Church is a Big Deal to Me
November 22, 2020
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Pastor Jentezen Franklin brings practical meaning to spiritual truths found in God’s Word.
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- - Thank you for joining us
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- - Thank you for joining ustoday on Kingdom Connection.
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- today on Kingdom Connection.It's my prayer that God
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- It's my prayer that Godwill use something specific
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- will use something specificin this broadcast today
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- in this broadcast todayto really speak directly
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- to really speak directlyto your spirit.
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- to your spirit.We're so grateful
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- We're so gratefulto have you with us
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- to have you with uson Kingdom Connection today.
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- - In Psalms 84,
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- - In Psalms 84,and it says,
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- and it says,"The chief musician,
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- "The chief musician,on a instrument of Gath,
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- on a instrument of Gath,a psalm of the sons of Korah,"
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- a psalm of the sons of Korah,"and that's very important,
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- and that's very important,a song from the sons of Korah,
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- a song from the sons of Korah,and I'll explain that
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- and I'll explain thatin a few minutes.
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- in a few minutes."How lovely is Your tabernacle,
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- "How lovely is Your tabernacle,O Lord of hosts!"
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- O Lord of hosts!"The tabernacle is the church,
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- The tabernacle is the church,the house of worship.
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- the house of worship."My soul longs,
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- "My soul longs,yes, even faints
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- yes, even faintsFor the courts of the Lord;"
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- For the courts of the Lord;"This guy is missing church.
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- This guy is missing church."My heart and my flesh
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- "My heart and my fleshcry out for the living God.
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- cry out for the living God.Even the sparrow
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- Even the sparrowhas found a home,
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- has found a home,And the swallow a nest
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- And the swallow a nestfor herself,
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- for herself,Where she may raise
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- Where she may raiseher young --
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- her young --Even in Your altars,
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- Even in Your altars,O Lord of hosts,
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- O Lord of hosts,My King and my God.
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- My King and my God.Blessed are those
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- Blessed are thosewho dwell in Your house;
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- who dwell in Your house;They will still
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- They will stillbe praising You."
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- be praising You."No matter
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- No matterwhat they go through,
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- what they go through,if they keep coming
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- if they keep comingto the house of the Lord,
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- to the house of the Lord,they'll still be praising Him.
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- they'll still be praising Him."Whose heart is set
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- "Whose heart is seton pilgrimage."
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- on pilgrimage."Now, you'll run
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- Now, you'll runright over that,
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- right over that,but you've gotta understand
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- but you've gotta understandwho he directed this song
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- who he directed this songthey wrote to, "Whose heart
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- they wrote to, "Whose heartis set on a pilgrimage."
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- is set on a pilgrimage."That's very important wording.
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- That's very important wording.He goes on to say
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- He goes on to sayin the next verse, "They pass
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- in the next verse, "They passthrough the Valley of Baca,"
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- through the Valley of Baca,"that's weeping.
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- that's weeping.The word Baca means weeping,
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- The word Baca means weeping,and "make it a spring."
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- and "make it a spring."Verse 7, "They go from
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- Verse 7, "They go fromstrength to strength;
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- strength to strength;each one appears
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- each one appearsbefore God in Zion."
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- before God in Zion."Zion is the church.
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- Zion is the church.For the sake of time,
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- For the sake of time,I'll conclude with Verse 10,
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- I'll conclude with Verse 10,"For a day
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- "For a dayin Your courts is better
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- in Your courts is betterthan a thousand elsewhere.
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- than a thousand elsewhere.I'd rather be a doorkeeper
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- I'd rather be a doorkeeperin the house of my God
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- in the house of my Godthan dwell in the tents
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- than dwell in the tentsof wickedness.
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- of wickedness.For the Lord God
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- For the Lord Godis a sun and shield;
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- is a sun and shield;The Lord will give grace
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- The Lord will give graceand glory."
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- and glory."I'm not gonna preach
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- I'm not gonna preachon all of this.
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- on all of this.It's just too good to quit.
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- It's just too good to quit."No good thing will He withhold
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- "No good thing will He withholdfrom those who walk uprightly."
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- from those who walk uprightly.""Blessed is the man
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- "Blessed is the manwho trusts in You!"
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- who trusts in You!"And the church said amen.
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- And the church said amen.We could just shout right there
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- We could just shout right thereand have a good time.
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- Psalms 23 is the most
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- Psalms 23 is the mostfamous psalm
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- famous psalmof the Book of Psalms
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- of the Book of Psalmswhich is a book of songs.
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- which is a book of songs.It's God's best hits,
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- It's God's best hits,the top 50 or 100, 150.
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- the top 50 or 100, 150.Psalms 51 is the repentance.
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- Psalms 51 is the repentance.If you ever feel guilty
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- If you ever feel guiltyand ashamed of yourself
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- and ashamed of yourselfin something you've done,
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- in something you've done,pull out Psalm 51
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- pull out Psalm 51and read it out loud.
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- and read it out loud.It'll cleanse you.
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- It'll cleanse you.It'll wash you from head to toe.
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- It'll wash you from head to toe.Psalms 91 is the psalm
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- Psalms 91 is the psalmof protection,
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- of protection,but Psalm 84 is known
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- but Psalm 84 is knownin theology
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- in theologyas the "Pearl of Psalms",
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- as the "Pearl of Psalms",and it speaks directly
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- and it speaks directlyto the yearly pilgrimage
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- to the yearly pilgrimagethat the Hebrews were required
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- that the Hebrews were requiredto make to the temple
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- to make to the templeof Jerusalem.
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- of Jerusalem.Actually more than once a year.
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- Actually more than once a year.a minimum of three times
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- a minimum of three timesthey had to go
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- they had to goall the way to Jerusalem.
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- all the way to Jerusalem.There were seven feasts,
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- There were seven feasts,and they were required
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- and they were requiredby families to take
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- by families to taketheir families
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- their familieson a long pilgrimage
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- on a long pilgrimageto the temple in Jerusalem.
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- to the temple in Jerusalem.And so, when he writes
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- And so, when he writesthe words,
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- the words,he's speaking to them,
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- he's speaking to them,and a great feature
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- and a great featureof Hebrew life
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- of Hebrew lifewas going to the house of God,
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- was going to the house of God,traveling with your family
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- traveling with your familyon the same road,
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- on the same road,and as they would pass villages,
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- and as they would pass villages,other families would join them,
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- other families would join them,and there would be
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- and there would beother families,
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- other families,and the group, the gathering
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- and the group, the gatheringwould get bigger and bigger.
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- would get bigger and bigger.The traffic on the road,
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- The traffic on the road,they would have to have tents.
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- they would have to have tents.They would have to have
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- They would have to havea little cart
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- a little cartand maybe a donkey
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- and maybe a donkeypulling the cart.
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- pulling the cart.The little children sitting up.
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- The little children sitting up.It was a playful,
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- It was a playful,joyful, happy celebration.
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- joyful, happy celebration.We're going up to Jerusalem
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- We're going up to Jerusalemto worship the king,
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- to worship the king,and they were so excited
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- and they were so excitedabout it.
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- about it.It was like festive, joyful.
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- It was like festive, joyful.They would sing songs
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- They would sing songsalong the journey.
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- along the journey.Somebody would just
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- Somebody would juststart singing,
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- start singing,and all of the people for miles,
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- and all of the people for miles,they would be headed
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- they would be headedto the temple,
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- to the temple,and they would start singing
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- and they would start singingand clapping.
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- and clapping.Sometimes they would be
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- Sometimes they would bejoyful songs,
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- joyful songs,and they would start dancing.
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- and they would start dancing.You remember the story of Jesus
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- You remember the story of Jesusgetting lost
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- getting lostwhen He was a child.
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- when He was a child.They were coming
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- They were comingfrom the temple going back home,
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- from the temple going back home,and Jesus got,
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- and Jesus got,as a little child,
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- as a little child,they thought He got lost.
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- they thought He got lost.He was in the temple confounding
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- He was in the temple confoundingthe brilliant scholars
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- the brilliant scholarswith His wisdom.
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- with His wisdom.So, it was a family thing
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- So, it was a family thingto go up to the house of God.
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- to go up to the house of God.I'm preaching today
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- I'm preaching todayon the subject
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- on the subjectof "Church is a Big Deal to Me".
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- of "Church is a Big Deal to Me".Church is a big deal to me.
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- Church is a big deal to me.I could see them going
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- I could see them goingon this road journeying
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- on this road journeyingto the house of God
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- to the house of Godwith their families.
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- with their families.It was usually a trek
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- It was usually a trekthat would take them three
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- that would take them threeor four days to get there.
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- or four days to get there.It was not an easy journey.
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- It was not an easy journey.If you've ever been
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- If you've ever beento Jerusalem,
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- to Jerusalem,geographically Jerusalem
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- geographically Jerusalemis set on seven mountains,
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- is set on seven mountains,and it's always
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- and it's alwaysgoing up to Jerusalem.
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- going up to Jerusalem.The Bible talks about
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- The Bible talks aboutthe Good Samaritan came down
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- the Good Samaritan came downthe road because
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- the road becausehe was coming from the temple
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- he was coming from the templegoing to Jericho.
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- going to Jericho.Everything is down.
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- Everything is down.Geographically, it is the center
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- Geographically, it is the centerof the earth.
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- of the earth.Literally, the center
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- Literally, the centerof the earth is Jerusalem.
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- of the earth is Jerusalem.I'm not making that up.
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- I'm not making that up.Only God could've picked
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- Only God could've pickedthat place, and so,
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- that place, and so,miraculously, miraculously
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- miraculously, miraculouslyas they would journey,
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- as they would journey,you can imagine it was hills.
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- you can imagine it was hills.It was not just fun
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- It was not just funand convenient.
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- and convenient.It was hard sometimes.
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- It was hard sometimes.It was tough sometimes.
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- It was tough sometimes.It required effort.
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- It required effort.But apparently,
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- But apparently,something superseded
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- something supersededthe challenges of getting
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- the challenges of gettingto the house of God.
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- to the house of God.Something superseded
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- Something supersededin the minds of the worshippers
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- in the minds of the worshippersthe inconvenience,
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- the inconvenience,the awkwardness.
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- the awkwardness.It's kind of like the times
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- It's kind of like the timeswe're in now.
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- we're in now.I see masks,
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- I see masks,and I see us doing
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- and I see us doingall the restrictions
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- all the restrictionsthat we're doing,
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- that we're doing,going through
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- going throughwhat we're going through,
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- what we're going through,and we could use
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- and we could usethat as an excuse
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- that as an excuseand as something
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- and as somethingthat's inconvenient
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- that's inconvenientor it's just not like
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- or it's just not likeit used to be
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- it used to beor whatever we wanna say,
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- or whatever we wanna say,but overriding,
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- but overriding,superseding all of the excuses
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- superseding all of the excusesthat they had to not go
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- that they had to not goto the house of God
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- to the house of Godwas one thing.
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- was one thing.It's worth the trip.
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- It's worth the trip.I don't care what mountain
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- I don't care what mountainI've got to go over.
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- I've got to go over.I don't care what valley
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- I don't care what valleyI've got to go through.
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- I've got to go through.I know we've gotta get up
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- I know we've gotta get upand pack and unpack the tent
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- and pack and unpack the tentand sleep out and cook,
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- and sleep out and cook,but they were having fun,
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- but they were having fun,and they were building memories
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- and they were building memorieswith their families
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- with their familiesthat would stay in them
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- that would stay in themfor passed down for generation
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- for passed down for generationafter generation.
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- after generation.That's why coming
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- That's why comingto the house of God
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- to the house of Godand worshipping
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- and worshippinglike this is so critical.
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- like this is so critical.You're giving something
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- You're giving somethingto your family
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- to your familythat money cannot buy.
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- that money cannot buy.In Psalms 48 --
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- In Psalms 48 --I just read Psalms 84,
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- I just read Psalms 84,the sister psalm
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- the sister psalmof Psalm 84 is Psalm 48.
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- of Psalm 84 is Psalm 48.It's backwards.
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- It's backwards.You get it?
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- You get it?That's kind of cute too, right?
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- That's kind of cute too, right?Stay with me.
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- Stay with me.I'm gonna teach a little bit,
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- I'm gonna teach a little bit,but we're going somewhere.
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- but we're going somewhere."Great is the Lord,
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- "Great is the Lord,and greatly to be praised
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- and greatly to be praisedin the city of our God,"
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- in the city of our God,"Jerusalem.
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- Jerusalem."The mountain
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- "The mountainof His holiness,"
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- of His holiness,"the temple mount.
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- the temple mount."Beautiful for situation
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- "Beautiful for situationthe joy of the whole earth,
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- the joy of the whole earth,Is Mount Zion", the temple,
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- Is Mount Zion", the temple,the church "The sides
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- the church "The sidesof the north,
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- of the north,The city of the great King."
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- The city of the great King."Now, I realize that verse
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- Now, I realize that versewhere it says beautiful
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- where it says beautifulfor situation has to do
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- for situation has to dowith the geographical location
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- with the geographical locationand how that it was high up
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- and how that it was high upand beautiful.
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- and beautiful.It was positioned --
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- It was positioned --What he's saying is
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- What he's saying isits position is beautiful.
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- its position is beautiful.It's perfect where God
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- It's perfect where Godhas put the temple
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- has put the templegeographically.
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- geographically.But I wanna preach it
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- But I wanna preach itjust a little bit
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- just a little bitand say that it doesn't matter
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- and say that it doesn't matterthe situation in your life.
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- the situation in your life.The church, the house of God
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- The church, the house of Godis beautiful for your situation.
- 00:09:27.380 --> 00:09:29.115
- is beautiful for your situation.If your marriage is in trouble,
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- If your marriage is in trouble,this is where you need
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- this is where you needto come because it's beautiful
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- to come because it's beautifulfor your situation.
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- for your situation.If your family is all jacked up
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- If your family is all jacked upand falling to pieces,
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- and falling to pieces,bring all of them in here.
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- bring all of them in here.All of them, every one of them.
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- All of them, every one of them.Crazy attitudes.
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- Crazy attitudes.Sit them down
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- Sit them down'cause this place is beautiful
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- 'cause this place is beautifulfor situation.
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- for situation.The Holy Spirit
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- The Holy Spiritcan still touch them.
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- can still touch them.The Holy Spirit
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- The Holy Spiritcan still convict them.
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- can still convict them.The Holy Spirit
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- The Holy Spiritcan still melt mean,
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- can still melt mean,cold hearts.
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- cold hearts.The Holy Spirit can still make
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- The Holy Spirit can still makesomebody forgive and move on
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- somebody forgive and move onand put it behind.
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- and put it behind.If you're sick in your body,
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- If you're sick in your body,this place is beautiful
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- this place is beautifulfor your situation.
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- for your situation.If you need a miracle
- 00:10:02.148 --> 00:10:03.049
- If you need a miraclein your finances,
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- in your finances,this place is beautiful.
- 00:10:04.450 --> 00:10:05.484
- this place is beautiful.There's hope here.
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- There's hope here.There's faith here.
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- There's faith here.If you're afraid,
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- If you're afraid,if you're worried,
- 00:10:08.454 --> 00:10:09.755
- if you're worried,if you're stressed out,
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- if you're stressed out,this place is beautiful
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- this place is beautifulfor any situation
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- for any situationyou'll face in this life.
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- you'll face in this life.Praise the Lord!
- 00:10:18.397 --> 00:10:21.534
- Praise the Lord!I love this place!
- 00:10:21.534 --> 00:10:24.937
- I love this place!Church is a big deal to me.
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- Church is a big deal to me.It's beautiful
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- It's beautifulfor any situation.
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- for any situation.If you're grieving
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- If you're grievingand you lost a loved one,
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- and you lost a loved one,if you're joyful
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- if you're joyfuland you wanna rejoice
- 00:10:33.913 --> 00:10:35.181
- and you wanna rejoice'cause God's been so good
- 00:10:35.181 --> 00:10:36.215
- 'cause God's been so goodto you, it's beautiful
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- to you, it's beautifulfor any situation.
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- The sons of Korah
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- The sons of Korahwho wrote Psalm 84,
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- who wrote Psalm 84,do you know who Korah was?
- 00:10:51.230 --> 00:10:52.565
- do you know who Korah was?Korah is mentioned in the Bible
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- Korah is mentioned in the Bibleas rebelling against Moses,
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- as rebelling against Moses,and God got so upset with him
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- and God got so upset with himthat He opened up the earth
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- that He opened up the earthand swallowed him up.
- 00:11:00.873 --> 00:11:01.607
- and swallowed him up.See, every once
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- See, every oncein a while I get people
- 00:11:02.408 --> 00:11:03.042
- in a while I get peoplewho come against me,
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- who come against me,and I just want God
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- and I just want Godto do that one time.
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- to do that one time.Just show them I'm anointed
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- Just show them I'm anointedand open the floor up.
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- and open the floor up.I don't want Him
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- I don't want Himto burn them up.
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- to burn them up.Just let them fall through.
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- Just let them fall through.Maybe sprain their ankle
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- Maybe sprain their ankleor something.
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- or something.But the Bible said,
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- But the Bible said,the earth, can you imagine,
- 00:11:21.494 --> 00:11:22.762
- the earth, can you imagine,fire reached up
- 00:11:22.762 --> 00:11:23.629
- fire reached upand grabbed their ankles
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- and grabbed their anklesand pulled them down.
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- and pulled them down.I mean, Moses is just
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- I mean, Moses is juststanding there,
- 00:11:27.333 --> 00:11:28.567
- standing there,"I told you I was his friend."
- 00:11:28.567 --> 00:11:35.708
- "I told you I was his friend."[laughter]
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- [laughter]But do you know
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- But do you knowwho the sons of Korah were?
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- who the sons of Korah were?Seven generations later.
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- Seven generations later.Go study it.
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- Go study it.Seven generations later.
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- Seven generations later.The reason they became
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- The reason they becamethe musicians,
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- the musicians,the people who wrote
- 00:11:47.853 --> 00:11:49.288
- the people who wrotethe music charts,
- 00:11:49.288 --> 00:11:54.226
- the music charts,the orchestra parts, the psalms
- 00:11:54.226 --> 00:11:55.361
- the orchestra parts, the psalmswere the sons of Korah.
- 00:11:55.361 --> 00:11:56.395
- were the sons of Korah.This is so interesting
- 00:11:56.395 --> 00:11:58.297
- This is so interestingbecause not only did God
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- because not only did Godswallow Korah up,
- 00:11:59.465 --> 00:12:01.967
- swallow Korah up,but He forbid his family,
- 00:12:01.967 --> 00:12:04.170
- but He forbid his family,any of his ancestors
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- any of his ancestorsto come back
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- to come backto the tabernacle.
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- to the tabernacle.And for seven generations
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- And for seven generationsno one from that family
- 00:12:12.311 --> 00:12:14.613
- no one from that familygot to come.
- 00:12:14.613 --> 00:12:15.347
- got to come.So, when it says
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- So, when it saysthe sons of Korah
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- the sons of Korahafter being banished and banned
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- after being banished and bannedfor seven generations from being
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- for seven generations from beingin the house of God --
- 00:12:23.689 --> 00:12:25.958
- in the house of God --throw up Psalm 84:1.
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- throw up Psalm 84:1.Let's read it now
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- Let's read it nowwith a new revelation.
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- with a new revelation.Can you hear their hearts
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- Can you hear their heartsafter seven generations
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- after seven generationsof not being allowed,
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- of not being allowed,being under
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- being undera restriction worship ban
- 00:12:37.770 --> 00:12:39.205
- a restriction worship banfor seven generations?
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- for seven generations?"How lovely is your tabernacle",
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- "How lovely is your tabernacle",next verse, "My soul longs."
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- next verse, "My soul longs."See, this wasn't some take it
- 00:12:51.584 --> 00:12:52.718
- See, this wasn't some take itor leave it little deal
- 00:12:52.718 --> 00:12:53.886
- or leave it little dealabout going to church.
- 00:12:53.886 --> 00:12:56.589
- about going to church."My soul longs, even faints
- 00:12:56.589 --> 00:12:58.157
- "My soul longs, even faintsfor the courts of the Lord."
- 00:12:58.157 --> 00:12:59.558
- for the courts of the Lord."I can't stand it.
- 00:12:59.558 --> 00:13:00.826
- I can't stand it.I can't stand it.
- 00:13:00.826 --> 00:13:02.194
- I can't stand it.I gotta get to church.
- 00:13:02.194 --> 00:13:03.195
- I gotta get to church.I got it in my heart,
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- I got it in my heart,my flesh.
- 00:13:04.029 --> 00:13:05.598
- my flesh.It's crying out
- 00:13:05.598 --> 00:13:07.032
- It's crying outfor the living God.
- 00:13:07.032 --> 00:13:08.100
- for the living God.You know they're doing
- 00:13:08.100 --> 00:13:09.168
- You know they're doingthat in China.
- 00:13:09.168 --> 00:13:09.768
- that in China.There's millions
- 00:13:09.768 --> 00:13:11.370
- There's millionsof Christians in China.
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- of Christians in China.There's millions of Christians
- 00:13:12.872 --> 00:13:14.607
- There's millions of Christiansin the persecuted places
- 00:13:14.607 --> 00:13:15.841
- in the persecuted placesall over the world
- 00:13:15.841 --> 00:13:18.277
- all over the worldwhere in Iran and Iraq
- 00:13:18.277 --> 00:13:20.045
- where in Iran and Iraqthere are Christian believers
- 00:13:20.045 --> 00:13:25.150
- David didn't say I was glad
- 00:13:27.887 --> 00:13:31.257
- David didn't say I was gladwhen they said unto me
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- when they said unto melet us go back
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- let us go backto the throne room.
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- to the throne room.Do you understand
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- Do you understandchronologically
- 00:13:37.129 --> 00:13:38.264
- chronologicallywhere that famous verse
- 00:13:38.264 --> 00:13:40.666
- where that famous versein Psalms 122 came from?
- 00:13:40.666 --> 00:13:41.166
- in Psalms 122 came from?Do you understand
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- Do you understandwhen David wrote it
- 00:13:42.167 --> 00:13:44.603
- when David wrote itwhat the circumstances were?
- 00:13:44.603 --> 00:13:47.439
- what the circumstances were?He had left,
- 00:13:47.439 --> 00:13:49.441
- He had left,been forced out of Jerusalem,
- 00:13:49.441 --> 00:13:50.809
- been forced out of Jerusalem,had to leave his throne,
- 00:13:50.809 --> 00:13:52.444
- had to leave his throne,his own son Absalom
- 00:13:52.444 --> 00:13:53.345
- his own son Absalomhad attacked
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- had attackedand had temporarily
- 00:13:55.147 --> 00:13:56.448
- and had temporarilyovercome his forces,
- 00:13:56.448 --> 00:13:58.384
- overcome his forces,and he was running for his life.
- 00:13:58.384 --> 00:14:01.353
- and he was running for his life.This is in 2 Samuel 15
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- This is in 2 Samuel 15or something like that
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- or something like thatin the Bible somewhere.
- 00:14:04.056 --> 00:14:04.924
- in the Bible somewhere.And he was leaving,
- 00:14:04.924 --> 00:14:06.258
- And he was leaving,running for his life.
- 00:14:06.258 --> 00:14:07.559
- running for his life.Now watch this.
- 00:14:07.559 --> 00:14:08.460
- Now watch this.And on his way out
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- And on his way outsome of his faithful,
- 00:14:09.528 --> 00:14:10.696
- some of his faithful,mighty men grabbed
- 00:14:10.696 --> 00:14:11.997
- mighty men grabbedthe Ark of the Covenant
- 00:14:11.997 --> 00:14:12.765
- the Ark of the Covenantand said we know
- 00:14:12.765 --> 00:14:13.332
- and said we knowyou want the Ark
- 00:14:13.332 --> 00:14:14.133
- you want the Arkto go with you,
- 00:14:14.133 --> 00:14:15.768
- to go with you,and he said, no, take it back.
- 00:14:15.768 --> 00:14:18.137
- and he said, no, take it back.Take it back to the temple.
- 00:14:18.137 --> 00:14:19.471
- Take it back to the temple."If I find favor
- 00:14:19.471 --> 00:14:21.807
- "If I find favorin the eyes of the Lord,
- 00:14:21.807 --> 00:14:23.142
- in the eyes of the Lord,He will bring me back
- 00:14:23.142 --> 00:14:24.443
- He will bring me backand show me both it
- 00:14:24.443 --> 00:14:25.311
- and show me both itand the dwelling place."
- 00:14:25.311 --> 00:14:25.778
- and the dwelling place."I don't know
- 00:14:25.778 --> 00:14:27.446
- I don't knowwhat I'm about to go through,
- 00:14:27.446 --> 00:14:28.280
- what I'm about to go through,but I'll know
- 00:14:28.280 --> 00:14:29.415
- but I'll knowthat the favor of God
- 00:14:29.415 --> 00:14:31.116
- that the favor of Godis on me if I get to come back
- 00:14:31.116 --> 00:14:32.818
- is on me if I get to come backand get in the presence of God.
- 00:14:32.818 --> 00:14:33.986
- and get in the presence of God.I'm gonna go through a time
- 00:14:33.986 --> 00:14:35.020
- I'm gonna go through a timewhere it's gonna be distant
- 00:14:35.020 --> 00:14:35.688
- where it's gonna be distantfrom God.
- 00:14:35.688 --> 00:14:36.922
- from God.I'm gonna go through a time
- 00:14:36.922 --> 00:14:37.823
- I'm gonna go through a timewhere it feels like God
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- where it feels like Goddoesn't remember who I am,
- 00:14:39.792 --> 00:14:42.394
- doesn't remember who I am,but if He shows me enough favor
- 00:14:42.394 --> 00:14:44.296
- but if He shows me enough favorto ever let me get back,
- 00:14:44.296 --> 00:14:45.297
- to ever let me get back,I'll know
- 00:14:45.297 --> 00:14:49.301
- I'll knowthat He has favored me.
- 00:14:49.301 --> 00:14:49.868
- that He has favored me.Every one of us
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- Every one of usought to be shouting
- 00:14:50.936 --> 00:14:52.404
- ought to be shouting'cause for five months
- 00:14:52.404 --> 00:14:53.973
- 'cause for five monthswe couldn't come in here,
- 00:14:53.973 --> 00:14:55.007
- we couldn't come in here,but we're back
- 00:14:55.007 --> 00:14:57.109
- but we're backand the favor of God is back.
- 00:14:57.109 --> 00:14:59.044
- and the favor of God is back.The blessing of God is back.
- 00:14:59.044 --> 00:15:01.480
- The blessing of God is back.God is still on the throne,
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- God is still on the throne,and His church is still
- 00:15:03.382 --> 00:15:06.518
- and His church is stilla beautiful for situation.
- 00:15:06.518 --> 00:15:09.221
- a beautiful for situation.Whatever situation we face
- 00:15:09.221 --> 00:15:11.123
- Whatever situation we faceat the end of this election
- 00:15:11.123 --> 00:15:13.792
- at the end of this electionor a pandemic or anything else,
- 00:15:13.792 --> 00:15:17.329
- or a pandemic or anything else,the church is beautiful
- 00:15:17.329 --> 00:15:21.767
- Hallelujah!
- 00:15:25.838 --> 00:15:27.072
- Hallelujah!My wife sitting down here,
- 00:15:27.072 --> 00:15:28.073
- My wife sitting down here,she'll tell you,
- 00:15:28.073 --> 00:15:29.608
- she'll tell you,I enjoyed the pandemic
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- I enjoyed the pandemicfor about a month.
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- for about a month.I shouldn't say that.
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- I shouldn't say that.You know what I mean.
- 00:15:35.080 --> 00:15:36.615
- You know what I mean.Not anybody suffering.
- 00:15:36.615 --> 00:15:37.716
- Not anybody suffering.But personally,
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- But personally,it was almost like a sabbatical.
- 00:15:41.153 --> 00:15:42.221
- it was almost like a sabbatical.I mean, I still had to preach,
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- I mean, I still had to preach,sill had to study,
- 00:15:43.122 --> 00:15:44.556
- sill had to study,still had to preach online,
- 00:15:44.556 --> 00:15:46.792
- still had to preach online,but it was just there was no --
- 00:15:46.792 --> 00:15:49.128
- but it was just there was no --I don't know.
- 00:15:49.128 --> 00:15:50.062
- I don't know.But boy, I'm telling you,
- 00:15:50.062 --> 00:15:53.098
- But boy, I'm telling you,by about that third week
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- by about that third weekthis is how you know
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- this is how you knowwhether you're saved or not.
- 00:15:57.269 --> 00:15:59.271
- whether you're saved or not.At some point, Sunday began
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- At some point, Sunday beganto feel like any other day,
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- to feel like any other day,and my heart couldn't stand it.
- 00:16:05.110 --> 00:16:07.112
- and my heart couldn't stand it.My spirit couldn't stand it.
- 00:16:07.112 --> 00:16:08.680
- My spirit couldn't stand it.Something in me said
- 00:16:08.680 --> 00:16:11.784
- Something in me saidthis isn't right.
- 00:16:11.784 --> 00:16:12.418
- this isn't right.We gotta get,
- 00:16:12.418 --> 00:16:14.219
- We gotta get,we gotta get back to church.
- 00:16:14.219 --> 00:16:18.057
- we gotta get back to church.Please God, have mercy on us.
- 00:16:18.057 --> 00:16:18.724
- Please God, have mercy on us.There's no place
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- There's no placelike this place.
- 00:16:20.993 --> 00:16:22.628
- like this place.My soul longs for you.
- 00:16:22.628 --> 00:16:23.929
- My soul longs for you.My flesh yearns
- 00:16:23.929 --> 00:16:25.364
- My flesh yearnsfor the living God,
- 00:16:25.364 --> 00:16:30.469
- for the living God,just to get in your presence.
- 00:16:30.469 --> 00:16:32.037
- just to get in your presence.Unfortunately, some people
- 00:16:32.037 --> 00:16:33.205
- Unfortunately, some peoplehave to be made
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- have to be madeto come to church.
- 00:16:37.009 --> 00:16:41.447
- to come to church.Back in Europe in the 1800s
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- Back in Europe in the 1800sand even earlier, 1600s,
- 00:16:45.184 --> 00:16:46.518
- and even earlier, 1600s,they would build something
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- they would build somethingcalled the belfry, B-E-L-F-R-Y.
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- called the belfry, B-E-L-F-R-Y.The belfry, they built one
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- The belfry, they built onein every little village,
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- in every little village,every city.
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- every city.They didn't have the money
- 00:16:58.764 --> 00:16:59.364
- They didn't have the moneyor the people
- 00:16:59.364 --> 00:17:00.632
- or the peopleto build some huge,
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- to build some huge,beautiful cathedral
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- beautiful cathedralthat had a bell tower
- 00:17:03.769 --> 00:17:05.070
- that had a bell towerwhere there was a big bell.
- 00:17:05.070 --> 00:17:05.804
- where there was a big bell.They would build
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- They would buildwhat was known as a belfry,
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- what was known as a belfry,and a belfry,
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- and a belfry,sometimes they would
- 00:17:08.674 --> 00:17:09.675
- sometimes they wouldput them on wheels.
- 00:17:09.675 --> 00:17:11.577
- put them on wheels.It was something
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- It was somethingthat was built way up,
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- that was built way up,and it had a big, much,
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- and it had a big, much,much larger bell than this,
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- much larger bell than this,but it had a big bell on it,
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- but it had a big bell on it,and somebody would get up there
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- and somebody would get up thereand on Sunday morning,
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- and on Sunday morning,the day of worship,
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- the day of worship,you would hear this all across
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- you would hear this all acrossthe land...
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- the land...[bell ringing]
- 00:17:33.165 --> 00:17:33.866
- [bell ringing]...and that sound
- 00:17:33.866 --> 00:17:36.168
- ...and that soundmeant get up.
- 00:17:36.168 --> 00:17:38.170
- meant get up.This is just not another day.
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- This is just not another day.That sound meant,
- 00:17:39.304 --> 00:17:41.073
- That sound meant,oh, get your children ready,
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- oh, get your children ready,get your family ready,
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- get your family ready,get the clothes packed.
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- get the clothes packed.You ought to hear this
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- You ought to hear thisin your spirit.
- 00:17:48.113 --> 00:17:48.881
- in your spirit.This right here...
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- This right here...[bell ringing]
- 00:17:51.183 --> 00:17:53.218
- [bell ringing]because never have your children
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- because never have your childrenneeded to be in church
- 00:17:54.486 --> 00:17:56.221
- needed to be in churchmore than they need it now.
- 00:17:56.221 --> 00:17:57.189
- more than they need it now.Never have teenagers
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- Never have teenagersneeded to be,
- 00:17:58.123 --> 00:17:59.858
- needed to be,never have kids needed,
- 00:17:59.858 --> 00:18:01.226
- never have kids needed,young couples.
- 00:18:01.226 --> 00:18:02.561
- young couples.Nobody needs
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- Nobody needsto not have the sound
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- to not have the soundof that bell.
- 00:18:05.030 --> 00:18:07.866
- of that bell.I'm afraid the sound of the bell
- 00:18:07.866 --> 00:18:10.602
- I'm afraid the sound of the bellof assembly is being silenced
- 00:18:10.602 --> 00:18:11.970
- of assembly is being silencedin people's spirit.
- 00:18:11.970 --> 00:18:13.772
- in people's spirit.The devil is an opportunist,
- 00:18:13.772 --> 00:18:14.773
- The devil is an opportunist,and he has moved
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- and he has movedin on millions in the church,
- 00:18:17.543 --> 00:18:18.510
- in on millions in the church,and they don't get up
- 00:18:18.510 --> 00:18:19.645
- and they don't get upon Sunday morning
- 00:18:19.645 --> 00:18:20.946
- on Sunday morningwith the mindset
- 00:18:20.946 --> 00:18:21.880
- with the mindsetI gotta get shaved.
- 00:18:21.880 --> 00:18:24.550
- I gotta get shaved.You women, you gotta get shaved.
- 00:18:24.550 --> 00:18:24.983
- You women, you gotta get shaved.No, you men,
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- No, you men,you gotta get shaved.
- 00:18:26.118 --> 00:18:26.585
- you gotta get shaved.You gotta.
- 00:18:26.585 --> 00:18:27.052
- You gotta.You gotta.
- 00:18:27.052 --> 00:18:28.420
- You gotta.They don't get up throwing
- 00:18:28.420 --> 00:18:36.261
- They don't get up throwingtheir clothes on.
- 00:18:36.261 --> 00:18:37.396
- their clothes on.The bell was ringing
- 00:18:37.396 --> 00:18:40.299
- The bell was ringingto remind them
- 00:18:40.299 --> 00:18:42.234
- to remind themyou need to show up
- 00:18:42.234 --> 00:18:44.469
- you need to show upin the house of God,
- 00:18:44.469 --> 00:18:45.971
- in the house of God,and I told them when we leave
- 00:18:45.971 --> 00:18:47.172
- and I told them when we leave'cause we got one over there
- 00:18:47.172 --> 00:18:48.907
- 'cause we got one over therein that chapel,
- 00:18:48.907 --> 00:18:50.242
- in that chapel,I said I want you to ring
- 00:18:50.242 --> 00:18:51.476
- I said I want you to ringthe fire out of it.
- 00:18:51.476 --> 00:18:52.344
- the fire out of it.I want you to ring it
- 00:18:52.344 --> 00:18:54.012
- I want you to ring itin the neighborhood.
- 00:18:54.012 --> 00:18:55.047
- in the neighborhood.I want you to ring it
- 00:18:55.047 --> 00:18:56.448
- I want you to ring itall over this,
- 00:18:56.448 --> 00:18:58.383
- all over this,all over this parking lot.
- 00:18:58.383 --> 00:18:59.952
- all over this parking lot.I want people to leave here
- 00:18:59.952 --> 00:19:01.353
- I want people to leave herewith a ring in their heart
- 00:19:01.353 --> 00:19:03.255
- with a ring in their heartthat says I love my church,
- 00:19:03.255 --> 00:19:05.424
- that says I love my church,I love worship, I love God.
- 00:19:05.424 --> 00:19:06.959
- I love worship, I love God.I know that it's beautiful
- 00:19:06.959 --> 00:19:09.027
- I know that it's beautifulfor any situation life will --
- 00:19:09.027 --> 00:19:10.462
- for any situation life will --I'm so thankful.
- 00:19:10.462 --> 00:19:11.496
- I'm so thankful.You told the Lord
- 00:19:11.496 --> 00:19:12.531
- You told the Lordif you ever came back
- 00:19:12.531 --> 00:19:13.532
- if you ever came backyou promised Him
- 00:19:13.532 --> 00:19:14.433
- you promised Himyou'd praise Him.
- 00:19:14.433 --> 00:19:15.834
- you'd praise Him.Well, we're back.
- 00:19:15.834 --> 00:19:17.102
- Well, we're back.We have His favor,
- 00:19:17.102 --> 00:19:18.637
- We have His favor,and you need to get caught up
- 00:19:18.637 --> 00:19:20.606
- and you need to get caught upin praise just a minute.
- 00:19:20.606 --> 00:19:22.507
- in praise just a minute.Would you give Him praise?
- 00:19:22.507 --> 00:19:25.777
- Would you give Him praise?He's been good to us.
- 00:19:25.777 --> 00:19:28.313
- He's been good to us.He's been good to us.
- 00:19:28.313 --> 00:19:34.086
- You ever feel like sometimes
- 00:19:38.357 --> 00:19:43.161
- You ever feel like sometimesI just got to get to Jesus?
- 00:19:43.161 --> 00:19:46.365
- I just got to get to Jesus?I've got to get there.
- 00:19:46.365 --> 00:19:50.702
- I've got to get there.I'm not gonna be a backslider.
- 00:19:50.702 --> 00:19:52.204
- I'm not gonna be a backslider.I'm not gonna let my family fall
- 00:19:52.204 --> 00:19:54.940
- I'm not gonna let my family fallby the wayside.
- 00:19:54.940 --> 00:19:55.741
- by the wayside.I'm not gonna give up
- 00:19:55.741 --> 00:19:59.077
- I'm not gonna give upand turn back.
- 00:19:59.077 --> 00:20:00.345
- and turn back.I'm simply saying to you
- 00:20:00.345 --> 00:20:02.414
- I'm simply saying to youthat it takes 21 days
- 00:20:02.414 --> 00:20:05.250
- that it takes 21 daysto develop a new habit,
- 00:20:05.250 --> 00:20:06.785
- to develop a new habit,and they said that to develop
- 00:20:06.785 --> 00:20:08.520
- and they said that to developa strong habit it takes
- 00:20:08.520 --> 00:20:10.856
- a strong habit it takes66 days of consistency.
- 00:20:10.856 --> 00:20:11.990
- 66 days of consistency.You do the same thing
- 00:20:11.990 --> 00:20:13.358
- You do the same thingfor 66 days,
- 00:20:13.358 --> 00:20:14.259
- for 66 days,and you will develop
- 00:20:14.259 --> 00:20:16.461
- and you will developa strong habit in that area.
- 00:20:16.461 --> 00:20:17.929
- a strong habit in that area.You drink for 66 days
- 00:20:17.929 --> 00:20:19.231
- You drink for 66 daysand get drunk,
- 00:20:19.231 --> 00:20:20.565
- and get drunk,you're gonna end up a drunk.
- 00:20:20.565 --> 00:20:23.268
- you're gonna end up a drunk.It won't even take that long.
- 00:20:23.268 --> 00:20:25.570
- It won't even take that long.But you do anything 66 days.
- 00:20:25.570 --> 00:20:29.908
- But you do anything 66 days.We were out of church trying
- 00:20:29.908 --> 00:20:31.176
- We were out of church tryingto be good citizens
- 00:20:31.176 --> 00:20:33.111
- to be good citizensand we still are.
- 00:20:33.111 --> 00:20:35.580
- and we still are.Again, I honor and respect.
- 00:20:35.580 --> 00:20:37.349
- Again, I honor and respect.Don't feel any condemnation
- 00:20:37.349 --> 00:20:38.450
- Don't feel any condemnationif you're not released,
- 00:20:38.450 --> 00:20:39.051
- if you're not released,and you don't feel good
- 00:20:39.051 --> 00:20:39.818
- and you don't feel goodabout coming back
- 00:20:39.818 --> 00:20:40.752
- about coming backand you've got health issues.
- 00:20:40.752 --> 00:20:41.687
- and you've got health issues.I'm not talking about
- 00:20:41.687 --> 00:20:43.655
- I'm not talking aboutany of that.
- 00:20:43.655 --> 00:20:45.190
- any of that.But I am concerned,
- 00:20:45.190 --> 00:20:46.858
- But I am concerned,I feel a burden
- 00:20:46.858 --> 00:20:49.061
- I feel a burdenthat millions of teenagers
- 00:20:49.061 --> 00:20:50.762
- that millions of teenagershave fallen out
- 00:20:50.762 --> 00:20:53.298
- have fallen outof the regularity
- 00:20:53.298 --> 00:20:54.866
- of the regularityof going to church
- 00:20:54.866 --> 00:20:57.202
- of going to churchand millions of Christians now,
- 00:20:57.202 --> 00:20:58.804
- and millions of Christians now,well, what difference
- 00:20:58.804 --> 00:20:59.538
- well, what differencedoes it make?
- 00:20:59.538 --> 00:21:04.009
- does it make?It makes a huge difference.
- 00:21:04.009 --> 00:21:06.011
- It makes a huge difference.So much easier, Pastor,
- 00:21:06.011 --> 00:21:07.279
- So much easier, Pastor,just to stay home,
- 00:21:07.279 --> 00:21:08.814
- just to stay home,but Christianity
- 00:21:08.814 --> 00:21:11.350
- but Christianitywas never designed to be easy.
- 00:21:11.350 --> 00:21:13.852
- was never designed to be easy.It takes consecration.
- 00:21:13.852 --> 00:21:15.687
- It takes consecration.It takes discipline.
- 00:21:15.687 --> 00:21:17.422
- It takes discipline.It takes dedication.
- 00:21:17.422 --> 00:21:19.391
- It takes dedication.It takes loyalty
- 00:21:19.391 --> 00:21:21.193
- It takes loyaltyto the house of God,
- 00:21:21.193 --> 00:21:23.161
- to the house of God,and it must be a part.
- 00:21:23.161 --> 00:21:25.163
- and it must be a part.You must have the ringing
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- You must have the ringinginside of you
- 00:21:26.732 --> 00:21:29.000
- inside of youof the Holy Spirit saying
- 00:21:29.000 --> 00:21:33.772
- of the Holy Spirit sayingget to the house of God.
- 00:21:33.772 --> 00:21:36.842
- get to the house of God.An old habit is hard to break.
- 00:21:36.842 --> 00:21:37.909
- An old habit is hard to break.I got an old habit
- 00:21:37.909 --> 00:21:38.577
- I got an old habitthat's stronger
- 00:21:38.577 --> 00:21:40.212
- that's strongerthan my new habit of COVID
- 00:21:40.212 --> 00:21:41.380
- than my new habit of COVIDof not going to church.
- 00:21:41.380 --> 00:21:43.014
- of not going to church.My old habit was started
- 00:21:43.014 --> 00:21:43.982
- My old habit was startedby my mother.
- 00:21:43.982 --> 00:21:48.854
- by my mother.She bounced me on her knee,
- 00:21:48.854 --> 00:21:50.489
- She bounced me on her knee,and I'd suck on a pacifier
- 00:21:50.489 --> 00:21:51.022
- and I'd suck on a pacifierand watch
- 00:21:51.022 --> 00:21:53.058
- and watchthe old Pentecostal church
- 00:21:53.058 --> 00:21:53.859
- the old Pentecostal churchthat I grew up in
- 00:21:53.859 --> 00:21:55.093
- that I grew up inand watch the women shout
- 00:21:55.093 --> 00:21:57.262
- and watch the women shouttheir bobby pins out.
- 00:21:57.262 --> 00:21:57.863
- their bobby pins out.Y'all don't even know
- 00:21:57.863 --> 00:21:59.064
- Y'all don't even knowwhat a bobby pin is.
- 00:21:59.064 --> 00:22:00.465
- what a bobby pin is.Mom used to have
- 00:22:00.465 --> 00:22:01.366
- Mom used to haveher hair that high,
- 00:22:01.366 --> 00:22:02.667
- her hair that high,and I respect that.
- 00:22:02.667 --> 00:22:03.735
- and I respect that.And when she would shout,
- 00:22:03.735 --> 00:22:04.770
- And when she would shout,she would do like that,
- 00:22:04.770 --> 00:22:06.972
- she would do like that,and you had to duck.
- 00:22:06.972 --> 00:22:07.439
- and you had to duck.Boom!
- 00:22:07.439 --> 00:22:07.773
- Boom!Bam!
- 00:22:07.773 --> 00:22:08.106
- Bam!Boom!
- 00:22:08.106 --> 00:22:08.607
- Boom!You might get one
- 00:22:08.607 --> 00:22:11.777
- You might get onein your eye.
- 00:22:11.777 --> 00:22:14.312
- in your eye.It'd look like a horse mane.
- 00:22:14.312 --> 00:22:15.947
- Where can I go now?
- 00:22:22.421 --> 00:22:24.523
- Where can I go now?Where do I go when the troubles
- 00:22:24.523 --> 00:22:26.291
- Where do I go when the troublescome and life is hard
- 00:22:26.291 --> 00:22:28.260
- come and life is hardand I feel like giving up?
- 00:22:28.260 --> 00:22:30.429
- and I feel like giving up?Lead me to the rock.
- 00:22:30.429 --> 00:22:31.863
- Lead me to the rock.Lead me up there on top
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- Lead me up there on topof that mountain, Mount Zion.
- 00:22:33.832 --> 00:22:35.567
- of that mountain, Mount Zion.Get me to the temple.
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- Get me to the temple.Get me to the sanctuary.
- 00:22:37.869 --> 00:22:38.937
- Get me to the sanctuary.There's hope there.
- 00:22:38.937 --> 00:22:40.539
- There's hope there.There's healing there.
- 00:22:40.539 --> 00:22:42.107
- There's healing there.There's victory there.
- 00:22:42.107 --> 00:22:42.908
- There's victory there.I can make it
- 00:22:42.908 --> 00:22:45.210
- I can make itif I can get in His presence
- 00:22:45.210 --> 00:22:46.445
- if I can get in His presenceone more time.
- 00:22:46.445 --> 00:22:48.013
- - Thank you so much
- 00:22:53.852 --> 00:22:55.253
- - Thank you so muchfor being with us today
- 00:22:55.253 --> 00:22:56.555
- for being with us todayon Kingdom Connection.
- 00:22:56.555 --> 00:22:57.556
- on Kingdom Connection.It's because of you
- 00:22:57.556 --> 00:23:00.158
- It's because of youwe're on television right now.
- 00:23:00.158 --> 00:23:01.026
- we're on television right now.Why don't you just repeat
- 00:23:01.026 --> 00:23:02.260
- Why don't you just repeatthis prayer after me.
- 00:23:02.260 --> 00:23:03.395
- this prayer after me."Lord, Jesus."
- 00:23:03.395 --> 00:23:04.262
- "Lord, Jesus."Just say those words.
- 00:23:04.262 --> 00:23:05.330
- Just say those words."Lord, Jesus
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- "Lord, Jesuscome into my heart.
- 00:23:07.332 --> 00:23:09.134
- come into my heart.You died and shed your blood
- 00:23:09.134 --> 00:23:10.235
- You died and shed your bloodto forgive me,
- 00:23:10.235 --> 00:23:12.404
- to forgive me,and rose again
- 00:23:12.404 --> 00:23:14.206
- and rose againto live through me.
- 00:23:14.206 --> 00:23:16.541
- to live through me.I give You my life,
- 00:23:16.541 --> 00:23:18.243
- I give You my life,give me Your peace,
- 00:23:18.243 --> 00:23:20.011
- give me Your peace,give me Your help,
- 00:23:20.011 --> 00:23:22.814
- give me Your help,give me Your purpose
- 00:23:22.814 --> 00:23:24.049
- give me Your purposefor my life.
- 00:23:24.049 --> 00:23:25.183
- for my life.In Jesus' name.
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- In Jesus' name.I don't wanna be alone anymore.
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- I don't wanna be alone anymore.Amen, and amen."
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- Amen, and amen."I really want you to know
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- I really want you to knowa miracle just happened.
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- a miracle just happened.Our team has prepared
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- Our team has prepareda special kit designed
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- a special kit designedfor your new walk with the Lord.
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- for your new walk with the Lord.We really want to help you.
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- We really want to help you.And we pray that this
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- And we pray that this21-day devotional
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- 21-day devotionalwill bless you,
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- will bless you,and guide you.
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- and guide you.Whatever season of life
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- Whatever season of lifethat you may be in,
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- that you may be in,you'll sense the presence,
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- you'll sense the presence,the peace,
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- the peace,and the goodness of God.
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- and the goodness of God.For decades I have set
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- For decades I have setthe beginning of the year
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- the beginning of the yearfor prayer and fasting.
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- for prayer and fasting.For 21 days we will seek
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- For 21 days we will seekthe face of the Lord.
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- the face of the Lord.Our team has put together
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- Our team has put togethersome unique resources
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- some unique resourcesto help you plan and prepare
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- to help you plan and prepareand to build your faith
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- and to build your faithfor a successful fast.
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- for a successful fast.You can do it.
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- You can do it.And please know that your gift
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- And please know that your giftof support to this ministry
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- of support to this ministryhelps us keep preaching
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- helps us keep preachingthe message of Jesus Christ
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- the message of Jesus Christall around the world
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- all around the worldin over 200 nations
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- in over 200 nationsall over the world.
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- all over the world.You keep it going,
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- You keep it going,you make it happen
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- you make it happenwhen you give.
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- when you give.That's our primary reason
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- That's our primary reasonfor being here is to preach
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- for being here is to preachthe Gospel of Jesus Christ
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- the Gospel of Jesus Christto 200 nations
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- to 200 nationsthrough this broadcast
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- through this broadcastand create inspirational
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- and create inspirationalresources to use
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- resources to useand bless people's lives
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- and bless people's livesand tell 'em more
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- and tell 'em moreabout Jesus.
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- about Jesus.Thank you.
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- Thank you.Please help us end strong
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- Please help us end strongthis year.
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- this year.Give an unusual gift.
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- Give an unusual gift.We need your support
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- We need your supportto do what God
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- to do what Godhas called us to do.
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- - ANNOUNCER: Are you ready
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- to transform your life?
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- and blessings of fasting
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- that open the door to a deeper,
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- more intimate relationship
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- with God.
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- Everything you need
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- to access the power
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- of biblical fasting is found
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- in the 2020 Fasting Kit.
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- Including the types
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- of fasts in the Bible,
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- the secret to a successful fast,
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- choosing the right fast for you;
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- the connection between
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- fasting and prayer,
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- How to begin and end your fast,
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- the essential components
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- of a successful fast,
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- what to expect physically,
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- mentally and spiritually.
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- 200 nations globally,
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- from Jentezen Franklin's
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- to break through in your life.
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- Fasting is a tremendous weapon,
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- and a source of power
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- in the life
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- of every believer.
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- - Cherise and I
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- wanna invite you to join us
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- on our Holy Land Tour.
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- It's an amazing trip,
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- unlike anything
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- you've ever experienced,
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- and we'll be on the trip,
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- we get on the busses,
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- our family will be on there,
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- and I promise you,
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- it will change your life.
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- You've been thinking about it,
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- you've been praying about it,
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- this is the year to go.
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- God's gonna open your eyes
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- to things you've never
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- seen and experienced before
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- in the holy land.
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- - We hope you've enjoyed
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- this teaching
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- by Jentezen Franklin,
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- and thank you
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- for your continued support
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- of this ministry.
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- Your prayers
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- and financial support
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- make these programs possible.
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- For more information
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- about this message
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- and other ministry resources,
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