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Time Of Grace With Mike Novotny | Mike Novotny - How Do I Fix My Relationship With God? | November 20, 2025
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- So, let's take a breath,
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- So, let's take a breath, let's slow down,
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- Let's slow down, let's push pause,
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- Let's push pause, and let's understand
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- And let's understand some of the best words
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- Some of the best words in the word of god.
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- In the word of god. as i thought about that
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- As i thought about that big idea,
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- Big idea, i decided to start today
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- I decided to start today with one of the most
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- With one of the most emotional words
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- Emotional words in the whole bible,
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- In the whole bible, the word "reconcile."
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- The word "reconcile." now, reconcile is a word
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- Now, reconcile is a word that is packed,
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- That is packed, it's brimming
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- It's brimming and overflowing with emotion,
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- And overflowing with emotion, and that's exactly what
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- And that's exactly what google told me
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- Google told me on page two.
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- On page two. the other day
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- The other day i typed in "reconciled"
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- I typed in "reconciled" or "reconciliation"
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- Or "reconciliation" into a google search,
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- Into a google search, and i clicked "return"
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- And i clicked "return" and what came up,
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- And what came up, filling the first entire page?
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- Filling the first entire page? bank statements.
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- Bank statements. yes, bank statements.
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- Yes, bank statements. how to reconcile your checkbook.
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- How to reconcile your checkbook. how to reconcile
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- How to reconcile your business's finances.
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- Your business's finances. how to reconcile the budget.
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- How to reconcile the budget. come on, if you're watching
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- Come on, if you're watching at home, nothing says,
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- At home, nothing says, "this is going to be great."
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- "this is going to be great." like bank statements.
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- Like bank statements. but, but, but
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- But, but, but then i got to page two
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- Then i got to page two of the google search,
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- Of the google search, and i didn't find
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- And i didn't find bank statements there,
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- Bank statements there, what i found
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- What i found was relationships.
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- Was relationships. how do i reconcile
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- How do i reconcile with my son?
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- With my son? five tips to reconciling
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- Five tips to reconciling a broken relationship.
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- A broken relationship. and i was reminded that
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- And i was reminded that when the bible uses
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- When the bible uses this word "reconcile"
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- This word "reconcile" it comes brimming with emotion.
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- It comes brimming with emotion. it makes me think
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- It makes me think of a conversation
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- Of a conversation i had less than
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- I had less than 24 hours ago.
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- 24 hours ago. i'm in the lobby at church
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- I'm in the lobby at church and i meet this guy for
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- And i meet this guy for the very first time,
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- The very first time, and i just got his first name,
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- And i just got his first name, and then the rest of his story
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- And then the rest of his story was about the separation.
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- Was about the separation. he and his wife had been
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- He and his wife had been going to counseling for a while
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- Going to counseling for a while and she had just told them
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- And she had just told them that she wanted some time apart.
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- That she wanted some time apart. there kids were involved,
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- There kids were involved, of course,
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- Of course, and this guy who
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- And this guy who i barely knew, like,
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- I barely knew, like, my heart just broke for him,
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- My heart just broke for him, for a man to be divided,
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- For a man to be divided, to live apart,
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- To live apart, to not share the same bed.
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- To not share the same bed. and he shared what he had been
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- And he shared what he had been learning in counseling,
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- Learning in counseling, but honestly, he knew,
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- But honestly, he knew, and i knew that there was
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- And i knew that there was no guarantee.
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- No guarantee. would they reconcile?
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- Would they reconcile? would the two of them
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- Would the two of them get back together?
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- Get back together? what would his life look like?
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- What would his life look like? what would hers?
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- What would hers? what about the kids
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- What about the kids if they couldn't?
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- If they couldn't? and how good would it be
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- And how good would it be if they could?
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- If they could? if they were blessed
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- If they were blessed with reconciliation,
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- With reconciliation, if the counseling worked,
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- If the counseling worked, if they could confess
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- If they could confess to each other
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- To each other and forgive each other,
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- And forgive each other, pray for each other,
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- Pray for each other, encourage each other,
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- Encourage each other, serve each other
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- Serve each other in mutual submission,
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- In mutual submission, how good could
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- How good could that family be?
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- That family be? how blessed could
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- How blessed could those children be?
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- Those children be? when i thought of his story,
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- When i thought of his story, i thought of this word,
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- I thought of this word, "reconcile."
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- "reconcile." and some of you don't have to
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- And some of you don't have to think hard to feel that emotion.
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- Think hard to feel that emotion. maybe you can remember,
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- Maybe you can remember, as a kid, lying in your bed,
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- As a kid, lying in your bed, hearing mom and dad
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- Hearing mom and dad raised voices,
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- Raised voices, and what you prayed
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- And what you prayed with passion,
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- With passion, what you prayed so often.
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- What you prayed so often. even if as a little kid
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- Even if as a little kid you didn't know the word
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- You didn't know the word was this, you sensed
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- Was this, you sensed that mom was here
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- That mom was here and dad was here,
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- And dad was here, and you just wanted
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- And you just wanted more than anything
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- More than anything in the world for this,
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- In the world for this, reconciliation.
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- Reconciliation. or maybe that's happened
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- Or maybe that's happened with a friend.
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- With a friend. you been through
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- You been through so much together, right?
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- So much together, right? you grow up together,
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- You grow up together, and then you have
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- And then you have the first big issue,
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- The first big issue, you don't see eye to eye,
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- You don't see eye to eye, you don't agree,
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- You don't agree, and it's messy,
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- And it's messy, and it's complicated,
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- And it's complicated, and tensions are high,
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- And tensions are high, and voices have been raised,
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- And voices have been raised, and if you can't work it out,
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- And if you can't work it out, this long time friendship,
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- This long time friendship, it's done.
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- It's done. but if you could.
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- But if you could. man, if you could learn
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- Man, if you could learn to be quick to listen
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- To be quick to listen and slow to speak,
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- And slow to speak, if you could put a check
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- If you could put a check on your anger,
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- On your anger, if you'd be willing to forgive,
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- If you'd be willing to forgive, if you'd still serve each other
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- If you'd still serve each other and move past it.
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- And move past it. how good is it,
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- How good is it, when you don't make friends
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- When you don't make friends and lose them,
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- And lose them, make friends and lose them,
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- Make friends and lose them, but when you stick together,
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- But when you stick together, when you learn to reconcile,
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- When you learn to reconcile, i mean, that's the power,
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- I mean, that's the power, that's the emotion
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- That's the emotion of this loaded
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- Of this loaded and beautiful word.
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- And beautiful word. but as much as i would love
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- But as much as i would love to talk about all of that,
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- To talk about all of that, as much as i would like
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- As much as i would like to speak to those of you who
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- To speak to those of you who have been separated
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- Have been separated from a spouse,
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- From a spouse, a significant other,
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- A significant other, a father or a daughter,
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- A father or a daughter, there is even something
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- There is even something bigger than that,
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- Bigger than that, and it's the something
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- And it's the something the bible talks about most.
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- The bible talks about most. it's not you and a husband,
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- It's not you and a husband, you and a wife,
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- You and a wife, you and a boyfriend,
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- You and a boyfriend, you and a mother,
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- You and a mother, you and a son,
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- You and a son, it's you and god.
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- It's you and god. according to the prophet,
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- According to the prophet, isaiah, sin separates
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- Isaiah, sin separates people from god,
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- People from god, that beautiful face to face
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- That beautiful face to face relationship with a loving
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- Relationship with a loving father in heaven,
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- Father in heaven, it's broken,
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- It's broken, it's messed with,
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- It's messed with, and so, the question is,
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- And so, the question is, can we reconcile with god?
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- So, if you're ready at home,
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- So, if you're ready at home, here's the first passage.
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- Here's the first passage. in 2 corinthians 5,
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- In 2 corinthians 5, the apostle, paul, said this,
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- The apostle, paul, said this, "god reconciled us
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- "god reconciled us to himself through christ."
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- To himself through christ." just in case
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- Just in case you're not smiling,
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- You're not smiling, let me read that again.
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- Let me read that again. "god reconciled us
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- "god reconciled us to himself through christ."
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- I mean,
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- I mean, simple grammar lesson.
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- Simple grammar lesson. who is doing the reconciling?
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- Who is doing the reconciling? god.
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- God. who gets reconciled?
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- Who gets reconciled? us.
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- Us. does that seem crazy to you?
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- Does that seem crazy to you? think of it this way.
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- Think of it this way. if i sinned against my wife,
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- If i sinned against my wife, if i took her for granted,
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- If i took her for granted, if i stopped pursuing her,
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- If i stopped pursuing her, serving her, seeking her,
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- Serving her, seeking her, loving her, if i had said
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- Loving her, if i had said some ugly things to her,
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- Some ugly things to her, if, you know,
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- If, you know, if i didn't come home,
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- If i didn't come home, i was running around on her,
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- I was running around on her, what would it take for me to be
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- What would it take for me to be reconciled to my wife?
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- Reconciled to my wife? me.
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- Me. lots of me.
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- Lots of me. if sin punished us apart
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- If sin punished us apart and we were going
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- And we were going to get back together
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- To get back together and the sin was my fault,
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- And the sin was my fault, it would take me.
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- It would take me. i would have to work, and serve,
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- I would have to work, and serve, and prove myself, right?
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- And prove myself, right? i mean, come on, ladies,
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- I mean, come on, ladies, i would have to do a lot,
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- I would have to do a lot, and not just buy you flowers
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- And not just buy you flowers and some jewelry,
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- And some jewelry, i would have to make changes,
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- I would have to make changes, say beautiful words,
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- Say beautiful words, make promises and keep them,
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- Make promises and keep them, rebuild trust,
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- Rebuild trust, i would have to do so much work
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- I would have to do so much work because the damaged relationship
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- Because the damaged relationship was my fault.
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- Was my fault. and i think of
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- And i think of this passage again.
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- This passage again. god reconciled us,
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- God does the work,
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- But god didn't
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- But god didn't do anything wrong.
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- Do anything wrong. you know, most religions teach
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- You know, most religions teach that if you break it,
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- That if you break it, you buy it;
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- You buy it; if you mess up a relationship
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- If you mess up a relationship with the divine,
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- With the divine, you got to fix it;
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- You got to fix it; your karma is bad,
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- Your karma is bad, the scales are off,
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- The scales are off, you're a few
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- You're a few commandments behind,
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- Commandments behind, you better buck up,
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- You better buck up, make some changes,
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- Make some changes, and live a different life,
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- And live a different life, but this message,
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- But this message, the good news
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- The good news of christianity says this,
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- Of christianity says this, that god reconciled us,
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- That god reconciled us, god did the work.
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- God did the work. in crazy love,
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- In crazy love, what christians call grace,
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- What christians call grace, god did everything so that you
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- God did everything so that you and he could be one again.
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- And he could be one again. how did he do it?
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- How did he do it? well, he didn't do it
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- Well, he didn't do it like i did this.
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- I found this in my checkbook
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- I found this in my checkbook the other day.
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- The other day. this is a very old
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- This is a very old transaction register.
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- Transaction register. now, if you do all
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- Now, if you do all your banking online
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- Your banking online like i do these days
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- Like i do these days or on a phone app,
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- Or on a phone app, you might not remember these,
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- You might not remember these, but those of you who are
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- But those of you who are a little bit older do
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- A little bit older do because this is where we used
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- Because this is where we used to reconcile our finances.
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- To reconcile our finances. i guess i ended up
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- I guess i ended up in a banking analogy, huh?
- 00:08:56.626 --> 00:08:59.629
- In a banking analogy, huh? see, every time
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- See, every time i'd write a check,
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- I'd write a check, i'd write it in the register,
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- I'd write it in the register, every time i'd swipe
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- Every time i'd swipe a debit card,
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- A debit card, i'd write it in the register,
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- I'd write it in the register, every time i got paid
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- Every time i got paid from work,
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- From work, i'd add it into
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- I'd add it into the register,
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- The register, and in this column,
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- And in this column, i do all this math,
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- I do all this math, and at the end of the month,
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- And at the end of the month, the bank would send me
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- The bank would send me a statement,
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- A statement, and i had to check if
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- And i had to check if they fit together,
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- They fit together, however, what often happened,
- 00:09:20.816 --> 00:09:23.119
- However, what often happened, at least with my finances,
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- At least with my finances, is that the two
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- Is that the two didn't reconcile.
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- Didn't reconcile. the numbers, for some reason,
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- The numbers, for some reason, didn't fit.
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- Didn't fit. i might have gotten
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- I might have gotten some numbers backwards,
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- Some numbers backwards, i might have forgotten a check,
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- I might have forgotten a check, i might have missed a charge
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- I might have missed a charge that i swiped,
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- That i swiped, maybe i threw out the receipts
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- Maybe i threw out the receipts and i forgot to record them,
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- And i forgot to record them, it didn't fit,
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- It didn't fit, the bank statement said a
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- The bank statement said a and this thing said b.
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- And this thing said b. so, do you know how i would
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- So, do you know how i would reconcile the two?
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- Reconcile the two? i would write --
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- I would write -- i think i have one here.
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- I think i have one here. i would write, "error"
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- I would write, "error" and then just write
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- And then just write in the new numbers.
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- In the new numbers. fixed it!
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- [laughing]
- 00:09:59.321 --> 00:10:00.956
- Like, "the bank and this
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- Like, "the bank and this doesn't fit?
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- Doesn't fit? alright, give me 30 seconds,
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- Alright, give me 30 seconds, i can reconcile this."
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- I can reconcile this." and if that seems
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- And if that seems financially irresponsible,
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- Financially irresponsible, and dishonest,
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- And dishonest, and not exactly true,
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- And not exactly true, you'd be right.
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- You'd be right. but i tell you that story
- 00:10:15.705 --> 00:10:16.639
- But i tell you that story because that's what a lot
- 00:10:16.706 --> 00:10:17.673
- Because that's what a lot of people try to do with god.
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- Of people try to do with god. like, maybe our conscience
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- Like, maybe our conscience reminds us that we and god
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- Reminds us that we and god aren't exactly on
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- Aren't exactly on the same page, right?
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- The same page, right? some of our years,
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- Some of our years, some of our choices,
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- Some of our choices, some of our words
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- Some of our words haven't exactly been godly,
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- Haven't exactly been godly, there's some distance between us
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- There's some distance between us and the holy one of heaven,
- 00:10:36.592 --> 00:10:39.895
- And the holy one of heaven, and so, how do we fix it?
- 00:10:39.962 --> 00:10:43.399
- And so, how do we fix it? well, lots of people think,
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- Well, lots of people think, "i don't know.
- 00:10:45.935 --> 00:10:46.368
- "i don't know. i just do some good works,
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- I just do some good works, try harder,
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- Try harder, become a better person."
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- Become a better person." exactly, we just make up
- 00:10:56.612 --> 00:10:58.013
- Exactly, we just make up this stuff that
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- This stuff that god doesn't necessarily
- 00:10:58.981 --> 00:10:59.882
- God doesn't necessarily agree with,
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- Agree with, we just decide,
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- We just decide, "there, it's fixed."
- 00:11:01.884 --> 00:11:05.788
- "there, it's fixed." but listen,
- 00:11:05.855 --> 00:11:06.222
- But listen, that is not how
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- That is not how reconciliation works,
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- Reconciliation works, it's better than that
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- It's better than that and it's truer than that,
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- And it's truer than that, and if god is at the head
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- And if god is at the head of reconciliation,
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- Of reconciliation, if he reconciled us
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- If he reconciled us to himself through christ,
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- To himself through christ, then this is actually a solution
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- Then this is actually a solution god will agree with
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- God will agree with which is why i want to share
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- Which is why i want to share a second passage with you.
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- A second passage with you. in the book of ephesians 2,
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- In the book of ephesians 2, we find these words,
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- We find these words, "god's purpose was
- 00:11:34.016 --> 00:11:36.285
- "god's purpose was to reconcile us
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- To reconcile us through the cross."
- 00:11:38.387 --> 00:11:43.125
- Through the cross." how did god get back together
- 00:11:43.192 --> 00:11:45.127
- How did god get back together with sinful people?
- 00:11:45.194 --> 00:11:47.396
- With sinful people? through the cross.
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- Through the cross. he didn't just write in,
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- He didn't just write in, "error"
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- "error" and jesus didn't just
- 00:11:54.336 --> 00:11:55.271
- And jesus didn't just snap his fingers
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- Snap his fingers or send out a tweet.
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- Or send out a tweet. the way that people like you
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- The way that people like you and a person like me gets
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- And a person like me gets back together with god
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- Back together with god is through the cross.
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- Is through the cross. the reasons that christians
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- The reasons that christians sing about the cross
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- Sing about the cross and love this book that
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- And love this book that focuses on the cross,
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- Focuses on the cross, the reason that we have
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- The reason that we have cross t-shirts, cross necklaces,
- 00:12:14.957 --> 00:12:16.292
- Cross t-shirts, cross necklaces, cross tattoos is because
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- Cross tattoos is because we would have been
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- We would have been eternally separated from god
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- Eternally separated from god if it wasn't for the sacred,
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- If it wasn't for the sacred, holy, beautiful,
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- Holy, beautiful, and bloody cross
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- And bloody cross of jesus christ.
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- Of jesus christ. makes me think of a quote
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- Makes me think of a quote i just read.
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- I just read. i was reading a book about
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- I was reading a book about the human body
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- The human body which was called
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- Which was called "the body."
- 00:12:37.046 --> 00:12:39.248
- "the body." that's a good title, huh?
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- That's a good title, huh? one chapter was about
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- One chapter was about how blood works in your body,
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- How blood works in your body, and the author said these words
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- And the author said these words and as soon as i read them,
- 00:12:46.355 --> 00:12:47.156
- And as soon as i read them, i reached for my pen,
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- I reached for my pen, highlighted, copied them down
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- Highlighted, copied them down because here's what i learned.
- 00:12:50.926 --> 00:12:52.995
- Because here's what i learned. the author writes, quote,
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- The author writes, quote, "we all know that blood
- 00:12:56.065 --> 00:12:56.899
- "we all know that blood carries oxygen to our cells,
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- Carries oxygen to our cells, but it also does
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- But it also does a whole lot more.
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- A whole lot more. blood transports hormones,
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- Blood transports hormones, carries off waste,
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- Carries off waste, kills pathogens,
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- Kills pathogens, signals our emotions,
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- Signals our emotions, and helps regulate
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- And helps regulate body temperature.
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- Body temperature. by one estimate,
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- By one estimate, a single drop of blood
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- A single drop of blood may contain 4,000 different
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- May contain 4,000 different types of molecules.
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- Types of molecules. that's why doctors are
- 00:13:19.154 --> 00:13:19.688
- That's why doctors are so fond of blood tests.
- 00:13:19.755 --> 00:13:21.657
- So fond of blood tests. your blood is positively
- 00:13:21.724 --> 00:13:24.026
- Your blood is positively packed with information."
- 00:13:24.093 --> 00:13:27.830
- Packed with information." ooh, that last line got me.
- 00:13:27.897 --> 00:13:29.565
- Ooh, that last line got me. "your blood is positively
- 00:13:29.632 --> 00:13:31.901
- "your blood is positively packed with information."
- 00:13:31.967 --> 00:13:35.604
- Packed with information." and jesus blood
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- And jesus blood is positively packed
- 00:13:37.439 --> 00:13:39.508
- Is positively packed with reconciliation.
- 00:13:39.575 --> 00:13:43.212
- With reconciliation. i mean, what right --
- 00:13:43.279 --> 00:13:46.315
- I mean, what right -- come on, let's be real.
- 00:13:46.382 --> 00:13:47.816
- Come on, let's be real. what right does a guy like me
- 00:13:47.883 --> 00:13:51.220
- What right does a guy like me have to be close to god?
- 00:13:51.287 --> 00:13:57.059
- Have to be close to god? after all the stuff
- 00:13:57.126 --> 00:13:58.027
- After all the stuff i've done as person,
- 00:13:58.093 --> 00:13:59.662
- I've done as person, a friend, a son, a citizen,
- 00:13:59.728 --> 00:14:02.431
- A friend, a son, a citizen, a neighbor, husband, a father,
- 00:14:02.498 --> 00:14:04.667
- A neighbor, husband, a father, what right do i have to be
- 00:14:04.733 --> 00:14:06.902
- What right do i have to be in the same room as god?
- 00:14:06.969 --> 00:14:09.738
- In the same room as god? the answer is none,
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- The answer is none, but the blood of jesus,
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- But the blood of jesus, the blood of jesus forgives me
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- The blood of jesus forgives me and brings me back
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- And brings me back to a father in heaven.
- 00:14:17.913 --> 00:14:19.081
- To a father in heaven. right now,
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- Right now, in this very moment, me,
- 00:14:20.416 --> 00:14:21.717
- In this very moment, me, some random middle-aged guy,
- 00:14:21.784 --> 00:14:24.219
- Some random middle-aged guy, tall, scrawny, too cold,
- 00:14:24.286 --> 00:14:25.721
- Tall, scrawny, too cold, living in wisconsin,
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- Living in wisconsin, i walk every step
- 00:14:26.889 --> 00:14:28.891
- I walk every step in the presence of god himself,
- 00:14:28.958 --> 00:14:32.328
- In the presence of god himself, because god reconciled us, me,
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- Because god reconciled us, me, through the blood.
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- Through the blood. and you, you could give me
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- And you, you could give me a thousand reasons
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- A thousand reasons why god shouldn't listen to you,
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- Why god shouldn't listen to you, why he shouldn't be near you,
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- Why he shouldn't be near you, why he should turn
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- Why he should turn his back to you,
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- His back to you, why he should
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- Why he should run away from you,
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- Run away from you, and logically,
- 00:14:49.378 --> 00:14:50.279
- And logically, you'd be right.
- 00:14:50.346 --> 00:14:51.580
- You'd be right. sin separates people
- 00:14:51.647 --> 00:14:52.414
- Sin separates people from god, but...
- 00:14:52.481 --> 00:14:54.316
- From god, but... but the blood of jesus
- 00:14:54.383 --> 00:14:56.218
- But the blood of jesus is packed with power,
- 00:14:56.285 --> 00:14:58.821
- Is packed with power, the blood of the cross is
- 00:14:58.887 --> 00:14:59.855
- The blood of the cross is packed with potential,
- 00:14:59.922 --> 00:15:02.524
- Packed with potential, the blood that he shed on
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- The blood that he shed on that good friday is packed
- 00:15:03.759 --> 00:15:04.927
- That good friday is packed with reconciliation power.
- 00:15:04.994 --> 00:15:08.697
- With reconciliation power. so, you, in this very moment,
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- So, you, in this very moment, you don't have to run,
- 00:15:10.666 --> 00:15:11.900
- You don't have to run, you don't have to catch god,
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- You don't have to catch god, you don't have to get
- 00:15:13.135 --> 00:15:13.669
- You don't have to get back to him,
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- Back to him, you don't have
- 00:15:14.503 --> 00:15:14.803
- You don't have to climb a ladder,
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- To climb a ladder, you don't have
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- You don't have to make improvements.
- 00:15:16.472 --> 00:15:17.039
- To make improvements. in this very moment, your faith
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- In this very moment, your faith in the blood of christ,
- 00:15:19.308 --> 00:15:20.442
- In the blood of christ, you get to be with god.
- 00:15:20.509 --> 00:15:24.279
- You get to be with god. and i know we can't see him,
- 00:15:24.346 --> 00:15:25.347
- And i know we can't see him, but with the eyes of faith,
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- But with the eyes of faith, we believe he is near,
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- We believe he is near, he is here, he is within me,
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- He is here, he is within me, he is beside me,
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- He is beside me, he goes before me,
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- He goes before me, he walks behind me,
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- He walks behind me, he's above me,
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- He's above me, and his strength
- 00:15:34.990 --> 00:15:35.858
- And his strength is beneath me,
- 00:15:35.924 --> 00:15:36.458
- Is beneath me, god is everywhere in the space
- 00:15:36.525 --> 00:15:39.661
- God is everywhere in the space because sin hasn't
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- Because sin hasn't pushed us apart,
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- I am reconciled to god.
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- The apostle, paul, again,
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- The apostle, paul, again, in the book of colossians
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- In the book of colossians where paul said this,
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- Where paul said this, "but now god has reconciled you
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- "but now god has reconciled you by christ's physical body
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- By christ's physical body through death
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- Through death to present you holy
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- To present you holy in his sight,
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- In his sight, without blemish
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- Without blemish and free from accusation."
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- Come on now.
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- Come on now. that is so good.
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- That is so good. if you are reconciled by
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- If you are reconciled by christ's body through death,
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- Christ's body through death, god presents you.
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- God presents you. it's like he stands you
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- It's like he stands you right in his presence,
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- Right in his presence, and what are you like to him?
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- And what are you like to him? "holy in his sight,
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- "holy in his sight, without blemish
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- Without blemish and free from accusation."
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- And free from accusation." that is so good.
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- That is so good. listen, if you are
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- Listen, if you are not a christian,
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- Not a christian, you should become one.
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- You should become one. if that was the only promise
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- If that was the only promise in the whole bible,
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- In the whole bible, "holy in the sight of god."
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- "holy in the sight of god." i mean, come on,
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- I mean, come on, if you spent one day with me,
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- If you spent one day with me, get me a soccer ball,
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- Get me a soccer ball, a close game,
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- A close game, and my competitiveness
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- And my competitiveness will prove that i am not
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- Will prove that i am not the holy man.
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- The holy man. in your sight,
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- In your sight, i would not be holy,
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- I would not be holy, but if you're reconciled
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- But if you're reconciled through the blood of christ,
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- Through the blood of christ, you're holy in his sight.
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- You're holy in his sight. "holy" means sinless, pure,
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- "holy" means sinless, pure, set apart from everything
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- Set apart from everything ugly, disgusting,
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- Ugly, disgusting, the blood of jesus
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- The blood of jesus cleanses us so entirely,
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- Cleanses us so entirely, that's what we look like to god,
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- That's what we look like to god, and free from every blemish.
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- And free from every blemish. you could probably list
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- You could probably list a thousand things that
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- A thousand things that are wrong with your faith,
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- Are wrong with your faith, your patience, your kindness,
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- Your patience, your kindness, you know, you get bumped
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- You know, you get bumped from an airline flight
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- From an airline flight and just --
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- And just -- faith goes out the window,
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- Faith goes out the window, and you're not impressive
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- And you're not impressive at the big presentation
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- At the big presentation at your job,
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- At your job, and you just get angry
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- And you just get angry that fast, right?
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- That fast, right? there's all these moral
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- There's all these moral blemishes to our character.
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- Blemishes to our character. i can think of mine,
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- I can think of mine, and i bet you can
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- And i bet you can think of yours,
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- Think of yours, but if jesus
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- But if jesus reconciled you to god,
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- Reconciled you to god, you are without blemish
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- You are without blemish and free from accusation.
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- And free from accusation. you might look in the mirror
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- You might look in the mirror and accuse yourself,
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- And accuse yourself, all your weaknesses,
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- All your weaknesses, your faults, your flaws,
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- Your faults, your flaws, the voice of the enemy,
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- The voice of the enemy, he accuses,
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- He accuses, our brothers and sisters,
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- Our brothers and sisters, he accuses us,
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- He accuses us, but this passage says
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- But this passage says that if you have been
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- That if you have been reconciled at the cross,
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- Reconciled at the cross, you are free from accusation,
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- You are free from accusation, you stand before god.
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- You stand before god. he doesn't point a finger,
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- He doesn't point a finger, he opens his arms, he smiles,
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- He opens his arms, he smiles, he looks on you with favor,
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- He looks on you with favor, and that's what gives us peace.
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- And that's what gives us peace. so, come on.
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- So, come on. i mean, if you thought
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- I mean, if you thought reconciled was
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- Reconciled was a dry dictionary word,
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- A dry dictionary word, the bible wants
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- The bible wants to prove you wrong.
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- To prove you wrong. sin separated us,
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- Sin separated us, but through the blood of christ
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- But through the blood of christ we're brought back together
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- We're brought back together and made beautiful in the sight
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- And made beautiful in the sight of our heavenly father.
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- Of our heavenly father. and now that you understand it,
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- And now that you understand it, i hope you can apply it,
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- I hope you can apply it, and more than anything,
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- And more than anything, i pray that you enjoy it.
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- I pray that you enjoy it. so, where do we go from here?
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- So, where do we go from here? let me leave you with
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- Let me leave you with three really, really
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- Three really, really quick thoughts, okay?
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- Quick thoughts, okay? number one:
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- Number one: if you're not a christian,
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- If you're not a christian, i plead with you,
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- I plead with you, be reconciled to god.
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- The apostle, paul,
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- The apostle, paul, in the biggest reconciliation
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- In the biggest reconciliation chapter of the bible says this,
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- Chapter of the bible says this, "god was reconciling the world
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- "god was reconciling the world to himself in christ,
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- To himself in christ, not counting people's sins
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- Not counting people's sins against them.
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- Against them. so, we implore you
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- So, we implore you on christ's behalf:
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- On christ's behalf: be reconciled to god."
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- Today could be the day
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- Today could be the day where sin doesn't
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- Where sin doesn't get in the way.
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- Get in the way. wherever you are,
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- Wherever you are, in a jail cell,
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- In a jail cell, in a nursing home,
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- In a nursing home, sitting on the couch
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- Sitting on the couch in sweatpants,
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- In sweatpants, god could move
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- God could move into that place.
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- Into that place. it's through the blood of jesus
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- It's through the blood of jesus you become reconciled to him.
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- You become reconciled to him. look to the cross,
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- Look to the cross, confess your sins
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- Confess your sins to god above,
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- To god above, trust in jesus,
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- Trust in jesus, and you will be reconciled
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- And you will be reconciled forever and ever
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- Forever and ever in his presence.
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- Second: if you are a christian,
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- Second: if you are a christian, but if you're one
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- But if you're one of those christians
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- Of those christians that doesn't live
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- That doesn't live with a lot of joy,
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- With a lot of joy, if you're always thinking about
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- If you're always thinking about what's going wrong
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- What's going wrong and what's wrong with you,
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- And what's wrong with you, if you're kind of pessimistic,
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- If you're kind of pessimistic, depressed, or negative,
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- Depressed, or negative, i have some homework for you.
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- I have some homework for you. i want you to get
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- I want you to get a sticky note,
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- A sticky note, and if you have to drive
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- And if you have to drive to the store to get one,
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- To the store to get one, that's okay,
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- That's okay, and i want you to write down
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- And i want you to write down the words of colossians
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- The words of colossians that say this,
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- That say this, "god has reconciled you
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- "god has reconciled you to present you holy
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- To present you holy in his sight."
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- In his sight." i want you to copy down
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- I want you to copy down that quote,
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- That quote, i want you to stick it
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- I want you to stick it to your bathroom mirror,
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- To your bathroom mirror, and i don't want you to touch
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- And i don't want you to touch that note until god
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- That note until god lets it fall off.
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- Lets it fall off. and then, once it falls off,
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- And then, once it falls off, i want you to stick it
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- I want you to stick it where you put
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- Where you put your toothbrushes,
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- Your toothbrushes, and i want you to read it,
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- And i want you to read it, i want you to say it,
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- I want you to say it, and i want you to plant this
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- And i want you to plant this beautiful truth in your heart.
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- Beautiful truth in your heart. god has reconciled you,
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- God has reconciled you, not them, you,
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- Not them, you, and he presented you,
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- And he presented you, not just him,
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- Not just him, not just her, you,
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- Not just her, you, "he presented you holy
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- "he presented you holy in his sight."
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- In his sight." repeat it,
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- Repeat it, remind yourself of it.
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- Remind yourself of it. god is not far away,
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- God is not far away, he's not mad,
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- He's not mad, he's not disappointed,
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- He's not disappointed, and he is not distant.
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- And he is not distant. you have been reconciled
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- You have been reconciled and made holy by
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- And made holy by the blood of jesus.
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- The blood of jesus. and finally,
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- And finally, some of you are
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- Some of you are listening here today,
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- Listening here today, i know some of you are
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- I know some of you are watching on tv,
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- Watching on tv, some of you will
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- Some of you will see this online,
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- See this online, i'm not exactly sure
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- I'm not exactly sure when you will hear
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- When you will hear this message,
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- This message, but paul would say this,
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- But paul would say this, "god has committed to us
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- "god has committed to us a message of reconciliation."
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- A message of reconciliation." just like me,
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- Just like me, you know someone who is
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- You know someone who is distant from god,
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- Distant from god, and so, what i'm asking you
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- And so, what i'm asking you to do today is pray.
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- To do today is pray. the message i shared
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- The message i shared with you today,
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- With you today, you don't even need
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- You don't even need all three passages,
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- All three passages, just one of them
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- Just one of them could be the good news
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- Could be the good news that changes someone's forever.
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- That changes someone's forever. so pray.
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- So pray. pray that god would
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- Pray that god would open the door,
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- Open the door, pray when someone is
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- Pray when someone is struggling in a relationship,
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- Struggling in a relationship, they're trying to hold
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- They're trying to hold onto a friendship,
- 00:22:09.451 --> 00:22:11.219
- Onto a friendship, his wife separated from him,
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- His wife separated from him, her husband divorced.
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- Her husband divorced. that is a perfect time to say,
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- That is a perfect time to say, "but you know the best news,
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- "but you know the best news, we never have to worry
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- We never have to worry about that with god."
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- About that with god." and in that moment,
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- And in that moment, when their hearts know
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- When their hearts know how much reconciliation matters,
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- How much reconciliation matters, tell them that there is
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- Tell them that there is a better version,
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- A better version, an eternal version
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- An eternal version of a relationship with god
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- Of a relationship with god that jesus died
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- That jesus died on the cross to fix forever.
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- On the cross to fix forever. god has committed to you
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- God has committed to you the message of reconciliation,
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- The message of reconciliation, pray that the door would open
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- Pray that the door would open that could share it.
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- That could share it. so, look to jesus,
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- So, look to jesus, trust in his cross,
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- Trust in his cross, and you never have to wonder
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- And you never have to wonder if you and god can work it out.
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- If you and god can work it out. reconciled.
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- Reconciled. what a word.
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- What a word. let's pray.
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- Let's pray. "father, i pray to you today
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- "father, i pray to you today without fear,
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- Without fear, without shame,
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- Without shame, without worry that maybe
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- Without worry that maybe you're not listening
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- You're not listening or you're far away.
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- Or you're far away. you have made a promise,
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- You have made a promise, so many promises in your word,
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- So many promises in your word, that you are right here,
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- That you are right here, that there is nothing
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- That there is nothing in all of creation,
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- In all of creation, not life, not death,
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- Not life, not death, not angels, demons,
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- Not angels, demons, there's nothing
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- There's nothing in all of creation
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- In all of creation that can separate us
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- That can separate us from the love that you have
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- From the love that you have in jesus christ.
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- In jesus christ. thank you,
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- Thank you, thank you, god, that
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- Thank you, god, that this faith is not about us,
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- This faith is not about us, it's about you.
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- It's about you. and yes, we want to do
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- And yes, we want to do the right thing
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- The right thing and we want to respond
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- And we want to respond in obedient ways,
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- In obedient ways, but we know that our connection
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- But we know that our connection with you isn't based on that,
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- With you isn't based on that, it's based on your son,
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- It's based on your son, and his blood, and his cross.
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- And his blood, and his cross. thank you.
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- Thank you. i hallow your name today, god.
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- I hallow your name today, god. when i think of you
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- When i think of you and your name,
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- And your name, it is hallowed,
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- It is hallowed, it's holy,
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- It's holy, it's not average or normal,
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- It's not average or normal, it's wonderful,
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- It's wonderful, it provokes praise
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- It provokes praise in my heart,
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- In my heart, because what other name
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- Because what other name has offered us blessings
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- Has offered us blessings like this?
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- Like this? i worship you today, god,
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- I worship you today, god, and i pray that your spirit
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- And i pray that your spirit would work to reconcile
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- Would work to reconcile person after person
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- Person after person and soul after soul
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- And soul after soul in the name of jesus christ.
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- In the name of jesus christ. god, i want to pray today
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- God, i want to pray today for everyone who's separated,
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- For everyone who's separated, everyone who's listening
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- Everyone who's listening as a husband or wife
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- As a husband or wife and they're not just sure
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- And they're not just sure if they can work it out,
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- If they can work it out, god, it would be such
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- God, it would be such a gift to us
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- A gift to us if you would help,
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- If you would help, if kids wouldn't have to buy
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- If kids wouldn't have to buy an extra toothbrush,
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- An extra toothbrush, if you could help us forgive,
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- If you could help us forgive, if what seems impossible for us
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- If what seems impossible for us to rebuild trust and intimacy.
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- To rebuild trust and intimacy. god, you can,
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- God, you can, so i pray for
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- So i pray for that reconciliation.
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- That reconciliation. but even more,
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- But even more, god, a million times more.
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- God, a million times more. i pray for those
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- I pray for those that i know and love who are not
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- That i know and love who are not quite reconciled to you,
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- Quite reconciled to you, that they don't know jesus yet.
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- That they don't know jesus yet. and so, give me courage,
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- And so, give me courage, give us courage,
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- Give us courage, heavenly father,
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- Heavenly father, to embrace the ministry
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- To embrace the ministry of reconciliation
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- Of reconciliation and preach this message
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- And preach this message with confidence and faith,
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- With confidence and faith, knowing that it could
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- Knowing that it could change relationships forever.
- 00:25:08.830 --> 00:25:12.200
- Change relationships forever. we love you, god,
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- We love you, god, but we know that you
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- But we know that you loved us first,
- 00:25:14.703 --> 00:25:16.237
- Loved us first, and we know that you love us
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- And we know that you love us infinitely more.
- 00:25:17.172 --> 00:25:18.807
- Infinitely more. we pray today in the name
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- We pray today in the name of the only one who can
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- Of the only one who can reconcile us to you,
- 00:25:20.709 --> 00:25:22.243
- Reconcile us to you, the name of jesus christ,
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- The name of jesus christ, in his name we pray.
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- In his name we pray. amen.
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- >> good news today from
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- That because of jesus, we are reconciled, and that
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