Mike Novotny - On Purpose With Purpose

January 7, 2026 | 29:5

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Time Of Grace With Mike Novotny | Mike Novotny - On Purpose With Purpose | January 7, 2026

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>> i hope you're ready
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>> i hope you're ready to write something down
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To write something down right off the start.
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Right off the start. the first sentence
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The first sentence of the sermon.
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Of the sermon. don't be lazy today.
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Don't be lazy today. i want you to write this down,
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I want you to write this down, "people are not equal."
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"people are not equal." now, that might feel
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Now, that might feel a little bit off to you
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A little bit off to you or that might feel
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Incredibly obvious to you,
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Incredibly obvious to you, but i want to propose to you
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But i want to propose to you today that it's not very
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Today that it's not very obvious in real life.
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Obvious in real life. and it's absolutely true
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And it's absolutely true that people are not equal.
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That people are not equal. now to clarify, i'm not talking
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About big questions like your
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About big questions like your value in the eyes of god.
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Value in the eyes of god. you and i are totally
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You and i are totally equal on that.
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Equal on that. or our need of forgiveness.
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Or our need of forgiveness. no matter what you've done,
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No matter what you've done, what i've done, we both need
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What i've done, we both need the forgiveness of jesus
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At the cross.
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At the cross. i'm not talking about
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I'm not talking about the love of god that
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The love of god that he has for all people
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He has for all people or the blood that jesus shed,
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Or the blood that jesus shed, which was for all people.
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Which was for all people. no, i'm talking about
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No, i'm talking about how god made you,
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How god made you, how he wired you,
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How he wired you, the purpose he particularly
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The purpose he particularly has for you,
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Has for you, and the good works
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And the good works that he has prepared
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That he has prepared in advance for you to do.
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In advance for you to do. today, i want to tell you
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Today, i want to tell you that when you were
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That when you were conceived and born,
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Conceived and born, there was no angel
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There was no angel assembly line mass producing
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Assembly line mass producing humans and you were just
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Humans and you were just the latest edition.
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The latest edition. now instead, i want you
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Now instead, i want you to deeply believe, embrace,
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To deeply believe, embrace, and leverage this fact
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And leverage this fact that you are a very,
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That you are a very, very, very, very,
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Very, very, very, very, very limited edition.
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Very, very limited edition. you're fearfully
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You're fearfully and wonderfully made,
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And wonderfully made, and god has a profound purpose
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And god has a profound purpose for your life because
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For your life because you and i and the person
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You and i and the person to your right and left
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To your right and left were not made equal.
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Were not made equal. now, that might sound simple,
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Now, that might sound simple, you maybe nod your head and say,
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You maybe nod your head and say, "yes, we're all unique, pastor.
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"yes, we're all unique, pastor. that's true."
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That's true." but i found that there
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But i found that there are two big lies in life
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Are two big lies in life that make that simple statement
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That make that simple statement incredibly hard to believe.
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Incredibly hard to believe. the first lie says that you
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The first lie says that you should be equal to other people.
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Should be equal to other people. have you ever seen someone
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Have you ever seen someone who just has, like,
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Who just has, like, an impressive way about them,
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An impressive way about them, their way with words,
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Their way with words, their way in relationships,
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Their way in relationships, the way that they pray,
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The way that they pray, the way that they are,
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The way that they are, and you just see
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And you just see their gift in action,
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Their gift in action, and part of you just
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And part of you just feels like, "ugh."
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Feels like, "ugh." and it's such a believable lie
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And it's such a believable lie when you see someone
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When you see someone who's really good
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Who's really good at something and thinking,
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At something and thinking, "why, my, not i?
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"why, my, not i? what's wrong with me?"
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What's wrong with me?" that insecurity just robs you
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That insecurity just robs you of all of your purpose
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Of all of your purpose and all of your peace.
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And all of your peace. but if that lie doesn't get you,
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But if that lie doesn't get you, the other one almost
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The other one almost certainly will.
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Certainly will. not the lie that
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Not the lie that i should be like people,
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I should be like people, but these people should
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But these people should be like me.
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Be like me. when you get frustrated,
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When you get frustrated, when you get impatient,
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When you get impatient, when you're just --
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When you're just -- you don't get it.
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You don't get it. you even get angry like, "why?
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You even get angry like, "why? why can't these people just
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Why can't these people just see what i see?"
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See what i see?" and do --
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And do -- you know where this starts?
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You know where this starts? is when your teacher first gives
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Is when your teacher first gives you a group project in school.
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[laughing]
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And if you're, like,
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And if you're, like, a studious kind of student,
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A studious kind of student, you're like, "why can't these
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You're like, "why can't these people just work ahead
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People just work ahead on the project like
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On the project like i work ahead on the --
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I work ahead on the -- why can't they care about
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Why can't they care about the grade like i care
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The grade like i care about the grade?
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About the grade? what is --
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What is -- we're not having fun.
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We're not having fun. we are here to do the work.
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We are here to do the work. this is educational
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This is educational and not interpersonal."
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And not interpersonal." you just get so mad
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You just get so mad because you just want people
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Because you just want people to think like you think.
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To think like you think. or then you start dating
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Or then you start dating someone or you get married.
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[laughing]
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And you think,
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And you think, "what is wrong with this man?
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"what is wrong with this man? what is wrong with this man?
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What is wrong with this man? it's called a calendar.
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It's called a calendar. i'll buy you one.
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I'll buy you one. we can write things down
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We can write things down and you can remember them
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And you can remember them and show up on time.
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And show up on time. what is wrong with," --
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What is wrong with," -- or, "what is wrong with her?
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Or, "what is wrong with her? we've already talked
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We've already talked about this several --
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About this several -- why does she need to talk
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Why does she need to talk when i don't need to talk?
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When i don't need to talk? what is --
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What is -- what is wrong with these people?
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What is wrong with these people? why can't they just think
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Why can't they just think like i think and do --
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Like i think and do -- i wouldn't be this frustrated
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I wouldn't be this frustrated if it wasn't for you.
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If it wasn't for you. you started it."
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You started it." grown-ups say to their
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Grown-ups say to their fellow human beings.
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Fellow human beings. and often the cause is not
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And often the cause is not a sin that someone's committing,
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A sin that someone's committing, it's just the way that
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It's just the way that someone is.
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Someone is. it's not the same
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It's not the same because people are not equal.
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Because people are not equal. man, i think that's so much
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Man, i think that's so much of our envy, our jealousy,
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Of our envy, our jealousy, our insecurity,
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Our insecurity, our lack of drive
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Our lack of drive and passion and purpose,
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And passion and purpose, and our anger,
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And our anger, and our frustration,
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And our frustration, and our division
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And our division really comes down
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Really comes down to the simple statement
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To the simple statement that people are not equal.
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That people are not equal. but what do you think would
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But what do you think would happen if you and i would
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Happen if you and i would believe that biblical statement,
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Believe that biblical statement, that you are uniquely you
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That you are uniquely you and i'm uniquely me?
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And i'm uniquely me? that the goal isn't for
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That the goal isn't for all of us to be equal.
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All of us to be equal. the goal of us --
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The goal of us -- is for all of us
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Is for all of us to use our uniqueness
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To use our uniqueness to bless each other.
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To bless each other. i've seen that happen
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I've seen that happen and it is so fulfilling,
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And it is so fulfilling, and it's so fun.
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And it's so fun. when you believe that you
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When you believe that you actually bring something
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Actually bring something unique into the room,
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Unique into the room, that your family has something
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That your family has something they didn't have before
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They didn't have before until you came home and opened
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Until you came home and opened the front door.
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The front door. when you think that your church
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When you think that your church or your small group
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Or your small group or your group of friends
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Or your group of friends is blessed by your presence,
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Is blessed by your presence, not because you're jesus
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Not because you're jesus walking on earth,
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Walking on earth, but because jesus has given you
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But because jesus has given you a gift as you walk on earth.
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A gift as you walk on earth. and when you start to see
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And when you start to see the other people,
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The other people, "hey, i might be
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"hey, i might be frustrated with him for
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Frustrated with him for that or her for this,
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That or her for this, but what she brings
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But what she brings to the table,
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To the table, what i don't have,
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What i don't have, but he does."
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But he does." man, this is when --
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Man, this is when -- this is when life
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This is when life gets really fun.
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Gets really fun. when we're humbled,
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When we're humbled, but we're grateful.
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But we're grateful. when we're filled with
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When we're filled with passion and purpose.
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Passion and purpose. when we're so happy that
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When we're so happy that other people are in the room,
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Other people are in the room, we become united in our mission
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We become united in our mission and purpose like the bible says.
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And purpose like the bible says. we become different members,
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We become different members, parts in this one body called
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Parts in this one body called the church of jesus christ.
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The church of jesus christ. that's what i want to explore
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That's what i want to explore with you today, that god,
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With you today, that god, if you have faith
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If you have faith in jesus christ
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In jesus christ has given you a gift,
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Has given you a gift, a calling, a purpose.
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A calling, a purpose. we might call it finding
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We might call it finding your lane today.
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Your lane today. the bible would call it
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The bible would call it your vocation,
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Your vocation, your calling that
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Comes from above.
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I want you to find that today.
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I want you to recognize it,
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Love it, thank god for it,
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Use it that you and i can
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Be blessed by it.
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So, we're going to dive in
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Just to a couple verses in
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Just to a couple verses in the new testament today.
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The new testament today. we're in first peter 4.
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We're in first peter 4. it's one of the,
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It's one of the, i'd say four key sections
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I'd say four key sections in the bible that talk about
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In the bible that talk about our spiritual gifting.
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Our spiritual gifting. and here's what peter
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Writes in verse 10,
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Writes in verse 10, "each of you should use whatever
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"each of you should use whatever gift you have received."
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This isn't peter saying,
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This isn't peter saying, "all of y'all should use
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"all of y'all should use the one gift that god
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The one gift that god is equally distributed
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Is equally distributed to all of you.
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To all of you. no, he says each of you,
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No, he says each of you, person after person,
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Person after person, yeah you and you
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Yeah you and you and you should use
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And you should use whatever gift you...
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Whatever gift you... did you know in the original
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Did you know in the original greek language,
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Greek language, there's two different words
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There's two different words for you?
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For you? one is singular, one is plural.
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One is singular, one is plural. we have you and y'all
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We have you and y'all or all y'all.
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Or all y'all. greek does too.
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Greek does too. do you want to guess
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Do you want to guess which version peter
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Which version peter uses in this passage?
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Uses in this passage? the singular,
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The singular, each of you should use whatever
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Each of you should use whatever gift that you have received.
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Gift that you have received. he's trying to say that you,
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He's trying to say that you, if you're a follower of jesus,
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If you're a follower of jesus, have been given a unique gift
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Have been given a unique gift that i don't have and the person
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That i don't have and the person next to you does not have.
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Next to you does not have. okay, but what does
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Okay, but what does he mean a gift?
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He mean a gift? but if you're taking notes,
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But if you're taking notes, here's how i would define
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Here's how i would define a spiritual gift.
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A spiritual gift. i think a spiritual gift
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I think a spiritual gift is a god-given way that
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Is a god-given way that you are that most people aren't.
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You are that most people aren't. so, god-given,
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So, god-given, meaning it came from above.
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Meaning it came from above. this wasn't something like
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This wasn't something like you chose for yourself.
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You chose for yourself. you might have worked on it,
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You might have worked on it, you might have
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You might have improved the gift,
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Improved the gift, you might have refined it.
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You might have refined it. but the way it is,
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But the way it is, it comes from a generous god
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It comes from a generous god who gave you that gift,
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Who gave you that gift, and it made you a certain way
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And it made you a certain way that you are that most
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That you are that most of the rest of us aren't.
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Of the rest of us aren't. let me put it another way.
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Let me put it another way. if you have a gift,
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If you have a gift, it allows you to do
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It allows you to do something easily that
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Something easily that most people can only do
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Most people can only do with difficulty.
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With difficulty. it's not that they can't.
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It's not that they can't. it's not that you're the only
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It's not that you're the only one in the world who can,
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One in the world who can, it's just that it's so natural.
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It's just that it's so natural. it's such a gift within you that
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It's such a gift within you that you were able to accomplish
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You were able to accomplish like that
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Like that what would take
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What would take people like this.
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People like this. it's the stuff that you
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It's the stuff that you volunteer for that other people
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Volunteer for that other people can't imagine doing.
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Can't imagine doing. it's the stuff on
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It's the stuff on your to do list that you
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Your to do list that you get done that other people
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Get done that other people procrastinate and put off.
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Procrastinate and put off. there's a certain way that
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There's a certain way that god wired you and made you
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God wired you and made you that is truly a gift
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That is truly a gift and is very, very unique.
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And is very, very unique. let's imagine it this way.
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Let's imagine it this way. imagine that like a foot of wet,
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Imagine that like a foot of wet, heavy snow falls on
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Heavy snow falls on your driveway tonight.
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Your driveway tonight. now, if you're watching at
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Now, if you're watching at home from a very warm place,
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Home from a very warm place, you might have to use your
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You might have to use your imagination for this part.
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Imagination for this part. twelve inches of, like,
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Twelve inches of, like, snow that got rained on and it's
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Snow that got rained on and it's like back breaking work.
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Like back breaking work. and there's your neighbor chuck,
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And there's your neighbor chuck, who opens his garage door
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Who opens his garage door and comes out with his little,
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And comes out with his little, his little plastic shovel.
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His little plastic shovel. can chuck clear out
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Can chuck clear out his driveway?
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His driveway? yes, he can.
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Yes, he can. yeah.
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Yeah. here shovel by shovel.
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Here shovel by shovel. but then you open
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But then you open your garage door
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Your garage door and what do you pull out?
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And what do you pull out? the 32-inch, two stage, bright
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The 32-inch, two stage, bright orange, brand-new snow blower.
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Orange, brand-new snow blower. did you know that i actually
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Did you know that i actually had a 32-inch, two stage, bright
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Had a 32-inch, two stage, bright orange snow blower right here
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Orange snow blower right here thursday night at church?
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Thursday night at church? i was going to pull it out
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I was going to pull it out from behind the drum set
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From behind the drum set put it was the sweetest
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Put it was the sweetest sermon prop i've ever had
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Sermon prop i've ever had until we found out on
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Until we found out on thursday night that it was
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Thursday night that it was leaking gas and the band was
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Leaking gas and the band was getting high off the fumes
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Getting high off the fumes as they were trying
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As they were trying to practice that night.
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To practice that night. so, you're going to have
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So, you're going to have to imagine a 32-inch, two stage
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To imagine a 32-inch, two stage snow blower up here.
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Snow blower up here. now, can you like
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Now, can you like your neighbor chuck,
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Your neighbor chuck, clear off your driveway?
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Clear off your driveway? the answer is yes, you can.
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The answer is yes, you can. but you can do easily
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But you can do easily what chuck can only do
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What chuck can only do with great difficulty.
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With great difficulty. that's like a gift.
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That's like a gift. it's a snow blower that
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It's a snow blower that god has put into your spirit,
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God has put into your spirit, into your heart that allows you
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Into your heart that allows you to do something just like that.
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To do something just like that. that for the rest of us would
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That for the rest of us would be so much work.
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Be so much work. so think,
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So think, what's your snow blower?
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What's your snow blower? what gifts?
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What gifts? what is it about
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What is it about the way you think,
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The way you think, the way you feel,
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The way you feel, the things you do that
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The things you do that if i saw it up close,
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If i saw it up close, i would say, "whoa?"
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I would say, "whoa?" are you at that point in your
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Are you at that point in your life where you've figured out
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Life where you've figured out specifically who you are
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Specifically who you are and who you're not?
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And who you're not? i recently learned that
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I recently learned that in america, the median reader,
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In america, the median reader, line up all 300 plus million
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Line up all 300 plus million americans, the person right
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Americans, the person right in the middle reads
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In the middle reads four books a year.
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Four books a year. so, if you read 5 books,
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So, if you read 5 books, you're in the top half
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You're in the top half of american readers.
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Of american readers. i learned that if you read
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I learned that if you read 10 books in a calendar year,
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10 books in a calendar year, you're in the top 20%
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You're in the top 20% of american readers.
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Of american readers. can i tell you today that i read
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Can i tell you today that i read 11 books last month?
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11 books last month? let's go.
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Let's go. i broke my record
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I broke my record for books in a month.
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For books in a month. i read 92 books last year.
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I read 92 books last year. no audio books,
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No audio books, bunch of them in spanish,
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Bunch of them in spanish, all in my free time.
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All in my free time. and some of you aren't going
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And some of you aren't going to believe this,
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To believe this, it was fun.
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It was fun. it was so fun.
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It was so fun. i've learned this about myself.
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I've learned this about myself. i hope i'm not being that
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I hope i'm not being that guy right now.
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Guy right now. that what's fun for me,
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That what's fun for me, what's natural for me,
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What's natural for me, just, like, soaking in
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Just, like, soaking in incredible amounts of knowledge,
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Incredible amounts of knowledge, it is a gift that god has
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It is a gift that god has given me that i didn't choose,
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Given me that i didn't choose, but he absolutely gave,
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But he absolutely gave, and not everyone has it.
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And not everyone has it. and i've learned
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And i've learned through trial and error
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Through trial and error and a lot of ignorance,
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And a lot of ignorance, i've learned that god
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I've learned that god has not just given me a gift
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Has not just given me a gift to soak in information,
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To soak in information, he's given me a gift
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He's given me a gift to communicate, to talk.
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To communicate, to talk. and if i put those
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And if i put those gifts together,
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Gifts together, i can do something that not
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I can do something that not every human can do.
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Every human can do. that's my gift.
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That's my gift. that's the snow blower that
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That's the snow blower that god has put into my life.
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God has put into my life. so, my question is,
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So, my question is, what's yours?
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What's yours? what's that thing that
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What's that thing that if we could see the details,
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If we could see the details, we would say, "whoa."
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We would say, "whoa." we lean up against
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We lean up against our shovel for a second
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Our shovel for a second and just watch the --
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And just watch the -- watch you in action.
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Watch you in action. is it like the things that
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Is it like the things that come out of your mouth?
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Come out of your mouth? is it the wise decisions
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Is it the wise decisions that you make?
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That you make? is it your empathetic heart?
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Is it your empathetic heart? is it your hospitality?
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Is it your hospitality? you know, you can't use a gift
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You know, you can't use a gift like peter wants us
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Like peter wants us to use unless you know
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To use unless you know what the gift is.
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What the gift is. so, i really want you
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So, i really want you to ponder that today,
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To ponder that today, what's your gift?
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What's your gift? if you need some help,
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If you need some help, the apostle paul wants
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To give you some ideas.
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To give you some ideas. in romans 12, another biblical
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In romans 12, another biblical section on spiritual gifts,
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Section on spiritual gifts, paul wrote, "if your gift
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Paul wrote, "if your gift is prophesying or speaking
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Is prophesying or speaking the word of god,
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The word of god, then prophecy in accordance
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Then prophecy in accordance with your faith.
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With your faith. if it's serving, then serve.
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If it's serving, then serve. if it's teaching, then teach.
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If it's teaching, then teach. if it is to encourage,
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If it is to encourage, then give encouragement.
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Then give encouragement. if it's giving,
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If it's giving, then give generously.
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Then give generously. if it is to lead,
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If it is to lead, do it diligently.
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Do it diligently. if it is to show mercy,
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If it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully."
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Do it cheerfully." just think about it.
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Just think about it. like what --
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What do you do
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What do you do and what do you not do?
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And what do you not do? what adjectives might describe
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What adjectives might describe you and which ones wouldn't?
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You and which ones wouldn't? would it be outgoing,
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Would it be outgoing, friendly, approachable,
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Friendly, approachable, wise, bold, courageous?
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Wise, bold, courageous? just start writing
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Just start writing things down, think.
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Things down, think. and then, please don't
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And then, please don't miss this one, listen.
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Miss this one, listen. listen to the compliments
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Listen to the compliments that people give you.
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That people give you. christians mess this up
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Christians mess this up all the time.
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All the time. do you know what christians
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Do you know what christians sometimes do?
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Sometimes do? someone sees a gift in you
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Someone sees a gift in you and they say,
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And they say, "that was -- thank you.
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"that was -- thank you. how do you --
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How do you -- how do you do this?"
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How do you do this?" and we sheepishly,
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And we sheepishly, 'cause we think we're trying
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'cause we think we're trying to be christian and humble,
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To be christian and humble, say, "it was nothing."
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Say, "it was nothing." and the giver of that gift
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And the giver of that gift is in heaven saying,
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Is in heaven saying, "no, it was something.
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"no, it was something. it was something.
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It was something. it was a gift that i gave you.
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It was a gift that i gave you. you used it,
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You used it, but then you missed it."
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But then you missed it." if someone recognizes
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If someone recognizes a gift that you have for
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A gift that you have for organization or compassion
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Organization or compassion or leadership or generosity
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Or leadership or generosity or whatever it is, listen to --
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Or whatever it is, listen to -- they're not just saying
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They're not just saying that to be nice.
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That to be nice. they don't say that to everyone,
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They don't say that to everyone, they said it to you.
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They said it to you. listen, they're helping you
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Listen, they're helping you identify your gift.
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Identify your gift. and then finally, learn.
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And then finally, learn. i got to say that
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I got to say that i don't really understand,
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I don't really understand, this is wild to think about.
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This is wild to think about. i did not understand who i was
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I did not understand who i was or other people in my life
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Or other people in my life were and weren't until i learned
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Were and weren't until i learned from the personality tests
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From the personality tests that have been created.
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That have been created. strengthsfinders,
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Strengthsfinders, working genius,
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Working genius, spiritual gifts inventory.
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Spiritual gifts inventory. they're manmade tools,
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They're manmade tools, they're flawed.
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They're flawed. they're not gospel truth,
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They're not gospel truth, but man, when i took that test,
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But man, when i took that test, which is essentially
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Which is essentially designed to say,
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Designed to say, "eight people said no
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"eight people said no to this question,
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To this question, but you said yes.
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But you said yes. we notice a pattern of the way
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We notice a pattern of the way that you think and see life."
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That you think and see life." oh, oh, so this is a thing.
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Oh, oh, so this is a thing. so, learning is a thing
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So, learning is a thing that not everyone likes.
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That not everyone likes. so, empathy is a thing that
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So, empathy is a thing that people have that i often don't.
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People have that i often don't. like, those tests are so good
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Like, those tests are so good at helping you identify
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At helping you identify who you are,
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Who you are, who your brother is,
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Who your brother is, who your daughter is,
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Who your daughter is, who your spouse is,
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Who your spouse is, who your neighbor is.
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Who your neighbor is. if you and i would just think
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If you and i would just think and then listen and then learn,
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And then listen and then learn, we could identify the gift
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We could identify the gift and put this into practice.
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And put this into practice. each of you should use whatever
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Each of you should use whatever gift you have received.
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Gift you have received. if you don't know, you got some
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If you don't know, you got some homework this week,
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Homework this week, got to figure out
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Got to figure out what your snow blower is,
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What your snow blower is, what powerful gift has god
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What powerful gift has god to put into your life
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To put into your life because once you got it,
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Because once you got it, then you can do this.
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Back to verse 10,
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Back to verse 10, each of you should
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Each of you should use whatever gift you
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Use whatever gift you have received,
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Have received, would you say these next
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Would you say these next three words with me?
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Three words with me? "to serve others as faithful
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"to serve others as faithful stewards of god's grace
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Stewards of god's grace in its various forms."
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Peter's trying
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Peter's trying to keep us humble.
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To keep us humble. he's reminding us
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He's reminding us that this is grace, a fancy word
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That this is grace, a fancy word for undeserved love.
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For undeserved love. this is a gift that you
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This is a gift that you receive from god.
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Receive from god. you can't boast about it
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You can't boast about it or brag about it or think
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Or brag about it or think i'm better than anyone else
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I'm better than anyone else 'cause god gave me this gift.
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'cause god gave me this gift. but this gift has
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But this gift has a specific purpose
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A specific purpose and it's not self-actualization,
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And it's not self-actualization, and it's not life is just
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And it's not life is just funner when i work in my lane.
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Funner when i work in my lane. you should use whatever gift you
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You should use whatever gift you have received to serve others.
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Have received to serve others. let's write it down this way.
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Let's write it down this way. your gift, your god-given gift
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Your gift, your god-given gift is for their good.
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Is for their good. so, the garage doors go up,
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So, the garage doors go up, chuck comes out with
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Chuck comes out with his little shovel.
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His little shovel. he's this far down the driveway
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He's this far down the driveway after 10 minutes and you...
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[imitates engine]
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Got it cleared up.
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Got it cleared up. and now, you see chuck.
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And now, you see chuck. what dost thou do next?
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What dost thou do next? "deuces.
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"deuces. have fun, chuck."
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[laughter]
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No.
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No. why did god give you the gift?
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Why did god give you the gift? it's not just for you
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It's not just for you to make life easier,
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To make life easier, the gift is for their good.
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The gift is for their good. the gift is to serve others.
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The gift is to serve others. i heard on
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I heard on a talk show years ago,
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A talk show years ago, there was this
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There was this professional bodybuilder,
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Professional bodybuilder, this beast of a man
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This beast of a man who stripped down to his,
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Who stripped down to his, like, bodybuilding stuff.
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Like, bodybuilding stuff. and he started just
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And he started just flexing for the crowd,
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Flexing for the crowd, just biceps popping,
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Just biceps popping, quads trembling with muscles.
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Quads trembling with muscles. and then, he sits down
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And then, he sits down on the little couch
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On the little couch and the first thing
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And the first thing the talk show host asked him,
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The talk show host asked him, is this, "what do you use
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Is this, "what do you use those for?"
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Those for?" and the bodybuilder,
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And the bodybuilder, he didn't know what to say.
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He didn't know what to say. what's the point of that
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What's the point of that impressive thing?
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Impressive thing? it's a good question.
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It's a good question. let's see if we get
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Let's see if we get some encouragement.
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Some encouragement. and there's people making
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And there's people making resolutions left and right
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Resolutions left and right who fall on our face because
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Who fall on our face because we just lose steam and energy.
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We just lose steam and energy. what if you asked just
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What if you asked just one person this week
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One person this week what their biggest goal is
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What their biggest goal is for this year and you
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For this year and you would use your gift
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Would use your gift of encouragement to encourage
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Of encouragement to encourage them to keep going, not to quit?
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Them to keep going, not to quit? maybe you just have
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Maybe you just have a great gift of empathy.
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A great gift of empathy. like you can sit
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Like you can sit in the suckiness,
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In the suckiness, if i could steal a phrase
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If i could steal a phrase from our counselor,
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From our counselor, and you don't have
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And you don't have to fix it right away.
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To fix it right away. you just have that amazing gift
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You just have that amazing gift that doesn't need
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That doesn't need to rush to action.
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To rush to action. you can just sit in the emotion.
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You can just sit in the emotion. how could you use that this
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How could you use that this month for someone who's just
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Month for someone who's just going through the worst season
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Going through the worst season in a long time to help them get
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In a long time to help them get through it and not give up
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Through it and not give up in the midst of it?
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In the midst of it? if you have
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If you have a gift of leadership,
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A gift of leadership, what about bringing that home
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What about bringing that home and solving a problem?
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And solving a problem? like wow, our family's way too
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Like wow, our family's way too focused on screens and not
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Focused on screens and not connected enough to each other.
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Connected enough to each other. it's been it's been two weeks
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It's been it's been two weeks since we opened the bible
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Since we opened the bible at home or prayed together.
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At home or prayed together. how can i use my gift
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How can i use my gift to figure out all the factors
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To figure out all the factors that led to this place
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That led to this place and somehow come up with
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And somehow come up with a better solution?
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A better solution? you have a gift.
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You have a gift. do you know what it is
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Do you know what it is and do you know how to use it
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And do you know how to use it to serve others?
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To serve others? and what a powerful thing
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And what a powerful thing when the eyes
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When the eyes open their eyes to see,
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Open their eyes to see, when the ears are able to hear,
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When the ears are able to hear, when the taste buds can taste,
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When the taste buds can taste, when the hands reach out
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When the hands reach out and shake.
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And shake. what a gift when every member
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What a gift when every member of the body discovers
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Of the body discovers its god-given purpose.
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Its god-given purpose. isn't this exactly
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Isn't this exactly what jesus did for us?
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What jesus did for us? jesus, absolutely unique
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Jesus, absolutely unique in all of human history,
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In all of human history, did not use his uniqueness
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Did not use his uniqueness for himself,
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For himself, but for your sake.
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But for your sake. if you're new to christianity,
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If you're new to christianity, you might not know that jesus
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You might not know that jesus was god and man in one person.
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Was god and man in one person. there's been no one else in all
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There's been no one else in all of human history like jesus.
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Of human history like jesus. there's god the father,
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There's god the father, who's god,
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Who's god, there's the holy spirit,
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There's the holy spirit, who's god, and jesus was god.
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Who's god, and jesus was god. but he wasn't just god.
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But he wasn't just god. he's the god who took
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He's the god who took on human flesh.
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On human flesh. and there's plenty of humans,
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And there's plenty of humans, a bunch of them
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A bunch of them in the room today,
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In the room today, but none of us are god.
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But none of us are god. but jesus was this uniqueness,
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But jesus was this uniqueness, god and man in one person.
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God and man in one person. and if you read the bible,
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And if you read the bible, you will find out that jesus
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You will find out that jesus did not use his divinity
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Did not use his divinity and his humanity
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And his humanity for the sake of his own
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For the sake of his own comfort and easy life.
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Comfort and easy life. he didn't turn water into wine
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He didn't turn water into wine just so he could impress some
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Just so he could impress some girl at a galilean bar.
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Girl at a galilean bar. he didn't walk on water
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He didn't walk on water just for the matinee show
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Just for the matinee show to put tickets in --
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To put tickets in -- like put money in his pockets
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Like put money in his pockets by selling tickets.
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By selling tickets. no, he used his divinity
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No, he used his divinity and humanity to save you
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And humanity to save you for all eternity.
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For all eternity. i think of this every time
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I think of this every time i see the cross of jesus.
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I see the cross of jesus. like, if jesus
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Like, if jesus wasn't truly human,
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He could not have
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Died on a cross.
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The red stains you see
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There on the cross,
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He would have no body,
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No blood to shed for us
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If he was just god.
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But if he was just man,
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He could have shed blood
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All day long but that
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Blood would have no power
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To help you and heal you,
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Forgive you and save you.
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But the bible says what would
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Happen if god and man would
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Come together in one person?
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If there was a man
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Who could sacrifice himself
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On your behalf,
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And somehow that
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Sacrifice would have,
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Like, more than human power
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To have divine power
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To take everything wrong
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You've ever done and erase it
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So that you could stand before
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God without being judged?
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A person could say that
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At the heart of christianity
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Is jesus christ using
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His gift to serve others.
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Or to be more specific,
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The heart of christianity
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Is jesus christ using
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His gift to save others.
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His gift to save others. at the heart of our faith
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At the heart of our faith is a jesus who
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Is a jesus who loved us that deeply,
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Loved us that deeply, who saves us
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Who saves us and then inspires us
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And then inspires us to serve others with the gift
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To serve others with the gift that we've been given.
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That we've been given. which is why peter ends
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This section with these words,
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This section with these words, he says in verse 11,
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He says in verse 11, "if anyone speaks,
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"if anyone speaks, they should do so as one who
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They should do so as one who speaks the very words of god.
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Speaks the very words of god. if anyone serves, they should do
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If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength that god
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So with the strength that god provides, so that in all things,
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Provides, so that in all things, god may be praised through
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God may be praised through jesus christ.
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Jesus christ. to him, to god be
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To him, to god be the glory and the power,
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The glory and the power, forever and ever. amen."
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Oh, friends,
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Oh, friends, it is so easy to believe
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It is so easy to believe that people are equal.
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That people are equal. it's so natural throughout this
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It's so natural throughout this week to be jealous or proud
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Week to be jealous or proud or insecure or angry.
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Or insecure or angry. to walk out of your house
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To walk out of your house and weep in front of a lake
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And weep in front of a lake or shake your head
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Or shake your head at these frustrating
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At these frustrating people at school.
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People at school. but there's a teaching,
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But there's a teaching, our spiritual gifting that
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Our spiritual gifting that can change everything.
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Can change everything. i hope today you can
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I hope today you can identify your gift.
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Identify your gift. i hope you can use it
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I hope you can use it to serve others and hope
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To serve others and hope that we together can give
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That we together can give all praise and glory to god now,
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All praise and glory to god now, tomorrow, and forever.
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Tomorrow, and forever. a couple years ago,
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A couple years ago, before i bought
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Before i bought my first snow blower,
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My first snow blower, we had one of those just wicked
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We had one of those just wicked spring storms in wisconsin.
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Spring storms in wisconsin. the snow --
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The snow -- it was one of those --
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It was one of those -- have i ever told you publicly
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Have i ever told you publicly that i might be the best
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That i might be the best shoveler that i've ever met?
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Shoveler that i've ever met? i have a system.
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I have a system. ask me about it,
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Ask me about it, i'll share it some time.
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I'll share it some time. i'm good at shoveling,
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I'm good at shoveling, but i was not good
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But i was not good at shoveling this day.
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At shoveling this day. it was one of those where
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It was one of those where you couldn't even shovel.
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You couldn't even shovel. you had to, like, layer it off
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You had to, like, layer it off like a little cake just
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Like a little cake just to get to the bottom.
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To get to the bottom. i'm sweating, my back
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I'm sweating, my back is breaking and i'm almost
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Is breaking and i'm almost to the end of my driveway when
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To the end of my driveway when what comes down our road?
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What comes down our road? the devil driving a big truck
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The devil driving a big truck with the city plow.
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With the city plow. it just, like, pushed like this.
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It just, like, pushed like this. i couldn't shovel this much.
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I couldn't shovel this much. it pushed like this much,
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It pushed like this much, and i'm standing there
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And i'm standing there like thigh high snow that
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Like thigh high snow that i can't shovel thinking,
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I can't shovel thinking, "what am i going to do?"
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"what am i going to do?" and that's when jerry showed up.
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And that's when jerry showed up. my neighbor across the street,
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My neighbor across the street, his name is jerry.
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His name is jerry. and he didn't walk across
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And he didn't walk across the street with a shovel
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The street with a shovel to help me get out
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To help me get out of my driveway.
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Of my driveway. he didn't even come walking down
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He didn't even come walking down his driveway with his big, old
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His driveway with his big, old snow blower to help me
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Snow blower to help me out of my driveway.
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Out of my driveway. my neighbor jerry showed up
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My neighbor jerry showed up with a plow.
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With a plow. yes, jerry.
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[laughing]
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It was a big, old truck
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It was a big, old truck with a big old v plow
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With a big old v plow in the end.
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In the end. and i just --
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And i just -- i just leaned against
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I just leaned against my shovel and watched
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My shovel and watched this man work.
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This man work. and in 30 seconds,
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And in 30 seconds, he did what would have taken me
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He did what would have taken me an hour and 30 minutes.
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An hour and 30 minutes. and i thank god for
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And i thank god for the power in that gift.
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The power in that gift. so, what jesus has
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So, what jesus has given to you and to me,
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Given to you and to me, there are people in
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There are people in your life who are sitting there
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Your life who are sitting there not sure what to do.
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Not sure what to do. they're stuck.
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They're stuck. they don't know.
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They don't know. they have questions
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They have questions and no answers.
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And no answers. they face problems
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They face problems and they lack courage.
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And they lack courage. and here, god hasn't just
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And here, god hasn't just given you a snow blower,
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Given you a snow blower, he's given some of you
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He's given some of you a truck to push aside
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A truck to push aside those problems easily with
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Those problems easily with the gift that god has put
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The gift that god has put into your heart.
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Into your heart. i pray that you and i can
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I pray that you and i can have our eyes open to see how
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Have our eyes open to see how uniquely crafted and wonderfully
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Uniquely crafted and wonderfully made we are and we can leverage
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Made we are and we can leverage that for the good of our
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That for the good of our neighbor and especially
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Neighbor and especially the glory of the giver.
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The glory of the giver. god, may it be so.
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God, may it be so. let's pray.
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Let's pray. oh lord, we live in a culture
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Oh lord, we live in a culture that makes it so easy
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That makes it so easy to be mediocre.
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To be mediocre. i think of all the things
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I think of all the things that we've learned as
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That we've learned as we've opened your word.
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We've opened your word. it's so easy to find our
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It's so easy to find our identity in our own activity.
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Identity in our own activity. but instead you give us
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But instead you give us an identity as your children.
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An identity as your children. blood-bought, redeemed,
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Blood-bought, redeemed, holy and perfect children
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Holy and perfect children of the most high god.
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Of the most high god. it's so easy in american culture
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It's so easy in american culture to have this mediocre
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To have this mediocre spirituality where it's all
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Spirituality where it's all about my truth and my heart
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About my truth and my heart and my instinct and my whatever
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And my instinct and my whatever it's, basically me.
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It's, basically me. but you call us
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But you call us to something so much better,
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To something so much better, to the kingdom of god
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To the kingdom of god where there is your authority
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Where there is your authority and the safety that
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And the safety that jesus provides.
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Jesus provides. where there's biblical community
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Where there's biblical community and we have eternity
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And we have eternity to look forward to.
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To look forward to. in our culture,
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In our culture, it's so easy just
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It's so easy just to keep our heads down
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To keep our heads down and keep on scrolling.
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And keep on scrolling. but you called us to something
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But you called us to something better and wiser because
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Better and wiser because some things matter more.
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Some things matter more. god, it's so easy to be lazy
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God, it's so easy to be lazy and it's so easy
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And it's so easy to work too much.
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To work too much. but you've called us
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But you've called us to the wisdom of balance
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To the wisdom of balance to realize that there's
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To realize that there's a time and a season
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A time and a season for everything.
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For everything. you've encouraged us
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You've encouraged us to leverage the power of
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To leverage the power of "and" for the good of our faith
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"and" for the good of our faith and the good of those around us,
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And the good of those around us, and god, today you've
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And god, today you've reminded us of our purpose.
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Reminded us of our purpose. we don't have to be anyone else.
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We don't have to be anyone else. you've made us wonderfully,
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You've made us wonderfully, uniquely wired us
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Uniquely wired us a specific part
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A specific part in this body that we call
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In this body that we call the holy christian church.
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The holy christian church. and so, i pray this week, lord,
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And so, i pray this week, lord, that you would open our eyes
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That you would open our eyes to see what it is,
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To see what it is, maybe for the first time ever,
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Maybe for the first time ever, that you would open our eyes
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That you would open our eyes to see the good works that
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To see the good works that you have for us to do.
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You have for us to do. a neighbor who's stuck
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A neighbor who's stuck in their driveway and needs
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In their driveway and needs the help that you have
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The help that you have put into our hearts.
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Put into our hearts. god, what a insanely cool thing
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God, what a insanely cool thing that would be if we could all
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That would be if we could all discover that gift and use it
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For each other's good.
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Help us to do it.
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And when we fall short,
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Help us to remember
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How jesus used his gift
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To forgive sinners,
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To save us forever,
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To reconnect us to you.
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We pray all this in his
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Beautiful and saving name
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And all god's people said amen.
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>> i hope you were encouraged
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>> i hope you were encouraged by pastor mike spurring us
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By pastor mike spurring us to explore our spiritual gifts
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To explore our spiritual gifts so we can use those gifts
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So we can use those gifts to bless others.
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This month we are
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This month we are offering beyond burnout,
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Offering beyond burnout, how to find rest
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How to find rest in a restless world by
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In a restless world by pastor mike with a bonus
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Pastor mike with a bonus bible study by
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Doctor bruce becker. this book helps us evaluate
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>> you live in a culture
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Perfectly designed
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To burn you out.
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Always online,
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Always on call,
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Always racing, always working.
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Christians often burn out
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The quickest.
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Always serving,
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Always striving,
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Always saying yes.
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Where's the rest
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Jesus promised?
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God designed you for
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A different rhythm of life.
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Beyond burnout:
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By mike novotny
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And bruce becker offers
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In-depth study questions
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And biblical guidance
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To help you find the rhythm
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That leads to deeper rest,
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More resilient peace,
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And yes, greater impact
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For god's kingdom.
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Mike Novotny - On Purpose With Purpose

January 7, 2026 | 29:5

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