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He might try to convince you that you're such a good person.
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That you're such a good person. that you don't need jesus
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That you don't need jesus or the bible to be saved.
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Or the bible to be saved. that will get to the heart
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That will get to the heart of your relationship with god.
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Of your relationship with god. he might try to convince you
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He might try to convince you you're such a bad person,
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You're such a bad person, that you don't stand a chance.
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That you don't stand a chance. why would you show up?
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Why would you show up? on a cross 2,000 years ago,
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On a cross 2,000 years ago, jesus christ cried out,
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Jesus christ cried out, "it is finished.
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"it is finished. i finished it.
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I finished it. i make you right with god."
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I make you right with god." and so, the simple message
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And so, the simple message of jesus, and his cross,
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Of jesus, and his cross, and his blood
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And his blood is this breastplate
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Is this breastplate that protects
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That protects the heart of our faith.
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The heart of our faith. yeah, there's work to do.
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Yeah, there's work to do. and yeah, we're going to fight
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And yeah, we're going to fight against old temptations.
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Against old temptations. but you never have to hold
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But you never have to hold your breath and think,
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Your breath and think, "am i going to
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"am i going to make it to heaven?
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Make it to heaven? does god hate me?
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Does god hate me? is he punishing me?"
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Is he punishing me?" never.
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Never. which brings us to part three
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Which brings us to part three of the christian fit.
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Of the christian fit. it's the gospel
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It's the gospel or the shoes of peace.
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Or the shoes of peace. paul said in verse 15,
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Paul said in verse 15, "stand firm then with your feet
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"stand firm then with your feet fitted with the readiness
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Fitted with the readiness that comes from
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That comes from the gospel of peace."
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The gospel of peace." so, my teenage daughters and i,
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So, my teenage daughters and i, i don't know how this started
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I don't know how this started or when this started,
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Or when this started, but for some reason
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But for some reason we randomly have these
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We randomly have these greco-roman wrestling matches
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Greco-roman wrestling matches in our kitchen.
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In our kitchen. i just be like walking by
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I just be like walking by and one of daughters
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And one of daughters will like grab me
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Will like grab me and she'll try to push me
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And she'll try to push me down the hallway,
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Down the hallway, and once i realize
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And once i realize what's happening,
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What's happening, i'll try to push
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I'll try to push her back into the fridge.
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Her back into the fridge. you know, when the kids
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You know, when the kids were little,
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Were little, it was pretty easy for dad
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It was pretty easy for dad to fight back, but now
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To fight back, but now they're a little bit older,
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They're a little bit older, a little bit stronger.
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A little bit stronger. do you know who tends to win
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Do you know who tends to win those kitchen wrestling matches?
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Those kitchen wrestling matches? the one who's wearing shoes.
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[laughing]
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If you're wearing
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If you're wearing socks in the kitchen,
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Socks in the kitchen, that's pretty good
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That's pretty good for practicing your
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For practicing your michael jackson moonwalk,
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Michael jackson moonwalk, maybe this is just me.
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Maybe this is just me. but if you want
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But if you want to stand your ground
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To stand your ground and not get pushed around,
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And not get pushed around, you put on your shoes.
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You put on your shoes. shoes are meant to stick
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Shoes are meant to stick to something much
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To something much bigger and stronger
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Bigger and stronger that's outside of you.
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That's outside of you. whenever the kids come at me
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Whenever the kids come at me in their socks and i'm wearing
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In their socks and i'm wearing my shoes, oh man, i can do it
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My shoes, oh man, i can do it like with one arm on
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Like with one arm on the forehead, right?
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The forehead, right? they're not going to push me
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They're not going to push me around for a second.
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Around for a second. i love this about the gospel.
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I love this about the gospel. paul says, "when the feet
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Paul says, "when the feet of your faith are fitted
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Of your faith are fitted with the readiness that comes
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With the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace,"
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From the gospel of peace," and the devil tries to
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And the devil tries to push you back in your faith,
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Push you back in your faith, you just stop in your tracks
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You just stop in your tracks and say, "no, no, no, no, no.
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And say, "no, no, no, no, no. nope.
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Nope. nope.
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Nope. yeah, i sinned,
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Yeah, i sinned, but you're not pushing me
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But you're not pushing me back into that shame.
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Back into that shame. yeah, i wish i could do it
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Yeah, i wish i could do it over too but no devil,
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Over too but no devil, you're not right
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You're not right when you say that about me."
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When you say that about me." the next time the devil
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The next time the devil tries to bring you back
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Tries to bring you back in that same old place
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In that same old place where you think you're not
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Where you think you're not going to make it with god,
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Going to make it with god, i just want you to smile
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I just want you to smile and say, "hey satan, nice socks.
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[laughter]
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'cause i got on
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'cause i got on my jesus shoes today.
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My jesus shoes today. and i may not be the strongest
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And i may not be the strongest fighter in this ring,
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Fighter in this ring, but i'm taking my stand
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But i'm taking my stand in the promise
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In the promise that god made about me."
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That god made about me." if you're going to stand firm
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If you're going to stand firm in your faith,
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In your faith, paul says you have
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Paul says you have to do three things.
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To do three things. you have to put on
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You have to put on the belt of truth,
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The belt of truth, the breastplate
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The breastplate of righteousness,
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Of righteousness, and the gospel of peace.
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And the gospel of peace. but he's not done.
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But he's not done. then he gives us part four
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Then he gives us part four of the christian fit,
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Of the christian fit, what he calls
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What he calls the shield of faith.
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The shield of faith. he spends all of verse 16
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He spends all of verse 16 on this part of the fit.
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On this part of the fit. he says, "in addition to
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He says, "in addition to all this, take up
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All this, take up the shield of faith,
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The shield of faith, with which you can extinguish
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With which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows
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All the flaming arrows of the evil one."
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Of the evil one." question, why would someone
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Question, why would someone fire not just an arrow
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Fire not just an arrow at their enemy,
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At their enemy, but a flaming arrow?
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But a flaming arrow? i mean, if i line up this arrow
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I mean, if i line up this arrow and fire it at your heart,
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And fire it at your heart, isn't that good enough?
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Isn't that good enough? the answer is,
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The answer is, not if you're evil.
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Not if you're evil. the devil, who jesus himself
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The devil, who jesus himself called the evil one,
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Called the evil one, does not just want to mess
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Does not just want to mess with your faith,
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With your faith, or damage your faith,
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Or damage your faith, or diminish your faith,
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Or diminish your faith, he wants to pierce
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He wants to pierce the heart of your faith
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The heart of your faith and use your sin to set
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And use your sin to set the whole place on fire.
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The whole place on fire. the devil wants to use you
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The devil wants to use you to be the first or another link
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To be the first or another link in the generational sin
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In the generational sin that has existed
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That has existed in your family tree.
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In your family tree. he wants to torch
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He wants to torch the happiness and faith
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The happiness and faith of generations of your family
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Of generations of your family you haven't even met yet.
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You haven't even met yet. he doesn't just want you to sin,
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He doesn't just want you to sin, he wants to use your sin
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He wants to use your sin to ruin the blessing of everyone
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To ruin the blessing of everyone that you interact with
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That you interact with this week.
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This week. the devil doesn't just
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The devil doesn't just want you to be impatient,
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Want you to be impatient, he wants you to be impatient
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He wants you to be impatient in a car filled with people
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In a car filled with people so when you shout in anger,
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So when you shout in anger, everyone gets tense
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Everyone gets tense and loses their joy.
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And loses their joy. he doesn't just want you
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He doesn't just want you to get drunk this next weekend.
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To get drunk this next weekend. he wants you to be the one
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He wants you to be the one that buys the drinks
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That buys the drinks that links a friend of yours
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That links a friend of yours to an addiction that will stay
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To an addiction that will stay in their family
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In their family for years to come.
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For years to come. he doesn't just want you
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He doesn't just want you to be a selfish person,
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To be a selfish person, he wants to bring that
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He wants to bring that selfishness into a relationship
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Selfishness into a relationship so the marriage ends,
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So the marriage ends, and she thinks that
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And she thinks that all men are selfish trash.
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All men are selfish trash. like, the devil doesn't
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Like, the devil doesn't just want me to sin,
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Just want me to sin, he wants me to sin
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He wants me to sin in one of those pastor ways
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In one of those pastor ways that you read about
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That you read about in the headlines
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In the headlines so people think organized
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So people think organized religion is all hypocrisy
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Religion is all hypocrisy so you never give another
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So you never give another church another chance.
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Church another chance. he's not just firing
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He's not just firing the arrow at us.
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The arrow at us. he's not content with sin,
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He's not content with sin, he wants to...
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[imitates explosion]
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He wants to burn
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He wants to burn the whole place down.
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The whole place down. i remember a buy i used to
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I remember a buy i used to pastor over ten years ago,
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Pastor over ten years ago, he's brand new to church.
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He's brand new to church. didn't come from a family
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Didn't come from a family where there was
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Where there was really any faith.
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Really any faith. and he talked about
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And he talked about just how difficult
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Just how difficult all of this was.
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All of this was. like, no one goes to
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Like, no one goes to church in his family,
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Church in his family, no one tries to embrace
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No one tries to embrace biblical sexuality,
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Biblical sexuality, no one stays sober
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No one stays sober in his family.
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In his family. and i think he was
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And i think he was just like despairing.
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Just like despairing. he felt so far behind
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He felt so far behind all the rest of
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All the rest of the church people
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The church people and he said,
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And he said, "pastor, i just didn't
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"pastor, i just didn't grow up with this.
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Grow up with this. i have no good
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I have no good examples of this."
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Examples of this." and i tried to encourage him
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And i tried to encourage him and sympathize with him.
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And sympathize with him. but then i said this,
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But then i said this, "do you know, man,
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"do you know, man, that your kids will never
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That your kids will never know like the generations
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Know like the generations of your family
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Of your family had no connection to god
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Had no connection to god if you bring god into your home?
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If you bring god into your home? like, your kids will think
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Like, your kids will think it's normal to pray
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It's normal to pray and to talk about jesus.
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And to talk about jesus. even if it hasn't happened
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Even if it hasn't happened in a hundred years
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In a hundred years with people in your last name,
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With people in your last name, you have the potential,
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You have the potential, not just to set
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Not just to set your home on fire,
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Your home on fire, but to set it
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But to set it on fire for god.
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On fire for god. you have the potential
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You have the potential to walk back into work
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To walk back into work and just bring light into,
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And just bring light into, like, dark, tense places."
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Like, dark, tense places." paul says, "take up
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Paul says, "take up the shield of faith,
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The shield of faith, bring your christianity
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Bring your christianity into dark places
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Into dark places and you will be a bright,
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And you will be a bright, bright light for this world."
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Bright light for this world." someone told me years ago
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Someone told me years ago that every time something
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That every time something is kind of tense at
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Is kind of tense at home or at school,
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Home or at school, or at church, or at work,
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Or at church, or at work, we always walk into the room
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We always walk into the room with two buckets in our hands,
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With two buckets in our hands, a bucket of water
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A bucket of water and a bucket of gasoline.
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And a bucket of gasoline. have you heard this?
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Have you heard this? and there's some
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And there's some little fire burning,
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Little fire burning, and you always have
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And you always have to choose which bucket
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To choose which bucket you're going to dump
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You're going to dump out on the fire.
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Out on the fire. satan wants you
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Satan wants you to pour the gas...
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[imitates explosion]
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Torch the place,
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Torch the place, but god gives us the water
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But god gives us the water of his word to calm things down
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Of his word to calm things down and bring more love
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And bring more love and peace into the world.
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And peace into the world. and the devil hates you,
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And the devil hates you, and he hates
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And he hates the blessing of god,
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The blessing of god, so paul says,
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So paul says, "take up the shield of faith
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"take up the shield of faith and you can extinguish
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And you can extinguish all the flames of the evil one."
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All the flames of the evil one." which brings us
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Which brings us to part number five.
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To part number five. part five of
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Part five of the christian soldier's fit
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The christian soldier's fit is what paul calls
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Is what paul calls the helmet of salvation.
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The helmet of salvation. verse 17, he says,
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Verse 17, he says, "take the helmet of salvation."
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"take the helmet of salvation." without a head,
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Without a head, you're kind of dead,
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You're kind of dead, so soldiers put on a helmet.
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So soldiers put on a helmet. when bullets are flying,
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When bullets are flying, there are sensitive parts,
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There are sensitive parts, like in here,
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Like in here, that can't be touched.
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That can't be touched. and so, god in the same
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And so, god in the same with salvation.
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With salvation. i think there's another way
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I think there's another way to talk about
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To talk about the righteousness of jesus,
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The righteousness of jesus, he saved us from hell,
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He saved us from hell, he gave us the gift of heaven.
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He gave us the gift of heaven. but don't we -- did any of you
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But don't we -- did any of you who have been listening
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Who have been listening really carefully notice
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Really carefully notice anything about the five pieces
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Anything about the five pieces of the christian armor
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Of the christian armor we talked about so far?
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We talked about so far? the belt, the breastplate,
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The belt, the breastplate, the shoes, the shield,
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The shoes, the shield, and the helmet are all
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And the helmet are all defensive in nature.
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Defensive in nature. five of the six things
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Five of the six things that god gives us
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That god gives us for our spiritual battles --
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For our spiritual battles -- is not a, here's the bow,
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Is not a, here's the bow, here's the arrow,
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Here's the arrow, here's the spear,
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Here's the spear, here's the javelin,
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Here's the javelin, here's the sword.
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Here's the sword. most of it is defensive
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Most of it is defensive in nature when the devil
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In nature when the devil comes at us.
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Comes at us. and most of the terms
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And most of the terms used are really connected
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Used are really connected to the simple gift
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To the simple gift that jesus has given us.
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That jesus has given us. righteousness is from jesus,
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Righteousness is from jesus, salvation is from jesus,
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Salvation is from jesus, the gospel of peace
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The gospel of peace is from jesus.
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Is from jesus. it's actually interesting,
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It's actually interesting, way back in the old testament
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Way back in the old testament when it talked about
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When it talked about the spiritual armor of god,
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It wasn't something
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It wasn't something that you should do
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That you should do where it says,
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Where it says, "the lord himself put on
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"the lord himself put on righteousness as
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Righteousness as his breastplate,
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His breastplate, and the helmet of
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And the helmet of salvation on his head,
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Salvation on his head, he put on the garments
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He put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped
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Of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak."
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We're going to talk
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We're going to talk about relevant things,
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About relevant things, we're going to talk
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We're going to talk about money and faith,
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About money and faith, we're going to talk
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We're going to talk about how to have
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About how to have a great marriage in faith,
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A great marriage in faith, we're going to talk about
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We're going to talk about your mental health in faith.
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Your mental health in faith. but at the end of the day,
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But at the end of the day, what i hope we never,
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What i hope we never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever,
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Ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever miss is the thing
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Ever miss is the thing that paul spent most of his
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That paul spent most of his time talking about,
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Time talking about, what jesus did for us.
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What jesus did for us. what you do matters,
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What you do matters, but what jesus did for you
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But what jesus did for you matters immensely more.
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Matters immensely more. so, take up the helmet
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So, take up the helmet of salvation.
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Of salvation. and finally my favorite,
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And finally my favorite, take up the sword of the spirit,
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Take up the sword of the spirit, paul says, which is
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Paul says, which is the word of god.
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The word of god. the sword is what paul labels
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The sword is what paul labels here as the word, the bible.
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Here as the word, the bible. it's called the sword of
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It's called the sword of the spirit because
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The spirit because the holy spirit, god himself
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The holy spirit, god himself inspired this book.
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Inspired this book. it's not just manmade,
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It's not just manmade, i didn't come up with this.
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I didn't come up with this. it's actually god's weapon
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It's actually god's weapon that you could fight against
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That you could fight against the devil in this spiritual war.
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The devil in this spiritual war. the bible says that this word
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The bible says that this word is breathed out by god,
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Is breathed out by god, it's sharper than
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It's sharper than any double-edged sword,
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Any double-edged sword, it cuts to the heart of things.
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It cuts to the heart of things. and can i tell you that there's
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And can i tell you that there's a huge difference between
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A huge difference between talking about a sword
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Talking about a sword and taking up a sword.
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And taking up a sword. yeah, you tracking with me?
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Yeah, you tracking with me? if i'm a marine walking
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If i'm a marine walking into a war zone,
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Into a war zone, i can't wave at
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I can't wave at a terrorist and say,
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A terrorist and say, "i have a gun back home.
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"i have a gun back home. you better watch out."
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You better watch out." no, you have to take it up.
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No, you have to take it up. and so, i love the verb
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And so, i love the verb in verse 17.
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In verse 17. it doesn't just say,
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It doesn't just say, "have a bible,
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"have a bible, talk about a bible."
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Talk about a bible." he says, "take the sword
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He says, "take the sword of the spirit.
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Of the spirit. have the word of god
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Have the word of god in your hands
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In your hands and in your heart."
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And in your heart." years ago i got my first
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Years ago i got my first and only tattoo.
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And only tattoo. maybe you have seen it.
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Maybe you have seen it. it's a cross, it has some
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It's a cross, it has some hebrew inside of it.
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Hebrew inside of it. but upside down,
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But upside down, this cross is meant to look
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This cross is meant to look like a sword because
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Like a sword because when i'm preaching at you
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When i'm preaching at you and i have the bible
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And i have the bible in this hand,
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In this hand, i'm trying to convince
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I'm trying to convince you this is the way we fight.
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You this is the way we fight. it's where we find
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It's where we find our strength with
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Our strength with the word of god.
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The word of god. man, this book is so powerful.
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Man, this book is so powerful. if you know it
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If you know it and if you use it, man,
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And if you use it, man, you can fight giants
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You can fight giants and end up standing.
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And end up standing. it kind of, reminds me
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It kind of, reminds me of the old battle
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Of the old battle between these two guys.
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The guy on your left is
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The guy on your left is the spanish conquistador
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The spanish conquistador francisco pizarro.
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Francisco pizarro. and on the right
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And on the right was the general
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Was the general of the army of the incan
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Of the army of the incan empire named atahualpa.
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Empire named atahualpa. turn to the person
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Turn to the person next to you and say,
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Next to you and say, "pizarro, atahualpa."
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My mexican friends are like,
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My mexican friends are like, "this is super easy."
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"this is super easy." the rest of you are like,
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The rest of you are like, "ah."
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"ah." pizarro, atahualpa.
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Pizarro, atahualpa. when fransico pizzaro
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When fransico pizzaro and his army showed up
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And his army showed up on november 16, 1532,
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On november 16, 1532, they fought against
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They fought against atahualpa and his army.
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Atahualpa and his army. but the spaniards had
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But the spaniards had a little bitty problem,
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A little bitty problem, they had a little, bitty army.
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They had a little, bitty army. one hundred sixty eight
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One hundred sixty eight total men had landed
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Total men had landed in south america
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In south america in search of gold
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In search of gold in their greed,
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In their greed, and atahualpa's army numbered
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And atahualpa's army numbered in the tens of thousands.
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In the tens of thousands. they weren't just farmers
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They weren't just farmers and husbands,
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And husbands, they were trained
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They were trained and battle tested warriors.
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And battle tested warriors. who's going to win?
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Who's going to win? a hundred sixty eight
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A hundred sixty eight versus tens of thousands.
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Versus tens of thousands. the spaniards were far from home
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The spaniards were far from home and the incans knew this land
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And the incans knew this land like the back of their hand.
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Like the back of their hand. spaniards just fighting
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Spaniards just fighting for greed and gold,
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For greed and gold, these people were fighting
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These people were fighting for their lives, their wives,
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For their lives, their wives, their children, their mothers,
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Their children, their mothers, their fathers, their everything.
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Their fathers, their everything. who do you think won the war?
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Who do you think won the war? i'll give you a hint.
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I'll give you a hint. in south america,
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In south america, they speak spanish.
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They speak spanish. pizzaro and the conquistadors
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Pizzaro and the conquistadors conquered that day,
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Conquered that day, but how is that possible?
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But how is that possible? a hundred sixty eight
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A hundred sixty eight versus tens of thousands.
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Versus tens of thousands. simple answer,
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Simple answer, they had better weapons.
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They had better weapons. atahualpa's brave men were
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Atahualpa's brave men were wearing vests made of cotton
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Wearing vests made of cotton and they carried clubs
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And they carried clubs made of wood.
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Made of wood. pizzaro's men rolled up
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Pizzaro's men rolled up with armor and swords
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With armor and swords made of steel with canons
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Made of steel with canons that they rolled into battle
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That they rolled into battle and guns they carried
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And guns they carried in their hands that
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In their hands that the incans called, quote,
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The incans called, quote, "sticks that
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"sticks that spoke like thunder."
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Spoke like thunder." atahualpa was strong,
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Atahualpa was strong, and he was brave,
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And he was brave, but he was no match
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But he was no match for a better weapon.
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For a better weapon. and christians, the same
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And christians, the same thing is true today.
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Thing is true today. you might be outnumbered
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You might be outnumbered in this world.
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In this world. you might be the only one
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You might be the only one at your dinner table
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At your dinner table who cares about jesus.
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Who cares about jesus. you might be the only person
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You might be the only person at work, or at school,
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At work, or at school, or in that class.
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Or in that class. you might feel like
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You might feel like you're surrounded
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You're surrounded by old temptations
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By old temptations on every single side,
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On every single side, and you would lose this battle
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And you would lose this battle if you had to fight
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If you had to fight with your bare hands.
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With your bare hands. one of my good friends is in
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One of my good friends is in prison for the next year,
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Prison for the next year, and he's got a lot
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And he's got a lot of time on his hands.
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Of time on his hands. so, a couple months ago
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So, a couple months ago i typed up my top
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I typed up my top 50 bible passages that every
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50 bible passages that every christian should memorize
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Christian should memorize and sent it to him through
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And sent it to him through the prison mail system.
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The prison mail system. it's hanging there on his wall,
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It's hanging there on his wall, he looks at it morning,
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He looks at it morning, noon, and night.
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Noon, and night. a year from today,
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A year from today, he's going to step out
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He's going to step out of his cell into the same,
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Of his cell into the same, old, difficult, tempting world.
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Old, difficult, tempting world. but i'm excited for my friend
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But i'm excited for my friend because he's going to walk out
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Because he's going to walk out of that cell with
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Of that cell with a sword in his hand.
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A sword in his hand. and i pray the same
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And i pray the same thing for you.
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Thing for you. our church, later this week
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Our church, later this week is going to post
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Is going to post those 50 passages.
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Those 50 passages. and some of you who are
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And some of you who are a little bit competitive
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A little bit competitive and ambitious in a godly way,
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And ambitious in a godly way, i want to challenge you,
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I want to challenge you, in the next 12 months,
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In the next 12 months, could you memorize 50 passages?
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Could you memorize 50 passages? about one a week.
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About one a week. could you sharpen
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Could you sharpen the sword of the spirit?
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The sword of the spirit? just have it always
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Just have it always in your heart.
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In your heart. man, it's not easy
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Man, it's not easy being a pastor,
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Being a pastor, but one of the coolest things
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But one of the coolest things is they force us
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Is they force us to memorize a lot of bible.
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To memorize a lot of bible. it's very helpful.
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It's very helpful. just know what god says
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Just know what god says about any given situation.
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About any given situation. whether it's one passage
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Whether it's one passage or all 50, i pray that
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Or all 50, i pray that your faith would end up
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Your faith would end up where paul ends this section,
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Where paul ends this section, "take the sword of the spirit,
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"take the sword of the spirit, which is the word of god."
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Which is the word of god." all right, you ready
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All right, you ready to do a fit check?
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To do a fit check? the belt of truth.
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The belt of truth. satan comes with that low blow,
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Satan comes with that low blow, and you say, "true, but jesus."
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And you say, "true, but jesus." and the breastplate
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And the breastplate of righteousness,
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Of righteousness, let's protect our hearts,
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Let's protect our hearts, our children's hearts
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Our children's hearts with the message that jesus
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With the message that jesus makes us right with god.
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Makes us right with god. the gospel, the shoes of peace.
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The gospel, the shoes of peace. you're not going
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You're not going to push me around, devil.
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To push me around, devil. i'm standing firm
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I'm standing firm in what jesus did for me.
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In what jesus did for me. the shield of faith.
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The shield of faith. he wants to torch your life.
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He wants to torch your life. pick up the shield,
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Pick up the shield, bring goodness into this world.
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Bring goodness into this world. the helmet of salvation,
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The helmet of salvation, when god fought to save you
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When god fought to save you and the sword of the spirit,
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And the sword of the spirit, this weapon that helps us
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This weapon that helps us fight our spiritual battles.
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Fight our spiritual battles. you might get knocked down
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You might get knocked down a time or two this week,
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A time or two this week, but god has given everything
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But god has given everything that you need for the war zone.
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That you need for the war zone. so to quote an old apostle,
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So to quote an old apostle, finally be strong in the lord,
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Finally be strong in the lord, and his mighty power,
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And his mighty power, put on the full armor of god
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Put on the full armor of god so that you can take your stand.
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So that you can take your stand. so, please stand and let's pray.
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So, please stand and let's pray. oh god, i am insanely grateful
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Oh god, i am insanely grateful that the gospel gets
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That the gospel gets the last word about us.
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The last word about us. on this side of heaven,
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On this side of heaven, we're never going to be perfect,
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We're never going to be perfect, we will not be undefeated
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We will not be undefeated against temptation.
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Against temptation. but to know that at
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But to know that at the end of every day,
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The end of every day, there's the peace of jesus,
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There's the peace of jesus, acceptance of the cross,
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Acceptance of the cross, and the ultimate victory
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And the ultimate victory by his blood.
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By his blood. it is -- it's solid ground
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That we can put our
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Feet on and fight back.
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But god, i also know how much
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Our behavior matters,
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And the way
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We treat our neighbors.
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The patience we have
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In stressful situations.
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The way we communicate
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The way we communicate when we disagree,
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When we disagree, the way we approach
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The way we approach upcoming elections
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Upcoming elections and process the parts
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And process the parts of our past.
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Of our past. god, that matters so much,
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God, that matters so much, so please, please, please
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So please, please, please help us to put on
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Help us to put on the full armor.
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The full armor. you have provided everything
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You have provided everything that we need to stand firm
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That we need to stand firm in our faith,
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In our faith, so when the day of evil comes,
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So when the day of evil comes, when the devil is pushing hard,
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When the devil is pushing hard, god help us to stand our ground
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God help us to stand our ground as we think about jesus
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As we think about jesus and all that he's done for us.
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And all that he's done for us. i pray too, god,
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I pray too, god, as a community of faith
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As a community of faith that we could fight
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That we could fight for each other.
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For each other. sometimes the devil sneaks up
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Sometimes the devil sneaks up in places we can't see him
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In places we can't see him so help us to protect
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So help us to protect each other's backs,
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Each other's backs, to not just
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To not just pray to you, father.
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Pray to you, father. lead me not into temptation,
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Lead me not into temptation, but father, lead us
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But father, lead us not into temptation.
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Not into temptation. deliver us from the evil one.
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Deliver us from the evil one. god, it's such a beautiful thing
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God, it's such a beautiful thing when we fight this good fight.
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When we fight this good fight. i don't know, i'm just thinking
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I don't know, i'm just thinking ahead of all the dads and moms
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Ahead of all the dads and moms who are going to tuck
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Who are going to tuck in their kids and talk
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In their kids and talk about jesus tonight.
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About jesus tonight. thinking about all those people
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Thinking about all those people are going to take a deep breath
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Are going to take a deep breath and be more patient
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And be more patient than they were yesterday.
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Than they were yesterday. i'm thinking about
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I'm thinking about those parts of our past
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Those parts of our past that we've carried
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That we've carried along for far too long.
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Along for far too long. we're going to step
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We're going to step into the light
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Into the light and into your love, god.
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And into your love, god. it's such a good thing
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It's such a good thing when we fight with jesus,
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When we fight with jesus, so help us to do it well.
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So help us to do it well. we pray it in his name.
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We pray it in his name. and all the christian warriors
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And all the christian warriors in the house
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In the house joined their voices
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Joined their voices and they say amen.
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>> wow.
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>> wow. what a message from
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What a message from pastor mike on the weapons
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Pastor mike on the weapons and protection of god's armor
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And protection of god's armor that are vital
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That are vital to keeping us safe
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To keeping us safe on the spiritual battleground
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On the spiritual battleground we face every day.
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We face every day. speaking of spiritual battles,
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Speaking of spiritual battles, i want to tell you about
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I want to tell you about this month's new book,
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This month's new book, "when the devil attacks;
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"when the devil attacks; winning in the warzones,"
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Winning in the warzones," by time of grace's own
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By time of grace's own dr. bruce becker.
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Dr. bruce becker. this new book helps you
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This new book helps you to discover how to put on
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To discover how to put on the armor of god
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The armor of god and overcome every attack
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And overcome every attack with the power of god's word.
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With the power of god's word. request your copy
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Request your copy with your financial gift
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>> it's not
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If the devil attacks,
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It's when.
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He isn't a myth
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Or a metaphor, he's real.
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And while belief in him fades,
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His influence quietly grows
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Catching most people unprepared.
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From eden till now
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His strategy is the same,
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Deception, destruction, doubt.
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But god hasn't
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Left you defenseless.
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In "when the devil attacks:
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Winning in the war zones"
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Doctor bruce becker reveals
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The enemy's tactics.
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"when the devil attacks"
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Is our way of thanking you
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Or helping us equip
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More people to stand their
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Ground against temptation.
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Request yours today
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By calling 800-661-3311,
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Visiting timeofgrace.org
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Or writing us at
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P.o. box 301
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Mike Novotny - Gearing Up For Victory

October 23, 2025 | 29:5

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