Mike Novotny - Revelation: A Perfect Ending For You

May 22, 2025 | S25:E21

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Time Of Grace With Mike Novotny | Mike Novotny - Revelation: A Perfect Ending For You | May 22, 2025

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>> this past tuesday,
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I was having such a good day.
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I was having such a good day. some of you know i had
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Some of you know i had knee surgery about a month
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Knee surgery about a month and a half ago,
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And a half ago, and to be honest i have been
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And to be honest i have been sleeping in the basement
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For six straight weeks
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On the couch,
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On the couch, waking up four, five, six times
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Waking up four, five, six times a night because
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A night because of this stupid knee.
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Of this stupid knee. but last tuesday i woke up
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But last tuesday i woke up for the first time
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For the first time and i looked at my phone
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And i looked at my phone and realized,
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I just slept through the night.
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[laughing]
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You've never seen a human
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You've never seen a human so happy at 5:50
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So happy at 5:50 in the morning.
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In the morning. i -- i wouldn't say i popped
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I -- i wouldn't say i popped off the couch but i kind
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Off the couch but i kind of had a spring to my step.
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Of had a spring to my step. i started doing my exercises.
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I started doing my exercises. and my wife had the day
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And my wife had the day off of teaching,
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Off of teaching, so i said,
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So i said, "hey, do you want
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"hey, do you want to go on a walk?"
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To go on a walk?" and she said yes.
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And she said yes. and we step out the door.
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And we step out the door. and i'm not sure if you remember
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And i'm not sure if you remember last tuesday but here
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Last tuesday but here in appleton, wisconsin
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In appleton, wisconsin it was perfect.
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It was perfect. if god would've given
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If god would've given me the thermostat for wisconsin,
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Me the thermostat for wisconsin, i'm not sure if i would've
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I'm not sure if i would've touched it.
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Touched it. it was just awesome.
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It was just awesome. holding the hand of the woman
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Holding the hand of the woman i love on a sunny day,
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I love on a sunny day, my body finally
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My body finally feels good, amazing.
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Feels good, amazing. and then i get to work,
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And then i get to work, did you know if you actually
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Did you know if you actually sleep at night you work a lot
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Sleep at night you work a lot better during the day?
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Better during the day? yeah, i was like studying
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Yeah, i was like studying and writing, like, finally!
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And writing, like, finally! like, the ideas -- ready
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Like, the ideas -- ready for a next sermon series, like,
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For a next sermon series, like, everything was great...
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Until.
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[laughing]
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Ding!
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Ding! an email pops
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An email pops into my inbox.
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Into my inbox. and it was a nice email.
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And it was a nice email. our executive assistant said,
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Our executive assistant said, "hey, pastor, by chance
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"hey, pastor, by chance did you send me the notes
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Did you send me the notes for sunday's bulletin,
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For sunday's bulletin, the ones that
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The ones that were due yesterday?"
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Were due yesterday?" i thought, "huh, that's unlike
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I thought, "huh, that's unlike me to not send those in."
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Me to not send those in." so i opened my file
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So i opened my file to send her the notes
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To send her the notes and i couldn't --
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And i couldn't -- i couldn't find them.
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I couldn't find them. apparently i'd never wrote
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Apparently i'd never wrote the notes for this message.
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The notes for this message. and so i looked back in the file
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And so i looked back in the file for the sermon so i could figure
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For the sermon so i could figure out the notes for the message,
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Out the notes for the message, and i couldn't find the sermon
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And i couldn't find the sermon because i never wrote it.
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[laughter]
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What!
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What! how did that happen.
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How did that happen. so i look for the outline
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So i look for the outline so i could quickly
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So i could quickly write the sermon
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Write the sermon and get the notes
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And get the notes for the bulletin that was
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For the bulletin that was due the day before,
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Due the day before, and i can't find
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And i can't find the outline because
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The outline because i never finished the outline.
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I never finished the outline. so i look for, like,
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So i look for, like, the text study so i could
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The text study so i could finally prepare an outline
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Finally prepare an outline to write the sermon
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To write the sermon to send the notes
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To send the notes for today's bulletin.
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For today's bulletin. and i never finished the --
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And i never finished the -- how --
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[laughing]
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I was having such a good day.
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I was having such a good day. boom!
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Boom! until that very moment
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Until that very moment and then i thought,
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And then i thought, "i'm in a whole lot of trouble."
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"i'm in a whole lot of trouble." there's always something.
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There's always something. i realize that.
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I realize that. like, sometimes in life you get
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Like, sometimes in life you get this figured out
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This figured out but there's all --
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But there's all -- there's always something.
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There's always something. has this happened to you?
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Has this happened to you? like you fixed this problem
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Like you fixed this problem at home and then you turn around
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At home and then you turn around and there's that problem
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And there's that problem that you didn't
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That you didn't even know existed.
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Even know existed. you finally get this kid happy,
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You finally get this kid happy, and you turn around
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And you turn around and that kid is crying.
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And that kid is crying. you're finally, like,
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You're finally, like, financially good,
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Financially good, and the doctor tells you
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And the doctor tells you that something
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That something is physically wrong.
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Is physically wrong. like, everything with you
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Like, everything with you is good but then
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Is good but then with someone you love it's not.
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With someone you love it's not. it's really, really hard
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It's really, really hard to go a whole day much less
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To go a whole day much less a whole week when
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A whole week when there's not something.
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There's not something. it's like the sad reality
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It's like the sad reality of life on earth.
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Of life on earth. that we work so hard
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That we work so hard to fix problems,
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To fix problems, then another --
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Then another -- it's like whack-a-mole
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It's like whack-a-mole for real life.
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For real life. you're that kid at school
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You're that kid at school who's working really
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Who's working really hard on your grades and your
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Hard on your grades and your report card comes back
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Report card comes back and it's amazing,
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And it's amazing, but then, like,
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But then, like, you're struggling with your own
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You're struggling with your own head space, and anxiety.
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Head space, and anxiety. or maybe you don't lose
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Or maybe you don't lose any sleep because
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Any sleep because of your mental health,
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Of your mental health, but you go to school
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But you go to school and the teacher wants
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And the teacher wants to talk to you again,
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To talk to you again, because there's
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Because there's always something.
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Always something. maybe that person that has
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Maybe that person that has amazing friendships, like,
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Amazing friendships, like, amazing friends,
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Amazing friends, you love hanging out
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You love hanging out with them,
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With them, but then you check
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But then you check your banking app and realize,
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Your banking app and realize, "oh, there's something."
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"oh, there's something." and so you pick up extra hours
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And so you pick up extra hours or a part-time job
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Or a part-time job and you finally fix
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And you finally fix the financial problem,
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The financial problem, and then your friends
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And then your friends are frustrated that
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Are frustrated that you don't hang out
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You don't hang out like you used to.
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Like you used to. because there's
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Because there's always something.
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Always something. maybe you're all in
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Maybe you're all in in your career,
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In your career, things are going super well,
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Things are going super well, the boss loves you,
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The boss loves you, but when you come home
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But when you come home your spouse wonders
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Your spouse wonders why they're never
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Why they're never the priority in your life.
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The priority in your life. and so you invest
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And so you invest more time at home,
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More time at home, and then the boss
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And then the boss is mad that you didn't
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Is mad that you didn't reply to the email fast enough.
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Reply to the email fast enough. because there's
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Because there's always something.
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Always something. maybe you're that mom,
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Maybe you're that mom, like 98% of moms
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Like 98% of moms that i've met who,
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That i've met who, like, never feel like
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Like, never feel like they can catch up,
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They can catch up, there's always something,
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There's always something, always a to-do list.
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Always a to-do list. you finally check that box
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You finally check that box and there's seven more
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And there's seven more boxes to check off.
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Boxes to check off. or maybe you're that guy
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Or maybe you're that guy that just hasn't quite cracked
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That just hasn't quite cracked the code on how to make
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The code on how to make work happy and home happy
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Work happy and home happy at the same time.
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At the same time. or maybe somehow you
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Or maybe somehow you got the cheat code
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Got the cheat code and the boss loves you,
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And the boss loves you, and your family
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And your family at home loves you,
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At home loves you, but then the boss
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But then the boss drops that --
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Drops that -- or the doctor,
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Or the doctor, i should say,
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I should say, drops that bomb on you
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Drops that bomb on you about your physical health.
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About your physical health. there's always something.
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There's always something. if you feel good,
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If you feel good, someone you love is sick,
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Someone you love is sick, if you finally go on vacation
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If you finally go on vacation it rains on the day you
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It rains on the day you wanted to go to beach.
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Wanted to go to beach. isn't it almost
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Isn't it almost impossible to go, like,
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Impossible to go, like, any significant stretch of time
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Any significant stretch of time where there's not
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Where there's not something to fix,
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Something to fix, not something to forgive,
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Not something to forgive, not something to worry about,
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Not something to worry about, or not something
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Or not something to apologize for?
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To apologize for? if you're taking notes
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If you're taking notes in the bulletin that
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In the bulletin that we did get done,
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We did get done, and printed.
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And printed. i want you to write this down,
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I want you to write this down, it's the curse
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It's the curse of this broken place
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Of this broken place where we live.
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Where we live. the curse of earth is that
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The curse of earth is that there's always something.
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There's always something. and man, we work hard to fix it.
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And man, we work hard to fix it. but when we fix this thing
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But when we fix this thing then there's something else.
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Then there's something else. we wish it wasn't this way
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We wish it wasn't this way but we can't seem
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But we can't seem to break the curse of living
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To break the curse of living on this old earth.
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On this old earth. which is why i think
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Which is why i think we need a new earth.
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We need a new earth. we need on earth,
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We need on earth, a place where we can live
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A place where we can live where there's not
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Where there's not always something.
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Always something. where there's not something
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Where there's not something to regret.
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To regret. where there's not
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Where there's not something to repent of.
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Something to repent of. where there's not
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Where there's not something to fix,
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Something to fix, not something to forgive,
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Not something to forgive, not something
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Not something to feel bad about.
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To feel bad about. we need a place where today
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We need a place where today is good and we don't
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Is good and we don't have to worry that tomorrow
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Have to worry that tomorrow is going to be bad.
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Is going to be bad. where we feel good
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Where we feel good and the people we love
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And the people we love feel good too.
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Feel good too. we need something more
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We need something more than the something we've been
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Than the something we've been living with for so long.
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Living with for so long. we need a new earth.
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We need a new earth. and did any of you know
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And did any of you know that's exactly the place
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That's exactly the place where the bible ends?
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Where the bible ends? as a pastor for almost 20 years
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As a pastor for almost 20 years i've learned that a lot
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I've learned that a lot of christians know, like,
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Of christians know, like, if you believe in jesus
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If you believe in jesus you get to go to heaven
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You get to go to heaven and that's where we get
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And that's where we get to be with god forever
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To be with god forever and ever and ever.
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And ever and ever. but technically that's not true.
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But technically that's not true. did you know that?
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Did you know that? the bible doesn't end
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The bible doesn't end with god and his people
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With god and his people together in heaven
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Together in heaven living happily ever after.
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Living happily ever after. the bible actually ends
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The bible actually ends with an amazing promise
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With an amazing promise of a place called the new earth.
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Of a place called the new earth. like, a whole new paradise
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Like, a whole new paradise where we get to live,
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Where we get to live, where there's never something
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Where there's never something to fix or forgive.
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To fix or forgive. today i want to give you a crash
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Today i want to give you a crash course on the place where
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Course on the place where the book of revelation,
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The book of revelation, and where the bible itself ends.
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And where the bible itself ends. a place that our hearts
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A place that our hearts ache for, long for,
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Ache for, long for, where i hope to get your soul
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Where i hope to get your soul salivating over the promise
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Salivating over the promise that god has made
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That god has made to his people.
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To his people. our forever home
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Our forever home is not this earth,
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Is not this earth, it's not even heaven,
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It's not even heaven, it's this new earth where god
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It's this new earth where god gets to live with his people.
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Gets to live with his people. before i jump into the, like,
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Before i jump into the, like, last page of the bible,
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Last page of the bible, for this to make sense
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For this to make sense i kind of need teach you
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I kind of need teach you the whole bible real fast.
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The whole bible real fast. that alright with you?
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That alright with you? don't panic.
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Don't panic. there's what, 700,000
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There's what, 700,000 plus words in this book?
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Plus words in this book? but, i think you could summarize
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But, i think you could summarize all of these pages
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All of these pages in four words.
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In four words. i want you to write
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I want you to write these down real quick.
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These down real quick. the bible begins on its first
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The bible begins on its first pages with the famous story
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Pages with the famous story of creation.
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Of creation. you might know the opening
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You might know the opening verse of the bible,
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Verse of the bible, "in the beginning
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"in the beginning god created the heavens
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God created the heavens and the earth and it was good."
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And the earth and it was good." apparently god is so majestic
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Apparently god is so majestic and glorious,
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And glorious, he spoke a few words
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He spoke a few words and mountains were formed
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And mountains were formed and marriage was instituted,
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And marriage was instituted, humans came into being,
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Humans came into being, puppies started to play,
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Puppies started to play, the oceans crashed their waves.
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The oceans crashed their waves. it was so good.
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It was so good. and in the beginning god walked
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And in the beginning god walked with the humans he had created.
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With the humans he had created. they saw him face to face,
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They saw him face to face, and it was unbelievably good...
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And it was unbelievably good... for about two pages.
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For about two pages. and then the second big idea
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And then the second big idea of the bible came up.
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Of the bible came up. after creation came rebellion.
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After creation came rebellion. you probably heard the story,
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You probably heard the story, the devil who was a rebellious
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The devil who was a rebellious angel slithered into the garden
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Angel slithered into the garden of eden in the form
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Of eden in the form of a serpent and he tempted
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Of a serpent and he tempted our first parents,
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Our first parents, adam and eve
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Adam and eve to follow his example.
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To follow his example. god had said about the fruit
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God had said about the fruit of that tree, "don't."
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Of that tree, "don't." the devil tempted them
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The devil tempted them to rebel against
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To rebel against that simple command.
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That simple command. god had promised them,
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God had promised them, "if you eat it you will die,"
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"if you eat it you will die," but the devil rebelled against
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But the devil rebelled against that belief and said,
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That belief and said, "no, it's just a bite.
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"no, it's just a bite. it's just a piece of fruit."
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It's just a piece of fruit." and as soon as adam
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And as soon as adam and eve reached out and sinned,
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And eve reached out and sinned, the nuclear bomb
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The nuclear bomb called "something."
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[imitating an explosion]
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Detonated and its radiation
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Detonated and its radiation spread to the four
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Spread to the four corners of this earth.
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Corners of this earth. once sin and rebellion came
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Once sin and rebellion came into this world,
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Into this world, anxiety and depression
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Anxiety and depression came with it.
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Came with it. adam, who used to walk with god,
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Adam, who used to walk with god, ran and tried to hid --
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Ran and tried to hid -- hide from the god that he loved.
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Hide from the god that he loved. adam who used to love eve
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Adam who used to love eve with a god like love,
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With a god like love, now pointed fingers
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Now pointed fingers and blamed her for the sin.
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And blamed her for the sin. people who used to live
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People who used to live with god would now die.
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With god would now die. people who used to love god
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People who used to love god would now question him.
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Would now question him. doubt, disbelief, cancer,
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Doubt, disbelief, cancer, all the things that we hate,
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All the things that we hate, the new normal of earth became
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The new normal of earth became brokenness and "something."
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Brokenness and "something." but spoiler alert,
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But spoiler alert, god didn't end the story
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God didn't end the story on page three.
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On page three. there's a third word that popped
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There's a third word that popped up on those first pages
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Up on those first pages of the bible,
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Of the bible, the word "salvation."
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The word "salvation." it's crazy.
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It's crazy. god made a masterpiece.
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God made a masterpiece. human beings trashed it,
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Human beings trashed it, and god responded
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And god responded with his saving love.
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Instead of crushing those
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Sinners like ants,
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Instead god spoke
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To the serpent,
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And he promised
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A savior from sin.
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He promised someone who would
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Crush the devil's head,
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Someone who would
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Undo the curse,
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Someone who would bring humans
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And god who had been separated
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By sin and restore and reconcile
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Them back together.
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It actually took a few pages
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For that savior to come,
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If you've read the book,
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If you've read the book, but as the new testament begins,
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But as the new testament begins, that savior
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That savior finally came, jesus.
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Finally came, jesus. he loved us despite our sin,
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He loved us despite our sin, he lived for us.
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He lived for us. he was so devoted to this
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He was so devoted to this mission of reconciliation that
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Mission of reconciliation that he gave his life on
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A cross for our salvation.
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He rose from the dead,
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And now he reaches out
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To every single person
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Including you,
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Including me,
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No matter what your story,
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And he says that anyone
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Who believes in him,
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Anyone who turns away
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From their rebellion
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In repentance and believes
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In jesus and his forgiveness
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Has a restored
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Relationship with god.
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You don't have to earn it,
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You don't have to deserve it,
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You don't have to balance
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The scales,
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You don't have
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To fix the karma.
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"believe in jesus," jesus said,
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"and you will be safe with god."
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You'll be good with god.
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He'll smile when
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He thinks about you.
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He thinks about you. you will be the kind of person
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You will be the kind of person that he is looking for.
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That he is looking for. there's nothing that gets
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There's nothing that gets in the way of your prayers
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In the way of your prayers and your place by
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And your place by his side in heaven.
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His side in heaven. that's the message of salvation,
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That's the message of salvation, but it is not enough.
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But it is not enough. i say that as a man who adores
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I say that as a man who adores being saved by jesus.
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Being saved by jesus. it is my everything, but i bet,
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It is my everything, but i bet, like me,
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Like me, being saved isn't
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Being saved isn't enough for you.
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Enough for you. because you don't just
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Because you don't just want to be saved,
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Want to be saved, you also don't want to be sad.
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You also don't want to be sad. you don't just want
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You don't just want to have a forgiven soul
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To have a forgiven soul you want to have
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You want to have a knee or a back,
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A knee or a back, or a brain that's fixed,
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Or a brain that's fixed, that's right.
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That's right. we don't want to live
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We don't want to live in this world of tornadoes
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In this world of tornadoes and floods,
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And floods, of drama and division.
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Of drama and division. even though our souls are good
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Even though our souls are good with god because of salvation
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With god because of salvation we are aching,
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We are aching, longing for something more,
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Longing for something more, something better than
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Something better than the same old life.
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The same old life. this is why the bible does not
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This is why the bible does not end just with the cross
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End just with the cross and empty tomb of jesus,
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And empty tomb of jesus, the message of salvation.
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The message of salvation. there's a final word
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There's a final word that i'm excited to share
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That i'm excited to share with you today,
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With you today, the restoration.
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The restoration. god has promised to restore
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God has promised to restore this broken physical place,
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This broken physical place, this place called earth.
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This place called earth. he has said that on the day
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He has said that on the day that jesus comes back,
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That jesus comes back, what we call the judgement day,
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What we call the judgement day, or the last day,
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Or the last day, could be today,
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Could be today, could be tomorrow,
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Could be tomorrow, could be 10,000 years from now.
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Could be 10,000 years from now. when jesus returns
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When jesus returns from heaven,
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From heaven, god will bring with him
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God will bring with him a whole new place called
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A whole new place called the new earth.
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There's a whole new world
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There's a whole new world for the people of god.
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For the people of god. it's in the last chapter
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It's in the last chapter of this amazing book,
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Of this amazing book, revelation 22 says this.
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Revelation 22 says this. "then the angel showed me
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"then the angel showed me the river of the water of life,
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The river of the water of life, as clear as crystal,
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As clear as crystal, flowing from the throne
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Flowing from the throne of god and of the lamb down
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Of god and of the lamb down the middle of the great
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The middle of the great street of the city.
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Street of the city. on each side of the river stood
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On each side of the river stood the tree of life,
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The tree of life, bearing twelve
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Bearing twelve crops of fruit,
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Crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month.
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Yielding its fruit every month. and the leaves of the tree are
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And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations."
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For the healing of the nations." would you read out loud this
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Would you read out loud this last part with me?
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Last part with me? "no longer will there
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"no longer will there be any curse."
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Be any curse." can you imagine what
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Can you imagine what it's going to feel like
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To be in paradise?
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To be in paradise? let's try it for just a second.
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Let's try it for just a second. as you think back on your life,
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As you think back on your life, all the places you've been,
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All the places you've been, all the people that you
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All the people that you have been with, what is, like,
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Have been with, what is, like, the closest that you have
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The closest that you have been to the paradise
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Been to the paradise of the new earth?
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Of the new earth? maybe you think about
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Maybe you think about that trip that you took,
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That trip that you took, the vacation to the beach,
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The vacation to the beach, the first time you
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The first time you saw the mountains.
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Saw the mountains. maybe think about that final
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Maybe think about that final push and how you felt
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Push and how you felt when you held your little
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When you held your little one in your arms.
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One in your arms. maybe you think about your
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Maybe you think about your wedding day and your vows,
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Wedding day and your vows, the road trip
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The road trip with your best friends.
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With your best friends. if i gave you five seconds
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If i gave you five seconds just to think,
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Just to think, what's the closest
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What's the closest you've gotten to paradise,
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You've gotten to paradise, what would it be?
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When i think about paradise
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When i think about paradise i think about this place.
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Back in 2016 i had a chance
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Back in 2016 i had a chance to speak to some missionaries
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To speak to some missionaries in northern thailand.
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My wife got to come with me,
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My wife got to come with me, and as a super bonus
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And as a super bonus we got to take a little side
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We got to take a little side trip for just a few days
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Trip for just a few days to this incredible, like,
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To this incredible, like, almost eden island on
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Almost eden island on thailand called koh samui.
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Thailand called koh samui. this is the amazing
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This is the amazing resort where we stayed.
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Resort where we stayed. it was on koh samui that
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It was on koh samui that i took one of my favorite
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I took one of my favorite pictures of my wife,
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Pictures of my wife, she gave me permission
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To share it with you.
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To share it with you. she was on this little couch
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She was on this little couch just reading a book,
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Just reading a book, her feet kicked up.
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Her feet kicked up. just the sound of the waves,
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Just the sound of the waves, you didn't need
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You didn't need to keep track of time.
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It was paradise.
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It was paradise. there was not a single
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There was not a single preschooler that entire day
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Preschooler that entire day that tapped her
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That tapped her on the shoulder and said,
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On the shoulder and said, "miss kim, miss kim.
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"miss kim, miss kim. miss kim, miss kim,
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Miss kim, miss kim, miss kim,
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Miss kim, i tried to make it
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I tried to make it to the bathroom."
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[laughter]
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No, the only person
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No, the only person who tapped her on the shoulder
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Who tapped her on the shoulder was the waiter who is coming
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Was the waiter who is coming with a skewer of fresh papaya,
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With a skewer of fresh papaya, pineapple, and dragon fruit.
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Pineapple, and dragon fruit. thank you very much.
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[laughing]
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Oh, and i was
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Oh, and i was in paradise too.
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In paradise too. i hope this next picture
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I hope this next picture isn't too much information,
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Isn't too much information, but we went to the beach
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But we went to the beach and i got an hour-long massage.
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There i am listening
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There i am listening to the waves.
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To the waves. do you know how much an hour-
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Do you know how much an hour- long massage on the beach
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Long massage on the beach costs you in thailand?
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Six dollars.
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Six dollars. six dollars!
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Six dollars! that's like a small diet coke
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That's like a small diet coke and a fry isn't it?
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And a fry isn't it? it was an hour long
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It was an hour long of pure relaxation.
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Of pure relaxation. it was amazing.
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It was amazing. it was like so
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It was like so close to paradise.
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Close to paradise. and then we came home.
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[laughter]
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Apparently we had
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Apparently we had to parent our own children.
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To parent our own children. and you guys weren't going
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And you guys weren't going to pay me to get
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To pay me to get a massage all day.
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A massage all day. like, it was so good!
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Like, it was so good! but there's always something.
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But there's always something. but can you imagine
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But can you imagine your paradise that doesn't end?
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Your paradise that doesn't end? it's like that moment where you
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It's like that moment where you just melt into the moment
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Just melt into the moment and then realize
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And then realize it's only going to get better.
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It's only going to get better. and you're not counting down
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And you're not counting down the days until
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The days until the experience ends.
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The experience ends. you're not going to have
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You're not going to have to pay the bill when
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To pay the bill when everything is said and done.
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Everything is said and done. you don't even have
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You don't even have to worry like,
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To worry like, "well what if this happens?"
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"well what if this happens?" can you imagine what it
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Can you imagine what it would be like to, like,
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Would be like to, like, be back in that moment
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Be back in that moment except it gets better
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Except it gets better and it endures forever?
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And it endures forever? now, i don't think any eye
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Now, i don't think any eye has seen and no mind
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Has seen and no mind can comprehend what it will
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Can comprehend what it will be like,
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Be like, but if you just stop
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But if you just stop and think, come on, god.
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And think, come on, god. i just want to get,
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I just want to get, like, super jacked up
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Like, super jacked up about the new earth
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About the new earth and then i read what
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And then i read what john says next.
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John says next. it's even better.
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It's even better. back in revelation 22 he says
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This about the new earth,
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This about the new earth, "the throne of god
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"the throne of god and of the lamb
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And of the lamb will be in the city,
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Will be in the city, and his servants
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And his servants will serve him."
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Will serve him." have to talk about that.
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Have to talk about that. "they will see his face,"
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"they will see his face," we have to talk about that too,
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We have to talk about that too, "and his name
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"and his name will be on their foreheads."
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Will be on their foreheads." we should talk about that.
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We should talk about that. "there will be no more night.
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"there will be no more night. they will not need the light
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They will not need the light of a lamp or the light
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Of a lamp or the light of the sun,
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Of the sun, for the lord god will
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For the lord god will give them light."
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Give them light." let's talk about
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Let's talk about that in a second.
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That in a second. "and they will reign
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"and they will reign for ever and ever."
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For ever and ever." we're going to talk
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We're going to talk about that too.
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About that too. that line,
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That line, "his servants will serve him."
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"his servants will serve him." they will not question him,
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Doubt him,
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Doubt him, rebel against him,
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Rebel against him, sin against him.
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Sin against him. for all of eternity we just
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For all of eternity we just live a life of perfect love.
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Live a life of perfect love. we get glimpses of it now
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We get glimpses of it now but then it will be everything.
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But then it will be everything. if that wasn't good enough
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If that wasn't good enough then the bible says
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Then the bible says that we'll see his face.
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That we'll see his face. see the -- now i think
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See the -- now i think the whole bible is about
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The whole bible is about seeing the face of god.
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Seeing the face of god. sin separates us
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Sin separates us from his glorious face,
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From his glorious face, but jesus is meant
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But jesus is meant to bring us back together.
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To bring us back together. what we often say
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What we often say at the blessing at the end
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At the blessing at the end of our church services,
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Of our church services, "the lord's face
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"the lord's face shine upon you,"
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Shine upon you," is meant to just make
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Is meant to just make you think, "wow,"
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You think, "wow," because of jesus --
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Because of jesus -- like, god's happy
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Like, god's happy when he thinks of you.
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When he thinks of you. imagine we don't
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Imagine we don't have to imagine it.
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Have to imagine it. think about it,
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Think about it, you actually get to see it.
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You actually get to see it. his servants will see his face.
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His servants will see his face. dave, i should've gotten your
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Dave, i should've gotten your permission for this
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Permission for this but during the first
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But during the first two songs of worship,
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Two songs of worship, all i was doing
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All i was doing was looking
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Was looking at your baby's face.
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[laughing]
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I just --
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I just -- those big cheeks.
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Those big cheeks. i thought like, human faces
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I thought like, human faces can make us feel such happiness,
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Can make us feel such happiness, like they can improve our mood
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Like they can improve our mood in a moment.
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In a moment. imagine seeing the face of god.
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Imagine seeing the face of god. like, imagine looking
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Like, imagine looking into his eyes
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Into his eyes and he's not disappointed,
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And he's not disappointed, he's like the proudest father,
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He's like the proudest father, the best friend.
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The best friend. if we get little glimpses
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If we get little glimpses of the moments
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Of the moments and the mountains,
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And the mountains, and the babies,
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And the babies, and falling in love,
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And falling in love, just imagine when everyone
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Just imagine when everyone is good with each other,
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Is good with each other, everyone is good with god.
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Everyone is good with god. "his servants will serve him,
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"his servants will serve him, they will see his face.
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They will see his face. his name will be
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His name will be on their foreheads."
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On their foreheads." it's not a post malone tattoo,
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It's not a post malone tattoo, it's like --
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It's like -- all we'll think about --
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All we'll think about -- what we'll think about is god,
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What we'll think about is god, and he thinks about us.
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And he thinks about us. we won't want anything else,
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We won't want anything else, we'll just be with him.
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I love verse 6,
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I love verse 6, "the angel said to me,"
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"the angel said to me," after seeing the new earth,
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After seeing the new earth, "these words are
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"these words are trustworthy and true.
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Trustworthy and true. the lord, the god
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The lord, the god who inspires the prophets,
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Who inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show
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Sent his angel to show his servants the things
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His servants the things that must soon take place."
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That must soon take place." so when life, like,
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Wears you down,
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Wears you down, when you're sick
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When you're sick of always something,
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Of always something, turn to the back of the book
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Turn to the back of the book and remember this.
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And remember this. maybe you want
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Maybe you want to write this down,
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To write this down, the blessing of a new earth
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The blessing of a new earth is that there's always,
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Is that there's always, always and only,
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Always and only, only something good.
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Only something good. and now you know why some
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And now you know why some of the final words
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Of the final words of the bible are,
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Of the bible are, "come, lord jesus,
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"come, lord jesus, your kingdom come."
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Your kingdom come." god if you want me to hold
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God if you want me to hold on to this broken world
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On to this broken world while you save one more soul,
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While you save one more soul, i'm willing to wait.
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I'm willing to wait. but the greatest cry
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But the greatest cry of my heart,
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Of my heart, like the ache of my very soul
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Like the ache of my very soul is that, jesus, you would
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Is that, jesus, you would come back so that
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Come back so that i don't just live
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I don't just live with salvation,
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With salvation, but i enjoy my salvation
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But i enjoy my salvation and the ultimate restoration.
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And the ultimate restoration. so, i want to give you a tip.
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So, i want to give you a tip. the next time you're just done,
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The next time you're just done, the next time you get the email,
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The next time you get the email, the next time the doctor
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The next time the doctor says whatever,
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Says whatever, the next time your kid's
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The next time your kid's making a bad choice,
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Making a bad choice, the next time you're just like,
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The next time you're just like, so frustrated that
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So frustrated that there's always something,
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There's always something, i just want you to turn
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I just want you to turn to the back of the book.
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To the back of the book. you don't have to be
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You don't have to be a theology professor,
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A theology professor, you don't need to be a pastor,
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You don't need to be a pastor, you don't need to know
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You don't need to know what leviticus is all about.
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What leviticus is all about. like, even if you're brand new
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Like, even if you're brand new today you could find
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Today you could find the last page of the bible
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The last page of the bible and just read how
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And just read how the story ends,
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The story ends, the promise that god
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The promise that god has made to every
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Has made to every one of his people.
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One of his people. life can be really, really hard.
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Life can be really, really hard. and sometimes life goes
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And sometimes life goes from bad to worse,
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From bad to worse, but please, do not
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But please, do not worry because jesus wins.
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Worry because jesus wins. there's a place that you
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There's a place that you were made to crave,
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Were made to crave, and we're one week closer
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And we're one week closer than we were last sunday.
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Than we were last sunday. that makes me think
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That makes me think of francisco coronado.
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Of francisco coronado. back in the year,
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Back in the year, i think, 1535 there was
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I think, 1535 there was a 26-year-old man
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A 26-year-old man from spain named
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From spain named francisco coronado who
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Francisco coronado who had heard the rumors about
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Had heard the rumors about the legendary cities of gold.
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The legendary cities of gold. remember those?
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Remember those? he arrived in mexico city,
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He arrived in mexico city, he spent some time raising funds
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He spent some time raising funds and he actually
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And he actually gathered hundreds of fellow
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Gathered hundreds of fellow european soldiers,
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European soldiers, and thousands of local indians,
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And thousands of local indians, and he set out north to chase
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And he set out north to chase the rumors to paradise.
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The rumors to paradise. he traveled for days
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He traveled for days and weeks then months,
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And weeks then months, hundreds of miles north.
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Hundreds of miles north. he crossed what is now the u.s.
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He crossed what is now the u.s. mexico border and he made
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Mexico border and he made it into the american southwest
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It into the american southwest where he found the pueblo indian
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Where he found the pueblo indian people who were living in homes
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People who were living in homes made of. mud not gold.
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Made of. mud not gold. so he kept searching.
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So he kept searching. i'll show you a picture.
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He actually made it
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He actually made it all the way up
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All the way up to the grand canyon,
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To the grand canyon, which i'm sure was
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Which i'm sure was breathtaking but it was
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Breathtaking but it was also not filled gold.
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But someone said,
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But someone said, "no, no, no, the cities
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"no, no, no, the cities of gold aren't here,
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Of gold aren't here, they're hundreds of miles
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They're hundreds of miles to the north,"
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To the north," so he kept traveling
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So he kept traveling and journeying.
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And journeying. weeks, months, he passed
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Weeks, months, he passed over a year.
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Over a year. he made it all the way to modern
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He made it all the way to modern day kansas where he found
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Day kansas where he found villages of people who lived
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Villages of people who lived in homes made of.
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In homes made of. straw, which if you don't
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Straw, which if you don't know is not gold.
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Know is not gold. after two years of being away
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After two years of being away from his family, his friends,
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From his family, his friends, his bed and his pillow,
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His bed and his pillow, francisco coronado returned home
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Francisco coronado returned home not having found paradise.
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Not having found paradise. thank god that our story
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Thank god that our story is the opposite of that.
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Is the opposite of that. the journey might be long
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The journey might be long for many of us but there
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For many of us but there will be a day when we
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Will be a day when we will step into the place
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Will step into the place that our hearts have dreamed of,
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That our hearts have dreamed of, a place where god is,
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A place where god is, a place where sin isn't,
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A place where sin isn't, a place where happiness is
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A place where happiness is and sadness can't get
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And sadness can't get past the golden gates.
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Past the golden gates. there is a spot, friends,
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There is a spot, friends, that's waiting for you,
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That's waiting for you, so hold on and have hope.
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So hold on and have hope. when the beasts of this
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When the beasts of this world bite,
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World bite, when that old serpent lies
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When that old serpent lies to you again,
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To you again, hold on to jesus.
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Hold on to jesus. repent of your sin,
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Repent of your sin, believe in his name,
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Believe in his name, be faithful,
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Be faithful, even to the very
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Even to the very point of death,
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Point of death, and jesus will give
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And jesus will give you a whole new world.
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You a whole new world. the bible is honest,
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The bible is honest, and it's hopeful.
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And it's hopeful. life's hard,
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Life's hard, it might get worse,
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It might get worse, but don't worry
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But don't worry because jesus wins.
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Because jesus wins. a whole new world is
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A whole new world is on the way.
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On the way. so, let's pray.
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So, let's pray. oh god, i cannot wait.
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Oh god, i cannot wait. man, there are so many moments
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Man, there are so many moments in life, just good food,
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In life, just good food, good worship services,
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Good worship services, i just think,
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I just think, "this is earth.
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"this is earth. imagine the upgraded version."
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Imagine the upgraded version." i think of how i feel when i'm
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I think of how i feel when i'm here with brothers and sisters
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Here with brothers and sisters in the faith and we hear
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In the faith and we hear the talent of the musicians
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The talent of the musicians and we lift up your praises,
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And we lift up your praises, and there's just
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And there's just some of those moments
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Some of those moments that are euphoric.
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That are euphoric. imagine the sound,
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Imagine the sound, imagine the experience
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Imagine the experience when angels and all the saints
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When angels and all the saints from all the generations
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From all the generations and nations,
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And nations, and languages are
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And languages are gathered together.
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Gathered together. god we cannot wait,
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God we cannot wait, and we pray come quickly.
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And we pray come quickly. if it doesn't happen
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Today or tomorrow, jesus,
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Give us patience and give
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Us endurance to hold on.
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Lead us not into temptation
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But deliver us
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From that old evil
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That says we should compromise
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Our faith because
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You're not worth it.
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Instead, god, may your will
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Be done right here
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On earth as it is in heaven
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That we would trust you,
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Follow you, believe you,
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Repent of sin,
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And believe in jesus until
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That one day when
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We see his face,
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And we realize that
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It was so worth it.
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That jesus is absolutely worthy.
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God, we need your
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Help to get there.
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And until that moment comes,
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God, you've sent us
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On a mission.
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Revelation is meant to remind
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Us that at the end of the story
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There's only two places
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Where people are:
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With god or not with god.
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So help us to be passionate
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About our family and friends
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Who don't know jesus.
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Help us to be committed
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To this community,
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To love them well,
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Serve them no matter what
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They believe or how they behave.
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That our light shining brightly
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Might change their hearts.
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Lead them back to the gospel
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That they could spend forever
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With us in this
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Place of paradise.
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We pray all these things
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In the beautiful name of jesus,
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The lamb of god
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Who takes away the sins
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Of the world,
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And is coming soon
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To bring a whole new world.
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In his name we pray,
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And all god's people say, amen.
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>> how exciting to know
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>> how exciting to know that the day is coming
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That the day is coming when we will see
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When we will see god face to face,
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God face to face, when sin won't be
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When sin won't be a factor anymore
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A factor anymore and when everything
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And when everything is in perfect harmony.
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Is in perfect harmony. i've got some more
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I've got some more great news for you.
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Great news for you. thanks to some generous
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Thanks to some generous friends of the ministry,
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Friends of the ministry, we have a $125,000
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We have a $125,000 challenge grant this month.
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Challenge grant this month. that means your gift will go
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That means your gift will go twice as far to help people
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Twice as far to help people discover that everything
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Discover that everything they need is found in jesus.
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They need is found in jesus. to make your impact,
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To make your impact, give to our
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And when you give, we want to send you
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We want to send you this new book.
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This new book. here's a little more about it.
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>> the world looks like
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It's falling apart.
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It seems like satan has
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The upper hand and you may
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Even wonder if jesus can really
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Pull out the victory.
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Revelation may seem like
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A strange book with
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A confusing message,
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But god has
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A very simple purpose,
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To fill you with hope.
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In mike novotny's new book,
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You'll discover how to let go
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Of fear and instead live
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With the confidence that god
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Has already won.
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“jesus wins!”
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Is our way of thanking you
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For helping us show more people
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The confidence we have through
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Mike Novotny - Revelation: A Perfect Ending For You

May 22, 2025 | S25:E21

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