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Praise | Max Lucado | September 10, 2020

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September 10, 2020

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Matt and Laurie Crouch host Max Lucado from Texas.

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Praise | Max Lucado | September 10, 2020

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[MUSIC]- MALE ANNOUNCER: TONIGHT
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- MALE ANNOUNCER: TONIGHTON "PRAISE," FROM DALLAS,
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ON "PRAISE," FROM DALLAS,"NEW YORK TIMES"
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"NEW YORK TIMES"BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AND
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BEST-SELLING AUTHOR ANDMINISTER OF TEACHING AT
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MINISTER OF TEACHING ATOAK HILLS CHURCH,
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OAK HILLS CHURCH,MAX LUCADO.
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MAX LUCADO.[MUSIC]
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[MUSIC]- ANNOUNCER: AND NOW
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- ANNOUNCER: AND NOWMATT AND LAURIE CROUCH.
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MATT AND LAURIE CROUCH.- MATT CROUCH: "PRAISE"
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- MATT CROUCH: "PRAISE"COMES TO YOU FROM
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COMES TO YOU FROMDALLAS, TEXAS.
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DALLAS, TEXAS.OUR GUEST FOR THE ENTIRE
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OUR GUEST FOR THE ENTIREONE HOUR, MAX LUCADO.
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ONE HOUR, MAX LUCADO."UNSHAKABLE HOPE: BUILDING
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"UNSHAKABLE HOPE: BUILDINGOUR LIVES ON THE PROMISES
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OUR LIVES ON THE PROMISESOF GOD."
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OF GOD."IF THERE WAS EVER
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IF THERE WAS EVERANY TIME WE NEEDED TO
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ANY TIME WE NEEDED TODO THAT, IT'S TODAY.
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DO THAT, IT'S TODAY.HOW DO WE DO THAT?
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HOW DO WE DO THAT?- MAX LUCADO: WELL,
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IF WE'VE EVER NEEDED THE
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IF WE'VE EVER NEEDED THEPROMISES OF GOD, WE HAVE
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PROMISES OF GOD, WE HAVETO HAVE THEM RIGHT NOW.
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TO HAVE THEM RIGHT NOW.RIGHT NOW, EVERY ONE OF
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RIGHT NOW, EVERY ONE OFUS, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF
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ARE WE GONNA BUILD A LIFE
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ARE WE GONNA BUILD A LIFEBASED ON FEAR, OR ARE WE
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BASED ON FEAR, OR ARE WEGONNA BUILD A LIFE BASED
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GONNA BUILD A LIFE BASEDON FAITH, FAITH IN GOD'S
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ON FAITH, FAITH IN GOD'SPROMISES?
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PROMISES?THERE'S OVER 7.000
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THERE'S OVER 7.000PROMISES IN THE BIBLE.
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PROMISES IN THE BIBLE.I WAS BLOWN AWAY WHEN I
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I WAS BLOWN AWAY WHEN ICAME ACROSS THAT
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CAME ACROSS THATSTATISTIC.
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STATISTIC.SEVEN THOUSAND TIMES, GOD
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SEVEN THOUSAND TIMES, GODSAYS, "I PROMISE,
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SAYS, "I PROMISE,I PROMISE, I PROMISE,
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I PROMISE, I PROMISE,I PROMISE."
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I PROMISE."AND SO WE COULD CHOOSE,
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AND SO WE COULD CHOOSE,YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GONNA
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YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GONNABUILD OUR LIFE ON
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BUILD OUR LIFE ONTHE NEWS THAT WE HEAR ON
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THE NEWS THAT WE HEAR ONTHE MANY NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS,
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THE MANY NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS,IF WE'RE GONNA BUILD
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IF WE'RE GONNA BUILDOUR LIFE BASED UPON
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OUR LIFE BASED UPONWHAT THE FRIEND DOWN THE
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WHAT THE FRIEND DOWN THESTREET JUST SAID HE HEARD
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STREET JUST SAID HE HEARDSOMEBODY SAY, SOMEBODY
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SOMEBODY SAY, SOMEBODYSAY, OR IF WE'RE GONNA
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SAY, OR IF WE'RE GONNABUILD OUR LIVES ON THE
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BUILD OUR LIVES ON THEPROMISES OF GOD.
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PROMISES OF GOD.AND THAT'S, I THINK, WHAT
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AND THAT'S, I THINK, WHATIT BOILS DOWN TO, AND SO
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IT BOILS DOWN TO, AND SOWE GOTTA KNOW THE
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WE GOTTA KNOW THEPROMISES, TRUST THE
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PROMISES, TRUST THEPROMISES, AND THEN ALLOW
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PROMISES, AND THEN ALLOWTHOSE PROMISES TO BECOME A
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THOSE PROMISES TO BECOME APART OF OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE.
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PART OF OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE.- LAURIE CROUCH: YEAH.
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- LAURIE CROUCH: YEAH.- MATT: THESE ARE
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- MATT: THESE AREUNPRECEDENTED TIMES OF
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UNPRECEDENTED TIMES OFSOCIAL UNREST.
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SOCIAL UNREST.WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
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WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHTTHE, YOU KNOW, PANDEMIC
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THE, YOU KNOW, PANDEMICWAS GOING TO DO WHAT IT
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WAS GOING TO DO WHAT ITDID GLOBALLY?
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DID GLOBALLY?MILLIONS OF PEOPLE OUT OF
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MILLIONS OF PEOPLE OUT OFJOBS AND, YOU KNOW,
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JOBS AND, YOU KNOW,A SENSE THAT THE GOVERNMENT
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A SENSE THAT THE GOVERNMENTIS TURNING INTO A NANNY
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IS TURNING INTO A NANNYSTATE BEYOND, YOU KNOW.
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STATE BEYOND, YOU KNOW.THIS IS GETTIN' ROUGH.
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THIS IS GETTIN' ROUGH.WE NEED SOME PROMISES, AND
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WE NEED SOME PROMISES, ANDWE NEED THIS PROGRAM TO
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WE NEED THIS PROGRAM TOSPEAK TO THE FEARS,
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SPEAK TO THE FEARS,I BELIEVE, THAT ARE PRESENT
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I BELIEVE, THAT ARE PRESENTIN OUR VIEWING AUDIENCE
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IN OUR VIEWING AUDIENCERIGHT NOW.
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RIGHT NOW.- MAX: 'CAUSE WE'RE
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- MAX: 'CAUSE WE'REFACING NOT JUST THE
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FACING NOT JUST THEPANDEMIC, NOT JUST THE
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PANDEMIC, NOT JUST THEECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY AND
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ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY ANDTHE SOCIAL UNREST,
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THE SOCIAL UNREST,BUT WE'RE FACING THE FEAR
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BUT WE'RE FACING THE FEARTHAT COMES WITH IT ALL.
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THAT COMES WITH IT ALL.YEAH, IT'S UNPRECEDENTED.
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YEAH, IT'S UNPRECEDENTED.IT'S LIKE THREE TSUNAMIS
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IT'S LIKE THREE TSUNAMISAT ONE TIME.
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AT ONE TIME.- MATT: ONE OF THE THINGS
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- MATT: ONE OF THE THINGSTHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS,
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THAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS,THE SUBTITLE REALLY HELPS
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THE SUBTITLE REALLY HELPSEXPLAIN WHAT WE'RE TALKING
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EXPLAIN WHAT WE'RE TALKINGABOUT, MAX.
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ABOUT, MAX."UNSHAKABLE HOPE" IS THE
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"UNSHAKABLE HOPE" IS THETITLE, OF COURSE.
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TITLE, OF COURSE."BUILDING OUR LIVES ON THE
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YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT 7.000
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YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT 7.000PROMISES.
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PROMISES.LET'S GET TO SOME OF THEM
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LET'S GET TO SOME OF THEMBECAUSE, IF WE AREN'T
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BECAUSE, IF WE AREN'TBUILDING ON THAT, WHAT ARE
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BUILDING ON THAT, WHAT AREWE BUILDING ON, YOU KNOW?
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WE BUILDING ON, YOU KNOW?- MAX: YEAH, EXACTLY.
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- MAX: YEAH, EXACTLY.- MATT: IT JUST
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- MATT: IT JUSTFEELS CRAZY.
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FEELS CRAZY.- MAX: THAT'S A GREAT
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- MAX: THAT'S A GREATQUESTION, MATT.
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QUESTION, MATT.IF YOU'RE NOT BUILDING ON
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WE'RE ALL BUILDING ON
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WE'RE ALL BUILDING ONSOMETHING, YOU KNOW, BUT
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SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, BUTIF YOU'RE NOT BUILDING
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IF YOU'RE NOT BUILDINGUPON THE PROMISES OF GOD,
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UPON THE PROMISES OF GOD,PROBABLY YOU'RE BUILDING
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PROBABLY YOU'RE BUILDINGON THE PANIC OF LIFE, AND
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ON THE PANIC OF LIFE, ANDIT'S EVERYWHERE.
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IT'S EVERYWHERE.IT'S EVERYWHERE, AND IT'S
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IT'S EVERYWHERE, AND IT'SLIKE WE'RE SPIRALING OUT
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LIKE WE'RE SPIRALING OUTOF CONTROL, AND WE'RE
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OF CONTROL, AND WE'RESEEING THINGS THAT WE'VE
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SEEING THINGS THAT WE'VENOT SEEN IN OUR LIFETIMES,
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NOT SEEN IN OUR LIFETIMES,AND I'M GETTIN' TO BE KIND
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AND I'M GETTIN' TO BE KINDOF OLD, YOU KNOW?
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OF OLD, YOU KNOW?I QUALIFY FOR MEDICARE
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I QUALIFY FOR MEDICARETHIS YEAR.
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THIS YEAR.AND SO WE'VE NEVER SEEN
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AND SO WE'VE NEVER SEENANYTHING LIKE THIS,
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ANYTHING LIKE THIS,I DON'T THINK.
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I DON'T THINK.WOULDN'T YOU AGREE,
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WOULDN'T YOU AGREE,IN OUR LIFETIMES?
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IN OUR LIFETIMES?- LAURIE: I HAVEN'T,
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- LAURIE: I HAVEN'T,BUT I'M MUCH YOUNGER THAN
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BUT I'M MUCH YOUNGER THANBOTH OF YOU.
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BOTH OF YOU.[LAUGHTER]
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[LAUGHTER]- MAX: THERE YOU GO.
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- MAX: THERE YOU GO.- MATT: THANKS.
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- MATT: THANKS.- MAX: APPRECIATE THAT
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- MAX: APPRECIATE THATREMINDER.
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REMINDER.[LAUGHTER]
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[LAUGHTER]- MATT: SO THE PROMISE--
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- MATT: SO THE PROMISE--- MAX: FOR THE LAST
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- MAX: FOR THE LAST21 YEARS, NOTHING HAS HAPPENED.
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21 YEARS, NOTHING HAS HAPPENED.- LAURIE: RIGHT.
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- LAURIE: RIGHT.- MATT: SO THE PROMISES
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- MATT: SO THE PROMISESARE WHAT WE'RE BUILDING ON.
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ARE WHAT WE'RE BUILDING ON.SO LET'S GET RIGHT TO 'EM.
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SO LET'S GET RIGHT TO 'EM.LET'S JUST GET STARTED HERE.
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LET'S JUST GET STARTED HERE.- MAX: OKAY.
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- MAX: OKAY.- MATT: LET'S START
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- MATT: LET'S STARTTALKING ABOUT THESE
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TALKING ABOUT THESEPROMISES AND HOW TO BUILD
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PROMISES AND HOW TO BUILDTHEIR LIFE ON THEM.
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THEIR LIFE ON THEM.- MAX: MM-HMM, YEAH, SO I
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- MAX: MM-HMM, YEAH, SO IDO THINK THE PROMISES OF
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DO THINK THE PROMISES OFGOD ARE OUR WAY OF
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GOD ARE OUR WAY OFRESPONDING TO THE TRAGEDY
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RESPONDING TO THE TRAGEDYOF MANKIND.
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OF MANKIND.WHEN LIFE GOES CRAZY, GOD
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WHEN LIFE GOES CRAZY, GODHAS EQUIPPED US.
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HAS EQUIPPED US.HE'S EQUIPPED US WITH
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HE'S EQUIPPED US WITHTHESE PROMISES OF GOD, AND
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THESE PROMISES OF GOD, ANDWHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MEN
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WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MENAND WOMEN IN SCRIPTURE,
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AND WOMEN IN SCRIPTURE,WHAT THEY HAD IN COMMON
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WHAT THEY HAD IN COMMONWAS THAT THEY BELIEVED IN
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WAS THAT THEY BELIEVED INTHE PROMISES OF GOD.
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THE PROMISES OF GOD.YOU KNOW, ABRAHAM BUILT
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YOU KNOW, ABRAHAM BUILTHIS LIFE ON THE PROMISES
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HIS LIFE ON THE PROMISESOF GOD.
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OF GOD.NOAH HEARD THIS CRAZY
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NOAH HEARD THIS CRAZYVISION THAT GOD-- THAT A
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VISION THAT GOD-- THAT AFLOOD WAS GONNA COME BUT
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FLOOD WAS GONNA COME BUTTHAT HE WAS GONNA BE
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THAT HE WAS GONNA BESAVED, SO HE BUILT HIS
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SAVED, SO HE BUILT HISWHOLE LIFE UPON THAT.
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WHOLE LIFE UPON THAT.MOSES STOOD STRONG ON THE
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MOSES STOOD STRONG ON THEPROMISES OF GOD, AND
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PROMISES OF GOD, ANDTHAT'S WHAT GAVE HIM THE
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THAT'S WHAT GAVE HIM THEPOWER TO LEAD THE NATION
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POWER TO LEAD THE NATIONOF THE HEBREWS THROUGH THE
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OF THE HEBREWS THROUGH THEWILDERNESS.
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WILDERNESS.AND JOSHUA, YEAH, THE
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AND JOSHUA, YEAH, THESTORY OF JOSHUA IS SIMPLY
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STORY OF JOSHUA IS SIMPLYA STORY OF A MAN WHO
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A STORY OF A MAN WHOBELIEVED THAT GOD WOULD
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BELIEVED THAT GOD WOULDGIVE THE PROMISED LAND TO
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GIVE THE PROMISED LAND TOHIM AND TO THOSE WHO HAD
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HIM AND TO THOSE WHO HADSURVIVED THAT TIME IN THE
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SURVIVED THAT TIME IN THEWILDERNESS, AND HE
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WILDERNESS, AND HEBELIEVED IT.
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BELIEVED IT.HE MARCHED FORWARD.
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HE MARCHED FORWARD.AND SO, REALLY, THE BIBLE
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AND SO, REALLY, THE BIBLEIS STITCHED TOGETHER WITH
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IS STITCHED TOGETHER WITHPROMISES AND PEOPLE OF THE
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PROMISES AND PEOPLE OF THEPROMISE.
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PROMISE.THINK ABOUT THE APOSTLES.
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THINK ABOUT THE APOSTLES.JESUS, BEFORE HIS
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JESUS, BEFORE HISASCENSION, SAYS "NOW, GO
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ASCENSION, SAYS "NOW, GOTO JERUSALEM AND WAIT.
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TO JERUSALEM AND WAIT.WAIT, AND THERE YOU WILL
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WAIT, AND THERE YOU WILLRECEIVE POWER FROM ON HIGH."
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RECEIVE POWER FROM ON HIGH."AND THEY WENT.
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AND THEY WENT.THEY BELIEVED THE PROMISE
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THEY BELIEVED THE PROMISEOF CHRIST, AND BECAUSE OF
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OF CHRIST, AND BECAUSE OFTHAT, WE HAVE THE DAY OF
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THAT, WE HAVE THE DAY OFPENTECOST.
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PENTECOST.THEY RECEIVED THAT
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THEY RECEIVED THATSUPERNATURAL EVENT.
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SUPERNATURAL EVENT.SO I THINK, REALLY, WHAT
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SO I THINK, REALLY, WHATTHE GENERATION IS NEEDING
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THE GENERATION IS NEEDINGRIGHT NOW ARE SOME PEOPLE
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RIGHT NOW ARE SOME PEOPLEWHO WILL SAY, "OKAY, I'M
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WHO WILL SAY, "OKAY, I'MGONNA BELIEVE IN THE
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GONNA BELIEVE IN THEPROMISES OF GOD."
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PROMISES OF GOD."WE'VE GOT RACIAL
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WE'VE GOT RACIALUNREST EVERYWHERE.
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UNREST EVERYWHERE.WE'VE GOT FEAR ABOUT THE
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WE'VE GOT FEAR ABOUT THEECONOMY EVERYWHERE.
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ECONOMY EVERYWHERE.I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS
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I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THISPANDEMIC, BUT I'M GONNA
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PANDEMIC, BUT I'M GONNASTAND STRONG ON PROMISES
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STAND STRONG ON PROMISESOF GOD.
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OF GOD.AND SO THESE BOOKS THAT
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AND SO THESE BOOKS THATWE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY
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WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAYSIMPLY ARE TOOLS TO WHET
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SIMPLY ARE TOOLS TO WHETOUR APPETITES.
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OUR APPETITES.WE COULDN'T WRITE A BOOK
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WE COULDN'T WRITE A BOOKTHAT HAS ALL
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THAT HAS ALL7.300-AND-SOMETHIN'
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I GUESS WE COULD, BUT IT'D
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I GUESS WE COULD, BUT IT'DBE BIGGER THAN YOUR
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BE BIGGER THAN YOURSTUDIO.
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STUDIO.SO ALL I DID WAS TAKE SOME
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SO ALL I DID WAS TAKE SOMETHAT ARE JUST CHOICE
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THAT ARE JUST CHOICEPROMISES, CHOICE PROMISES,
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PROMISES, CHOICE PROMISES,AND TRIED TO WHET THE
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AND TRIED TO WHET THEAPPETITES OF OUR VIEWERS
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APPETITES OF OUR VIEWERSAND READERS TO BUILD THEIR
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- MATT: LIKE WHAT?
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- MATT: LIKE WHAT?- MAX: JOY.
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- MAX: JOY."WEEPING MAY COME FOR THE
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"WEEPING MAY COME FOR THENIGHT, BUT JOY COMES WITH
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NIGHT, BUT JOY COMES WITHTHE MORNING."
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THE MORNING."THAT PROMISE OUT OF THE BOOK
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THAT PROMISE OUT OF THE BOOKOF PSALMS IS ONE OF
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OF PSALMS IS ONE OFMY FAVORITES.
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MY FAVORITES.AND, YOU KNOW, I'M STILL
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AND, YOU KNOW, I'M STILLA PASTOR.
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A PASTOR.I STILL PASTOR-- OR I
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I STILL PASTOR-- OR IDON'T LEAD THE CHURCH
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DON'T LEAD THE CHURCHANY LONGER.
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ANY LONGER.I'M A TEACHING PASTOR OF A
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I'M A TEACHING PASTOR OF ACHURCH IN SAN ANTONIO,
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CHURCH IN SAN ANTONIO,BUT AS A RESULT, I'VE DONE SO
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BUT AS A RESULT, I'VE DONE SOMANY FUNERALS THROUGH THE
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MANY FUNERALS THROUGH THEYEARS, SO MANY FUNERALS,
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YEARS, SO MANY FUNERALS,AND I ALWAYS QUOTE THAT
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AND I ALWAYS QUOTE THATPSALM, "WEEPING MAY COME
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PSALM, "WEEPING MAY COMEFOR THE NIGHT."
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FOR THE NIGHT."YOU DON'T HAVE TO CONVINCE
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YOU DON'T HAVE TO CONVINCEPEOPLE THAT WEEPING
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PEOPLE THAT WEEPINGMAY COME FOR THE NIGHT.
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MAY COME FOR THE NIGHT.SOME OF YOUR LISTENERS
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SOME OF YOUR LISTENERSRIGHT NOW ARE JUST SO SAD.
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RIGHT NOW ARE JUST SO SAD.THEY'RE WEEPING RIGHT NOW.
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THEY'RE WEEPING RIGHT NOW.BUT THE PROMISE IS
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BUT THE PROMISE IS"BUT JOY, BUT JOY WILL COME IN
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"BUT JOY, BUT JOY WILL COME INTHE MORNING."
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THE MORNING."I LOVE THE STORY OF
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I LOVE THE STORY OFMARY MAGDALENE,
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MARY MAGDALENE,WHO CAME TO THE TOMB OF
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WHO CAME TO THE TOMB OFCHRIST, READY TO PREPARE
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CHRIST, READY TO PREPAREHIS BODY, YOU KNOW, TO
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HIS BODY, YOU KNOW, TOCOMPLETE THE BURIAL
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COMPLETE THE BURIALPREPARATIONS AFTER HE HAD
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PREPARATIONS AFTER HE HADBEEN CRUCIFIED.
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BEEN CRUCIFIED.SHE GOT THERE, AND THE
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SHE GOT THERE, AND THESTONE HAD ROLLED AWAY.
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STONE HAD ROLLED AWAY.SHE RAN, AND SHE FETCHED
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SHE RAN, AND SHE FETCHEDPETER AND JOHN, CAME BACK,
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PETER AND JOHN, CAME BACK,AND THEY PEEKED IN.
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AND THEY PEEKED IN.THEY RAN AWAY, AND SHE'S
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THEY RAN AWAY, AND SHE'SLEFT STANDING THERE IN THE
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LEFT STANDING THERE IN THESHADOW OF THE TOMB, AND
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SHADOW OF THE TOMB, ANDSHE'S WEEPING.
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SHE'S WEEPING.SHE'S WEEPING.
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SHE'S WEEPING.YOU CAN JUST KIND OF
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YOU CAN JUST KIND OFPICTURE HER.
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PICTURE HER.SHE THINKS SOMEBODY HAS
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SHE THINKS SOMEBODY HASSTOLEN THE BODY OF CHRIST.
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STOLEN THE BODY OF CHRIST.THAT'S THE ULTIMATE
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THAT'S THE ULTIMATEINDIGNITY.
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INDIGNITY.BUT THEN SHE HEARS
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BUT THEN SHE HEARSSOMEBODY, AND SHE TURNS,
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SOMEBODY, AND SHE TURNS,AND THAT BEAUTIFUL STORY
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AND THAT BEAUTIFUL STORYTHAT SHE COMES TO REALIZE
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THAT SHE COMES TO REALIZEHE'S NOT THE GARDENER,
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HE'S NOT THE GARDENER,BUT THAT'S JESUS.
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BUT THAT'S JESUS.HE SPEAKS HER NAME.
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HE SPEAKS HER NAME.JOY COMES, JOY COMES.
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JOY COMES, JOY COMES.AND SO I THINK WHEN
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AND SO I THINK WHENPEOPLE ARE PASSING THROUGH
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PEOPLE ARE PASSING THROUGHTIMES OF UTTER DESPAIR,
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TIMES OF UTTER DESPAIR,IT'S OKAY TO SAY,
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IT'S OKAY TO SAY,"YOU KNOW WHAT?
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"YOU KNOW WHAT?I'M IN A SEASON OF WEEPING."
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I'M IN A SEASON OF WEEPING."THERE'S A TIME TO LAMENT.
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THERE'S A TIME TO LAMENT.THERE'S A TIME TO MOURN.
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THERE'S A TIME TO MOURN.BUT DON'T THINK THIS
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BUT DON'T THINK THISWEEPING AND MOURNING IS
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WEEPING AND MOURNING ISGONNA LAST FOREVER.
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GONNA LAST FOREVER.SO YOU STAND ON THIS
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SO YOU STAND ON THISPROMISE: "I DON'T KNOW
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PROMISE: "I DON'T KNOWEXACTLY WHEN JOY IS
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EXACTLY WHEN JOY ISGONNA COME,
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GONNA COME,I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY
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I DON'T KNOW EXACTLYHOW IT'S GONNA COME, BUT,
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HOW IT'S GONNA COME, BUT,DEVIL, YOU'RE NOT GETTING ME.
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DEVIL, YOU'RE NOT GETTING ME.I BELIEVE JOY IS GONNA COME."
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I BELIEVE JOY IS GONNA COME."- MATT: WHAT IS "JOY"?
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- MATT: WHAT IS "JOY"?- MAX: JOY IS THAT DEEPLY
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- MAX: JOY IS THAT DEEPLYROOTED SENSE THAT WE HAVE
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ROOTED SENSE THAT WE HAVETHAT CONVICTION, THAT
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THAT CONVICTION, THATEMOTION THAT SURFACES
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EMOTION THAT SURFACESBECAUSE WE BELIEVE GOD IS
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BECAUSE WE BELIEVE GOD ISA GOOD GOD, AND HE'S IN
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A GOOD GOD, AND HE'S INCONTROL.
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CONTROL.- MATT: SO IT'S A
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- MATT: SO IT'S ACONVICTION.
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CONVICTION.- MAX: YEAH.
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- MAX: YEAH.- MATT: SO IT'S A BELIEF
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- MATT: SO IT'S A BELIEFSYSTEM.
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SYSTEM.- MAX: IT IS, IT IS.
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- MAX: IT IS, IT IS.- MATT: SO JOY DOESN'T
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- MATT: SO JOY DOESN'TGET BLOWN ONE WAY OR THE
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GET BLOWN ONE WAY OR THEOTHER WITH THE STOCK
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OTHER WITH THE STOCKMARKET RISING OR FALLING.
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MARKET RISING OR FALLING.IT DOESN'T GET CHANGED
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IT DOESN'T GET CHANGEDBASED UPON LIFE'S ISSUES.
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BASED UPON LIFE'S ISSUES.IT'S A BELIEF SYSTEM.
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IT'S A BELIEF SYSTEM.AND HOW DOES SOMEBODY
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AND HOW DOES SOMEBODYDETERMINE THEY'RE GOING TO
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DETERMINE THEY'RE GOING TOHAVE THAT BELIEF SYSTEM?
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HAVE THAT BELIEF SYSTEM?- MAX: AND THAT'S THE
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- MAX: AND THAT'S THEHUGE QUESTION OF LIFE
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HUGE QUESTION OF LIFERIGHT THERE 'CAUSE ALL OF
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RIGHT THERE 'CAUSE ALL OFUS HAVE A BELIEF SYSTEM,
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US HAVE A BELIEF SYSTEM,AND WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUT
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AND WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUTGOD AND WHAT YOUR BELIEF
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GOD AND WHAT YOUR BELIEFSYSTEM IS ABOUT THE
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SYSTEM IS ABOUT THEMEANING OF LIFE IS REALLY
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MEANING OF LIFE IS REALLYTHE MOST IMPORTANT THING
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THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGABOUT YOU.
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ABOUT YOU.MY DAD USED TO TAKE US
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MY DAD USED TO TAKE USCAMPING IN COLORADO,
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CAMPING IN COLORADO,AND WE'D STAY IN A TENT THAT
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AND WE'D STAY IN A TENT THATHE PURCHASED AT A ARMY--
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HE PURCHASED AT A ARMY--WHAT DO YOU CALL THOSE--
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WHAT DO YOU CALL THOSE--- MATT: SURPLUS?
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- MATT: SURPLUS?- MAX: -- ARMY SURPLUS
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- MAX: -- ARMY SURPLUSSTORE.
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STORE.IT WAS AN OLD ARMY TENT,
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IT WAS AN OLD ARMY TENT,AND IT HAD TWO HUGE POLES,
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AND IT HAD TWO HUGE POLES,NOT JUST ONE, BUT TWO,
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NOT JUST ONE, BUT TWO,AND IT TOOK US ABOUT TWO OR
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AND IT TOOK US ABOUT TWO ORTHREE HOURS TO SET IT UP,
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THREE HOURS TO SET IT UP,AND I REMEMBER, ONE TIME,
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AND I REMEMBER, ONE TIME,THIS BIG WIND BLEW THROUGH
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THIS BIG WIND BLEW THROUGHTHE CAMPGROUND.
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THE CAMPGROUND.EVERYBODY'S TENTS GOT
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EVERYBODY'S TENTS GOTBLOWN OVER EXCEPT MY DAD'S.
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BLOWN OVER EXCEPT MY DAD'S.- MATT: RIGHT ON.
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- MATT: RIGHT ON.- MAX: EXCEPT MY DAD'S
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- MAX: EXCEPT MY DAD'S'CAUSE HE HAD THESE TWO
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'CAUSE HE HAD THESE TWOBIG POLES.
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BIG POLES.WELL, I'VE USED THAT TO
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WELL, I'VE USED THAT TOCOMPARE-- THAT'S WHAT OUR
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COMPARE-- THAT'S WHAT OURBELIEF SYSTEM IS.
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BELIEF SYSTEM IS.WHAT ARE THE POLES HOLDING
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WHAT ARE THE POLES HOLDINGUP THE TENT OF YOUR LIFE?
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UP THE TENT OF YOUR LIFE?WHAT ARE THE POLES?
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WHAT ARE THE POLES?NOW, MANY PEOPLE, THEIR
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NOW, MANY PEOPLE, THEIRPOLE IS WHAT THEIR UNCLE
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POLE IS WHAT THEIR UNCLETOLD 'EM OR WHAT THE
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TOLD 'EM OR WHAT THEPROFESSOR TOLD 'EM.
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PROFESSOR TOLD 'EM.BUT, AS CHRISTIANS, WE
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BUT, AS CHRISTIANS, WEBELIEVE IN A BELIEF SYSTEM
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BELIEVE IN A BELIEF SYSTEMTHAT IS GIVEN TO US BY
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THAT IS GIVEN TO US BYGOD, BY GOD ALMIGHTY,
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GOD, BY GOD ALMIGHTY,BECAUSE OF THE
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BECAUSE OF THERESURRECTION OF CHRIST,
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RESURRECTION OF CHRIST,AUTHENTICATED BY THE EMPTY
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AUTHENTICATED BY THE EMPTYTOMB, WE CAN BELIEVE WHAT
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TOMB, WE CAN BELIEVE WHATJESUS SAID ABOUT LIFE.
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JESUS SAID ABOUT LIFE.AND SO I CAN HAVE THIS
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AND SO I CAN HAVE THISBELIEF SYSTEM THAT SAYS,
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BELIEF SYSTEM THAT SAYS,"I'M HERE FOR A REASON,
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"I'M HERE FOR A REASON,I'M HERE FOR A SHORT TIME,
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I'M HERE FOR A SHORT TIME,I'VE BEEN BOUGHT BY THE
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I'VE BEEN BOUGHT BY THEBLOOD OF CHRIST, AND I'M
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BLOOD OF CHRIST, AND I'MHEADED TO ETERNITY."
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HEADED TO ETERNITY."THAT'S A BELIEF SYSTEM,
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THAT'S A BELIEF SYSTEM,AND BOY, NOW, THAT'LL HOLD
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AND BOY, NOW, THAT'LL HOLDYOU UP DURING A STORMY
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YOU UP DURING A STORMYTIME, BUT IF YOUR BELIEF
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TIME, BUT IF YOUR BELIEFSYSTEM SAYS, "I DON'T KNOW
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SYSTEM SAYS, "I DON'T KNOWWHY I'M HERE," "NOBODY
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WHY I'M HERE," "NOBODYCARES ABOUT ME,"
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CARES ABOUT ME,""I'M RANDOM AND I'M AN
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"I'M RANDOM AND I'M ANACCIDENT,"
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ACCIDENT,""I'M A COMING TOGETHER
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"I'M A COMING TOGETHEROF A MALE AND A FEMALE,
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OF A MALE AND A FEMALE,AND HERE I GOT--"
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AND HERE I GOT--"THAT'S NOT GONNA HOLD UP.
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THAT'S NOT GONNA HOLD UP.YOU HEAR WHAT I'M SAYIN'?
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YOU HEAR WHAT I'M SAYIN'?- LAURIE: RIGHT.
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- LAURIE: RIGHT.- MATT: LET'S MAKE SURE--
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- MATT: LET'S MAKE SURE--WE MIGHT BE ESTABLISHING A
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WE MIGHT BE ESTABLISHING AFOUNDATION HERE.
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FOUNDATION HERE.SO JESUS SAID, "JOY COMES
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SO JESUS SAID, "JOY COMESIN THE MORNING."
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IN THE MORNING."- MAX: YEAH.
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- MAX: YEAH.- MATT: IS THAT TRUE?
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- MATT: IS THAT TRUE?- MAX: ABSOLUTELY.
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- MAX: ABSOLUTELY.- MATT: IS THAT AN ACCURATE--
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- MATT: IS THAT AN ACCURATE--- MAX: YEAH.
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- MAX: YEAH.- MATT: JESUS SAID IT?
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- MATT: JESUS SAID IT?- MAX: YEAH, IT COMES OUT
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- MAX: YEAH, IT COMES OUTOF THE BOOK OF PSALMS BUT
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OF THE BOOK OF PSALMS BUTAUTHENTICATED BY CHRIST.
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AUTHENTICATED BY CHRIST.- MATT: OKAY, SO JOY
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- MATT: OKAY, SO JOYCOMES IN THE MORNING.
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COMES IN THE MORNING.JOY IS A BELIEF SYSTEM.
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JOY IS A BELIEF SYSTEM.SO BECAUSE JESUS SAID IT
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SO BECAUSE JESUS SAID ITEXISTED AND JOY IS A
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EXISTED AND JOY IS ADETERMINATION THAT GOD IS
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DETERMINATION THAT GOD ISGOOD AND THAT HE'S FOR ME;
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GOOD AND THAT HE'S FOR ME;HE'S NOT AGAINST ME, YOU
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HE'S NOT AGAINST ME, YOUBELIEVE THAT THAT IS A
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BELIEVE THAT THAT IS ABELIEF SYSTEM THAT YOU
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BELIEF SYSTEM THAT YOUHAVE TO START AS A FOUNDATION?
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HAVE TO START AS A FOUNDATION?- MAX: EXACTLY.
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- MAX: EXACTLY.- MATT: JESUS CONFIRMED
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- MATT: JESUS CONFIRMEDTHE WORDS OF THE PSALM,
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THE WORDS OF THE PSALM,AND JOY COMES IN THE
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AND JOY COMES IN THEMORNING, SO THIS ISN'T
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MORNING, SO THIS ISN'TGONNA LAST FOREVER.
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GONNA LAST FOREVER.THAT'S A BELIEF, SO THAT'S
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THAT'S A BELIEF, SO THAT'SA PROMISE TO BUILD YOUR
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A PROMISE TO BUILD YOURLIFE ON?
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LIFE ON?- MAX: THAT'S EXACTLY
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- MAX: THAT'S EXACTLYRIGHT.
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RIGHT.YOU KNOW, IF YOU THINK
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YOU KNOW, IF YOU THINKTHAT THIS MISERY YOU'RE IN
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THAT THIS MISERY YOU'RE INNOW IS GONNA LAST FOREVER,
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NOW IS GONNA LAST FOREVER,THAT'S GONNA LEAD YOU TO A
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THAT'S GONNA LEAD YOU TO APLACE FROM WHICH YOU MAY
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PLACE FROM WHICH YOU MAYNEVER EXIT, BUT IF YOU
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NEVER EXIT, BUT IF YOUBELIEVE, "OKAY, I DO THINK
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BELIEVE, "OKAY, I DO THINKTHIS IS A TOUGH TIME, BUT,
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THIS IS A TOUGH TIME, BUT,YOU KNOW, JESUS SAID THAT
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YOU KNOW, JESUS SAID THAT'IN THIS WORLD, YOU WILL
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'IN THIS WORLD, YOU WILLHAVE TROUBLE, BUT BE OF
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HAVE TROUBLE, BUT BE OFGOOD CHEER BECAUSE I'VE
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GOOD CHEER BECAUSE I'VEOVERCOME THE WORLD,'
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OVERCOME THE WORLD,'THAT'S ANOTHER PROMISE."
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THAT'S ANOTHER PROMISE."THAT'S ANOTHER OF THE
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THAT'S ANOTHER OF THE7.000 PROMISES.
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7.000 PROMISES.SO YOU SAY, "OKAY, I CAN
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SO YOU SAY, "OKAY, I CANEITHER BUILD MY LIFE ON
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EITHER BUILD MY LIFE ONTHE THOUGHT THAT THIS IS
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THE THOUGHT THAT THIS ISGONNA LAST FOREVER--"
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GONNA LAST FOREVER--"WELL, THAT'S MISERY--
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WELL, THAT'S MISERY--"BUT I'M GONNA CHOOSE TO STAND
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"BUT I'M GONNA CHOOSE TO STANDON THE PROMISE OF GOD."
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ON THE PROMISE OF GOD."NOW, WHY CAN I CHOOSE TO
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NOW, WHY CAN I CHOOSE TODO THAT?
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DO THAT?WELL, BECAUSE OF THE EMPTY
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WELL, BECAUSE OF THE EMPTYTOMB, BECAUSE OF THE
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TOMB, BECAUSE OF THEVACATED TOMB.
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VACATED TOMB.THE RESURRECTION CHANGES
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THE RESURRECTION CHANGESEVERYTHING.
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EVERYTHING.BUT BECAUSE A RESURRECTED
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BUT BECAUSE A RESURRECTEDLORD MADE THAT PROMISE TO
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LORD MADE THAT PROMISE TOME, THEN I'M GONNA BUILD
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ME, THEN I'M GONNA BUILDMY LIFE THERE.
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MY LIFE THERE.I'M NOT SAYING IT'S GONNA
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I'M NOT SAYING IT'S GONNABE EASY; NOT SAYIN' IT'S
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BE EASY; NOT SAYIN' IT'SNOT GONNA COME WITH
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NOT GONNA COME WITHSTRUGGLES, BUT I CAN RISK
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STRUGGLES, BUT I CAN RISKFAITH BECAUSE I CAN BUILD
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FAITH BECAUSE I CAN BUILDMY LIFE ON A PROMISE THAT
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MY LIFE ON A PROMISE THATCHRIST MADE.
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CHRIST MADE.- TOM NEWMAN: THERE'S NO
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- TOM NEWMAN: THERE'S NOQUESTION THAT WE'RE LIVING
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QUESTION THAT WE'RE LIVINGIN CHALLENGING AND
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IN CHALLENGING ANDUNCERTAIN TIMES: HEALTH
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UNCERTAIN TIMES: HEALTHCONCERNS, POLITICAL
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CONCERNS, POLITICALDIVISIONS, SOCIAL UNREST,
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HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE SEEN
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HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE SEENOUR NEW HOUR-LONG SPECIALS
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DESIGNED TO SPEAK TO THE
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DESIGNED TO SPEAK TO THEHEART OF WHAT'S GOING ON
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HEART OF WHAT'S GOING ONIN OUR NATION AND AROUND
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IN OUR NATION AND AROUNDTHE WORLD.
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THE WORLD.TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
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TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.[MUSIC]
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[MUSIC]- MAX: IF BAGS OF WORRY
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- MAX: IF BAGS OF WORRYHAVE WEIGHED YA DOWN, IF
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HAVE WEIGHED YA DOWN, IF"WHAT IFS" HAVE KEPT YA UP
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"WHAT IFS" HAVE KEPT YA UPAT NIGHT, DROP THEM AT THE
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AT NIGHT, DROP THEM AT THEFEET OF YOUR MAKER, THE
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FEET OF YOUR MAKER, THEONE WHO CREATED TODAY AND
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ONE WHO CREATED TODAY ANDUNDERSTANDS WHAT TOMORROW
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UNDERSTANDS WHAT TOMORROWHAS IN STORE.
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HAS IN STORE.- BEN COURSON: THOSE WHO
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- BEN COURSON: THOSE WHOSTRUGGLE WITH DEPRESSION,
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STRUGGLE WITH DEPRESSION,THAT'S REALLY A SYMPTOM OF
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THAT'S REALLY A SYMPTOM OFSTRENGTH.
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STRENGTH.THERE IS NO SHAME IN
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THERE IS NO SHAME INSUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION.
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SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION.- JOYCE MEYER: WE HAVE SO
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- JOYCE MEYER: WE HAVE SOMUCH MORE POWER WHEN WE
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MUCH MORE POWER WHEN WEGET ALONG THAN IF WE'RE
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GET ALONG THAN IF WE'REFIGHTING ALL THE TIME.
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FIGHTING ALL THE TIME.[MUSIC]
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[MUSIC]- LISA HARPER: HE WILL
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- LISA HARPER: HE WILLNEVER FORSAKE YOU, AND HE
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NEVER FORSAKE YOU, AND HEWILL MAKE A WAY WHERE
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- TOM: FOR THE SAKE OF SO
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- TOM: FOR THE SAKE OF SOMANY FACING SERIOUS
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MANY FACING SERIOUSCHALLENGES OF ALL KINDS,
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CHALLENGES OF ALL KINDS,YOUR FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIP
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YOUR FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIPIN TBN'S STRATEGIC
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IN TBN'S STRATEGICWORLDWIDE OUTREACH IS MORE
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WORLDWIDE OUTREACH IS MOREIMPORTANT THAN EVER BEFORE.
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IMPORTANT THAN EVER BEFORE.PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT RIGHT
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PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT RIGHTNOW TO CALL THE NUMBER ON
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NOW TO CALL THE NUMBER ONYOUR SCREEN, AND AS OUR
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YOUR SCREEN, AND AS OURWAY OF SAYING THANK YOU
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WAY OF SAYING THANK YOUFOR YOUR GIFT TO TBN OF
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FOR YOUR GIFT TO TBN OFANY AMOUNT, WE'LL SEND YOU
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ANY AMOUNT, WE'LL SEND YOUT.D. JAKES NEW BOOK,
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T.D. JAKES NEW BOOK,"CRUSHING."
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"CRUSHING."THIS IS SUCH A POWERFUL BOOK.
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THIS IS SUCH A POWERFUL BOOK.BISHOP JAKES SHOWS US HOW
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BISHOP JAKES SHOWS US HOWGOD USES THE MOST
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GOD USES THE MOSTDIFFICULT CHAPTERS OF OUR
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DIFFICULT CHAPTERS OF OURLIVES TO PREPARE US FOR
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LIVES TO PREPARE US FORHIS GREATEST BLESSINGS.
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HIS GREATEST BLESSINGS.- T.D. JAKES:
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- T.D. JAKES:THAT'S WHAT "CRUSHING"
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THAT'S WHAT "CRUSHING"DOES IN OUR LIVES:
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DOES IN OUR LIVES:IT MULTIPLIES US,
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IT MULTIPLIES US,IT INCREASES US, IT BUILDS
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IT INCREASES US, IT BUILDSUS UP.
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US UP.- TOM: ALSO FOR YOUR GIFT
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- TOM: ALSO FOR YOUR GIFTOF $50 OR MORE, WE'LL
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OF $50 OR MORE, WE'LLINCLUDE PASTOR MAX LUCADO'S
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INCLUDE PASTOR MAX LUCADO'S"UNSHAKABLE HOPE:
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"UNSHAKABLE HOPE:BUILDING OUR LIVES
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BUILDING OUR LIVESON THE PROMISES OF GOD,"
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ON THE PROMISES OF GOD,"ALONG WITH S SPECIAL
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ALONG WITH S SPECIAL"UNSHAKABLE HOPE"
00:14:06.835 --> 00:14:09.238
"UNSHAKABLE HOPE"STUDY GUIDE.
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STUDY GUIDE.- MAX: I CAN EITHER BUILD
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- MAX: I CAN EITHER BUILDMY LIFE ON THE THOUGHT
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MY LIFE ON THE THOUGHTTHAT THIS IS GONNA LAST
00:14:12.041 --> 00:14:13.509
THAT THIS IS GONNA LASTFOREVER-- WELL, THAT'S
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FOREVER-- WELL, THAT'SMISERY, BUT I'M GONNA
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MISERY, BUT I'M GONNACHOOSE TO STAND ON THE
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CHOOSE TO STAND ON THEPROMISE OF GOD.
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PROMISE OF GOD.- TOM: TOGETHER LET'S
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- TOM: TOGETHER LET'SCONTINUE TO TAKE THE LOVE
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CONTINUE TO TAKE THE LOVEOF JESUS TO EVERYONE WE CAN.
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OF JESUS TO EVERYONE WE CAN.- MATT: I LOVE IT WHEN
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- MATT: I LOVE IT WHENMAX LUCADO, WHEN YOU ARE
00:14:24.486 --> 00:14:25.554
MAX LUCADO, WHEN YOU AREHERE, AND WE ARE TALKING
00:14:25.554 --> 00:14:28.791
HERE, AND WE ARE TALKINGABOUT ONE OF THE 120
00:14:28.791 --> 00:14:30.926
ABOUT ONE OF THE 120MILLION OF THE BOOKS THAT
00:14:30.926 --> 00:14:33.095
MILLION OF THE BOOKS THATYOU'VE WRITTEN,
00:14:33.095 --> 00:14:34.063
YOU'VE WRITTEN,"UNSHAKABLE HOPE: BUILDING
00:14:34.063 --> 00:14:35.230
"UNSHAKABLE HOPE: BUILDINGOUR LIVES ON THE PROMISES
00:14:35.230 --> 00:14:36.799
OUR LIVES ON THE PROMISESOF GOD"-- BY THE WAY,
00:14:36.799 --> 00:14:40.002
OF GOD"-- BY THE WAY,THIS IS THE ACTUAL BOOK.
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THIS IS THE ACTUAL BOOK.THIS IS THE--
00:14:41.337 --> 00:14:41.837
THIS IS THE--- LAURIE: DEVOTIONAL
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- LAURIE: DEVOTIONALSTUDY GUIDE.
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STUDY GUIDE.- MATT: AND ONE OF THE
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- MATT: AND ONE OF THEMOST AMAZING THINGS IS
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MOST AMAZING THINGS ISTRILOGY, WHICH IS A
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TRILOGY, WHICH IS ADIVISION OF TBN, GOT TO
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DIVISION OF TBN, GOT TOPUBLISH THIS BOOK.
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PUBLISH THIS BOOK.WE ARE NOW A MAX LUCADO
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WE ARE NOW A MAX LUCADOPUBLISHER.
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PUBLISHER.THESE RESOURCES ARE
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THESE RESOURCES AREAVAILABLE THIS MONTH FOR
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AVAILABLE THIS MONTH FORYOU HERE IN 2020.
00:15:03.492 --> 00:15:04.059
YOU HERE IN 2020.AND "BUILDING OUR LIVES ON
00:15:04.059 --> 00:15:05.995
AND "BUILDING OUR LIVES ONTHE PROMISES OF GOD, WHAT
00:15:05.995 --> 00:15:07.730
THE PROMISES OF GOD, WHATYOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND
00:15:07.730 --> 00:15:09.498
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTANDABOUT THESE RESOURCES IS
00:15:09.498 --> 00:15:11.233
ABOUT THESE RESOURCES ISWE WANT YOU BUILDING YOUR
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WE WANT YOU BUILDING YOURLIVES ON THE PROMISES OF
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LIVES ON THE PROMISES OFGOD, BUT WE ALSO WANT THE
00:15:14.303 --> 00:15:16.438
GOD, BUT WE ALSO WANT THEMESSAGE OF HOPE AND GRACE
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MESSAGE OF HOPE AND GRACEAND UNSHAKABLE HOPE TO GO
00:15:19.508 --> 00:15:21.143
AND UNSHAKABLE HOPE TO GOAROUND THE WORLD, AND YOU
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AROUND THE WORLD, AND YOUMAKE THAT POSSIBLE WHEN
00:15:24.413 --> 00:15:26.081
MAKE THAT POSSIBLE WHENYOU ORDER THESE RESOURCES.
00:15:26.081 --> 00:15:27.349
YOU ORDER THESE RESOURCES.THE TWO BOOKS, THE STUDY
00:15:27.349 --> 00:15:29.251
THE TWO BOOKS, THE STUDYGUIDE AND THE BOOK,
00:15:29.251 --> 00:15:31.553
GUIDE AND THE BOOK,AVAILABLE THIS MONTH RIGHT
00:15:31.553 --> 00:15:33.722
OKAY, MAX, THIS SHOULD BE
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OKAY, MAX, THIS SHOULD BEFUNDAMENTAL IN PEOPLE'S LIFE.
00:15:36.658 --> 00:15:39.561
FUNDAMENTAL IN PEOPLE'S LIFE.WHAT IF IT ISN'T?
00:15:39.561 --> 00:15:40.729
WHAT IF IT ISN'T?HOW DO THEY GET STARTED
00:15:40.729 --> 00:15:43.098
HOW DO THEY GET STARTEDDOING THIS?
00:15:43.098 --> 00:15:45.634
DOING THIS?- MAX: IT SHOULD BE
00:15:45.634 --> 00:15:46.502
- MAX: IT SHOULD BEFUNDAMENTAL, SHOULDN'T IT?
00:15:46.502 --> 00:15:47.036
FUNDAMENTAL, SHOULDN'T IT?YOU WOULD THINK THAT WE
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YOU WOULD THINK THAT WEWOULD ALL--
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WOULD ALL--- MATT: I WOULD HOPE SO.
00:15:48.037 --> 00:15:48.737
- MATT: I WOULD HOPE SO.- MAX: BUT I TELL YOU
00:15:48.737 --> 00:15:50.105
- MAX: BUT I TELL YOUWHAT: "THE DEVIL, HE
00:15:50.105 --> 00:15:53.142
WHAT: "THE DEVIL, HEPROWLS AROUND LIKE A LION
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PROWLS AROUND LIKE A LIONLOOKING FOR SOMEBODY HE
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LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY HEMAY DEVOUR."
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MAY DEVOUR."AND EVERY TIME THAT HE
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AND EVERY TIME THAT HESEES A SEED OF HOPE GET
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SEES A SEED OF HOPE GETDEPOSITED IN THE MIND
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DEPOSITED IN THE MINDOF A YOUNG PERSON
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OF A YOUNG PERSONOR A YOUNG GIRL, YOUNG
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OR A YOUNG GIRL, YOUNGMAN, HE GOES IN, AND HE
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MAN, HE GOES IN, AND HEGOES IN WITH SOCIAL
00:16:04.520 --> 00:16:06.155
GOES IN WITH SOCIALMEDIA, HE GOES IN WITH
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MEDIA, HE GOES IN WITHSOME MOVIE, HE GOES IN
00:16:07.356 --> 00:16:08.357
SOME MOVIE, HE GOES INWITH SOME COMMENT FROM
00:16:08.357 --> 00:16:10.993
WITH SOME COMMENT FROMSOME TROUBLE-MAKING
00:16:10.993 --> 00:16:12.061
SOME TROUBLE-MAKINGNEIGHBOR, AND HE STEALS IT.
00:16:12.061 --> 00:16:14.329
NEIGHBOR, AND HE STEALS IT.HE STEALS IT.
00:16:14.329 --> 00:16:15.531
HE STEALS IT.HE DOES NOT WANT YOUNG MEN
00:16:15.531 --> 00:16:16.598
HE DOES NOT WANT YOUNG MENAND WOMEN TO BELIEVE WHAT
00:16:16.598 --> 00:16:17.599
AND WOMEN TO BELIEVE WHATWE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW.
00:16:17.599 --> 00:16:19.401
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW.HE DOESN'T.
00:16:19.401 --> 00:16:20.235
HE DOESN'T.HE WANTS THEM TO THINK
00:16:20.235 --> 00:16:21.437
HE WANTS THEM TO THINKLIFE IS FUTILE,
00:16:21.437 --> 00:16:23.038
LIFE IS FUTILE,LIFE IS DESPERATE,
00:16:23.038 --> 00:16:24.873
LIFE IS DESPERATE,LIFE HAS NO MEANING.
00:16:24.873 --> 00:16:26.041
LIFE HAS NO MEANING.THE BEST YOU CAN HOPE FOR
00:16:26.041 --> 00:16:26.708
THE BEST YOU CAN HOPE FORIS A WEEKEND AND
00:16:26.708 --> 00:16:27.843
IS A WEEKEND ANDA PAYCHECK.
00:16:27.843 --> 00:16:28.710
A PAYCHECK.THAT'S THE LIE OF THE
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THAT'S THE LIE OF THEDEVIL RIGHT NOW.
00:16:29.778 --> 00:16:32.481
DEVIL RIGHT NOW.SO, IF BY GOD'S GREAT
00:16:32.481 --> 00:16:34.183
SO, IF BY GOD'S GREATGRACE SOMEBODY'S LISTENING
00:16:34.183 --> 00:16:35.784
GRACE SOMEBODY'S LISTENINGTO OUR CONVERSATION TODAY
00:16:35.784 --> 00:16:36.652
TO OUR CONVERSATION TODAYAND THEY'RE THINKING, "OH,
00:16:36.652 --> 00:16:37.953
AND THEY'RE THINKING, "OH,I WOULD MUCH RATHER
00:16:37.953 --> 00:16:39.088
I WOULD MUCH RATHERBELIEVE THAT LIFE HAS
00:16:39.088 --> 00:16:40.589
BELIEVE THAT LIFE HASMEANING, THAT LIFE HAS
00:16:40.589 --> 00:16:41.957
MEANING, THAT LIFE HASPURPOSE, THAT HE IS FOR ME
00:16:41.957 --> 00:16:43.225
PURPOSE, THAT HE IS FOR MEAND HE'S NOT AGAINST ME,"
00:16:43.225 --> 00:16:43.992
AND HE'S NOT AGAINST ME,"THEN WHAT I WOULD
00:16:43.992 --> 00:16:45.027
THEN WHAT I WOULDENCOURAGE YOU TO DO IS
00:16:45.027 --> 00:16:46.662
ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO ISSAY, "YES, GOD, YES, GOD,
00:16:46.662 --> 00:16:47.763
SAY, "YES, GOD, YES, GOD,I'M STANDING AGAINST THE
00:16:47.763 --> 00:16:49.098
I'M STANDING AGAINST THEDEVIL, AND I RECEIVE THIS
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DEVIL, AND I RECEIVE THISPROMISE.
00:16:50.699 --> 00:16:52.067
PROMISE.I RECEIVE THIS BY--"
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I RECEIVE THIS BY--"- MATT: DO YOU HAVE TO SAY
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- MATT: DO YOU HAVE TO SAYIT?
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IT?- MAX: "IF WE CONFESS
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- MAX: "IF WE CONFESSWITH OUR LIPS,"
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WITH OUR LIPS,"THE SCRIPTURES SAY,
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THE SCRIPTURES SAY,"IF WE CONFESS WITH THEIR LIPS."
00:16:58.474 --> 00:16:59.374
"IF WE CONFESS WITH THEIR LIPS."THERE'S NOTHIN' MAGIC
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THERE'S NOTHIN' MAGICABOUT A CONFESSION, BUT
00:17:01.076 --> 00:17:02.344
ABOUT A CONFESSION, BUTTHERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT
00:17:02.344 --> 00:17:03.745
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUTARTICULATING IT.
00:17:03.745 --> 00:17:05.647
ARTICULATING IT.AND I SENSE THAT, YOU
00:17:05.647 --> 00:17:08.684
AND I SENSE THAT, YOUKNOW, WHEN THE DEVIL AND
00:17:08.684 --> 00:17:10.352
KNOW, WHEN THE DEVIL ANDHIS DEMONS ARE NEARBY,
00:17:10.352 --> 00:17:10.819
HIS DEMONS ARE NEARBY,THEY DON'T KNOW THE
00:17:10.819 --> 00:17:11.520
THEY DON'T KNOW THEFUTURE, BUT THEY CAN HEAR,
00:17:11.520 --> 00:17:13.355
FUTURE, BUT THEY CAN HEAR,AND SO THAT'S THE REASON
00:17:13.355 --> 00:17:15.791
AND SO THAT'S THE REASONWE PRAISE OUT LOUD.
00:17:15.791 --> 00:17:16.692
WE PRAISE OUT LOUD.THAT'S THE REASON WE PRAY
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THAT'S THE REASON WE PRAYOUT LOUD.
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OUT LOUD.THAT'S THE REASON MY WIFE
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THAT'S THE REASON MY WIFELOVES TO WALK AROUND
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LOVES TO WALK AROUNDINSIDE OUR HOUSE,
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INSIDE OUR HOUSE,DECLARING THE PROMISES OF
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DECLARING THE PROMISES OFGOD, YOU KNOW?
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GOD, YOU KNOW?SHE'LL SPEAK THE WORDS OF
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SHE'LL SPEAK THE WORDS OFTRUTH OVER-- 'CAUSE IT'S A
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TRUTH OVER-- 'CAUSE IT'S ASPIRITUAL BATTLE WE'RE IN.
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SPIRITUAL BATTLE WE'RE IN.THIS ISN'T JUST A BATTLE
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THIS ISN'T JUST A BATTLEOF FLESH AND BLOOD.
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OF FLESH AND BLOOD.IT'S A SPIRITUAL BATTLE
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IT'S A SPIRITUAL BATTLEWE'RE IN.
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WE'RE IN.SO I WOULD SAY, SAY IT OUT
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SO I WOULD SAY, SAY IT OUTLOUD: "I BELIEVE THAT
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LOUD: "I BELIEVE THATJESUS IS THE CHRIST, THE
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JESUS IS THE CHRIST, THESON OF THE LIVING GOD.
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SON OF THE LIVING GOD.I BELIEVE TODAY;
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I BELIEVE TODAY;I BELIEVE TODAY."
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I BELIEVE TODAY."AND, BOY, IF YOU
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AND, BOY, IF YOULISTEN CAREFULLY, YOU
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LISTEN CAREFULLY, YOUCOULD HEAR THE FOOTSTEPS
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COULD HEAR THE FOOTSTEPSOF THE DEMONS AS THEY
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OF THE DEMONS AS THEYSCATTER 'CAUSE THEY DON'T
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SCATTER 'CAUSE THEY DON'TWANNA HEAR THAT.
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WANNA HEAR THAT.THE DEVIL WILL NOT LONG
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THE DEVIL WILL NOT LONGLINGER WHERE CHRIST IS
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LINGER WHERE CHRIST ISCONFESSED AND GOD IS
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CONFESSED AND GOD ISPRAISED.
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PRAISED.HE CAN'T STAND IT.
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HE CAN'T STAND IT.- MATT: WE'RE TALKING
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- MATT: WE'RE TALKINGABOUT "UNSHAKABLE HOPE."
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ABOUT "UNSHAKABLE HOPE."WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
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WE'RE TALKING ABOUTBUILDING OUR LIVES ON THE
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AND IN THE STUDY GUIDE,
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AND IN THE STUDY GUIDE,WHAT I LOVE IS WHAT MAX
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WHAT I LOVE IS WHAT MAXHAS DONE IS HE'S COMPILED
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HAS DONE IS HE'S COMPILEDA STUDY GUIDE THAT IS WHAT
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A STUDY GUIDE THAT IS WHATYOU SHOULD BE BUILDING
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YOU SHOULD BE BUILDINGYOUR LIFE ON, THESE
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YOUR LIFE ON, THESEPROMISES, THESE AMAZING
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PROMISES, THESE AMAZINGPROMISES.
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PROMISES.THIS IS MAX LUCADO'S
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THIS IS MAX LUCADO'SVERSION OF, YOU KNOW, THE
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VERSION OF, YOU KNOW, THEPROMISE THAT JUST GOES
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"JESUS, YOUR GRACE IS
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"JESUS, YOUR GRACE ISSUFFICIENT FOR ME NO
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SUFFICIENT FOR ME NOMATTER WHAT I FACE.
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MATTER WHAT I FACE.WHEN I AM WEAK,
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WHEN I AM WEAK,YOU ARE STRONG.
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YOU ARE STRONG.WHEN I FEEL LESS THAN, YOU
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WHEN I FEEL LESS THAN, YOUARE MORE THAN ENOUGH.
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ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH.YOUR POWER IS AT WORK IN
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YOUR POWER IS AT WORK INMY LIFE, TRANSFORMING ME
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MY LIFE, TRANSFORMING MEINTO YOUR LIKENESS.
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INTO YOUR LIKENESS.HELP ME SURRENDER MY
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HELP ME SURRENDER MYWEAKNESS TO YOU EACH AND
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WEAKNESS TO YOU EACH ANDEVERY DAY, AMEN."
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EVERY DAY, AMEN."THAT IS CONFESSING AND
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THAT IS CONFESSING ANDPUTTING TO WORK IN
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PUTTING TO WORK INYOUR LIFE A PRAYER
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YOUR LIFE A PRAYERTHAT MAKES A PROMISE START
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THAT MAKES A PROMISE STARTWORKING FOR YOU.
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WORKING FOR YOU.YOU'VE DONE THAT IN THIS
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YOU'VE DONE THAT IN THISSTUDY GUIDE, AND IT'S
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STUDY GUIDE, AND IT'SAVAILABLE, AND ALL THAT'S
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AVAILABLE, AND ALL THAT'SON THE SCREEN, AND ALL
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ON THE SCREEN, AND ALLTHAT, BUT BASICALLY,
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YOU SAY IT.
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YOU SAY IT.YOU PRAY IT.
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YOU PRAY IT.YOU PRAY IT INTO EXISTENCE.
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YOU PRAY IT INTO EXISTENCE.- MAX: I LIKE THAT:
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- MAX: I LIKE THAT:"ACTIVATE IT."
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"ACTIVATE IT."YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD TRUTH.
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YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD TRUTH.YOU KNOW, WHEN WE STAND
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YOU KNOW, WHEN WE STANDAND RECITE THE PLEDGE OF
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THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT
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THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUTDECLARING THAT, MAKING A
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DECLARING THAT, MAKING ASTATEMENT, ESPECIALLY IN A
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STATEMENT, ESPECIALLY IN AGATHERING OF PEOPLE, WHICH
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GATHERING OF PEOPLE, WHICHWE LONG FOR THESE DAYS,
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WE LONG FOR THESE DAYS,RIGHT?
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RIGHT?AND THE SAME IS TRUE IN
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AND THE SAME IS TRUE INSCRIPTURE: WHEN WE DECLARE
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SCRIPTURE: WHEN WE DECLAREIT, WHEN WE DECLARE IT--
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IT, WHEN WE DECLARE IT--"THE BIBLE IS LIVING AND
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"THE BIBLE IS LIVING ANDACTIVE, SHARPER THAN ANY
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ACTIVE, SHARPER THAN ANYTWO-EDGED SWORD."
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TWO-EDGED SWORD."THAT'S WHAT THE SCRIPTURE
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THAT'S WHAT THE SCRIPTURESAYS ABOUT SCRIPTURE.
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SAYS ABOUT SCRIPTURE.AND IT'S ALIVE.
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AND IT'S ALIVE.IT'S ALIVE, AND SO WHEN WE
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IT'S ALIVE, AND SO WHEN WEDECLARE IT, WE'RE
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DECLARE IT, WE'REACTIVATING THIS TRUTH TO
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ACTIVATING THIS TRUTH TOTAKE UP RESIDENCE IN OUR
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TAKE UP RESIDENCE IN OURLIFE AND SHAPE THAT WORLD
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LIFE AND SHAPE THAT WORLDVIEW THAT WE SO
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VIEW THAT WE SODESPERATELY NEED TO HAVE.
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DESPERATELY NEED TO HAVE.- MATT: YOU KNOW, PRAYING
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- MATT: YOU KNOW, PRAYINGPROMISES, IT REMINDS ME OF
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PROMISES, IT REMINDS ME OFTHE ACT OF GOD HIMSELF
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THE ACT OF GOD HIMSELFCOMING TO EARTH TO REDEEM
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COMING TO EARTH TO REDEEMMANKIND FROM SIN MEANS
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MANKIND FROM SIN MEANSNOTHING TO YOU UNTIL YOU
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NOTHING TO YOU UNTIL YOUBELIEVE IT.
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BELIEVE IT.SO YOU HAVE TO ACTIVATE IT
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SO YOU HAVE TO ACTIVATE ITWITH, YOU KNOW, CONFESSION
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WITH, YOU KNOW, CONFESSIONWITH THE MOUTH, AND
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WITH THE MOUTH, AND"IN THE HEART, MAN BELIEVES,
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"IN THE HEART, MAN BELIEVES,AND WITH THE MOUTH,
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AND WITH THE MOUTH,CONFESSION IS MADE."
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CONFESSION IS MADE."THAT ACTIVATES SOMETHING,
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THAT ACTIVATES SOMETHING,AND YOU'RE ACTIVATING
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AND YOU'RE ACTIVATINGTHESE PROMISES.
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THESE PROMISES.THESE PROMISES CAN BE
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THESE PROMISES CAN BETHERE, BUT IF YOU DON'T
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THERE, BUT IF YOU DON'TKNOW THEY'RE THERE AND YOU
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KNOW THEY'RE THERE AND YOUHAVEN'T ACTIVATED 'EM IN
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HAVEN'T ACTIVATED 'EM INYOUR LIFE, GOOD LUCK.
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YOUR LIFE, GOOD LUCK.- LAURIE: THEY'RE NOT
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- LAURIE: THEY'RE NOTDOING YOU ANY GOOD.
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DOING YOU ANY GOOD.- MATT: THEY'RE NOT DOING
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- MATT: THEY'RE NOT DOINGYOU ANY GOOD.
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YOU ANY GOOD.- MAX: THAT'S RIGHT.
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- MAX: THAT'S RIGHT.THEY'RE LIKE A TOOL CHEST
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THEY'RE LIKE A TOOL CHESTYOU'VE NEVER OPENED,
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YOU'VE NEVER OPENED,OR THEY'RE LIKE A PANTRY
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OR THEY'RE LIKE A PANTRYYOU'VE NEVER TURNED TO.
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YOU'VE NEVER TURNED TO.AND COULD IT BE THAT, YOU
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AND COULD IT BE THAT, YOUKNOW, THAT THERE ARE MANY
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KNOW, THAT THERE ARE MANYPEOPLE LISTENING TODAY WHO
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PEOPLE LISTENING TODAY WHOSIMPLY DON'T KNOW, WHO
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SIMPLY DON'T KNOW, WHOSIMPLY DON'T KNOW THE
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SIMPLY DON'T KNOW THEPROMISE OF--
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PROMISE OF--I DON'T KNOW--
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I DON'T KNOW--THAT "THERE IS NO
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THAT "THERE IS NOCONDEMNATION FOR THOSE WHO
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CONDEMNATION FOR THOSE WHOARE IN CHRIST JESUS"?
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ARE IN CHRIST JESUS"?WHAT A PRECIOUS PROMISE
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WHAT A PRECIOUS PROMISETHAT IS 'CAUSE WE ALL
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THAT IS 'CAUSE WE ALLCONDEMN OURSELVES, AND
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CONDEMN OURSELVES, ANDWHEN WE CONDEMN OURSELVES,
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WHEN WE CONDEMN OURSELVES,WE GET IN THAT CYCLE,
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WE GET IN THAT CYCLE,THAT DOWNWARD CYCLE OF GUILT
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THAT DOWNWARD CYCLE OF GUILTAND DESPAIR,
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AND DESPAIR,AND GUILT AND DESPAIR.
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AND GUILT AND DESPAIR.WELL, NEXT TIME YOU'RE IN
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WELL, NEXT TIME YOU'RE INIT, IF YOU'VE TAKEN THIS
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IT, IF YOU'VE TAKEN THISPROMISE TO HEART, YOU SAY,
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PROMISE TO HEART, YOU SAY,"WAIT A SECOND.
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"WAIT A SECOND.THERE'S SOME PROMISE ABOUT
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THERE'S SOME PROMISE ABOUTTHAT.
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THAT.WHAT WAS IT?
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WHAT WAS IT?OH, YEAH, 'THERE IS NO
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OH, YEAH, 'THERE IS NOCONDEMNATION FOR THOSE WHO
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CONDEMNATION FOR THOSE WHOARE IN CHRIST.'
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ARE IN CHRIST.'I'M IN CHRIST JESUS.
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I'M IN CHRIST JESUS.I GAVE HIM MY HEART.
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I GAVE HIM MY HEART.HE'S IN ME.
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HE'S IN ME.THEN I'M DECLARED NOT GUILTY."
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THEN I'M DECLARED NOT GUILTY."AND, BOY, ALL OF A
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AND, BOY, ALL OF ASUDDEN, YOU'RE YANKED
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SUDDEN, YOU'RE YANKEDOUT OF THAT SAND, THAT
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OUT OF THAT SAND, THATSINKING SAND.
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SINKING SAND.WHAT AM I TRYIN' TO
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WHAT AM I TRYIN' TOREMEMBER?
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REMEMBER?THAT SAND HOLE.
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THAT SAND HOLE.- LAURIE: YEAH.
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- LAURIE: YEAH.[LAUGHTER]
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[LAUGHTER]- MAX: I GET TOO EXCITED
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- MAX: I GET TOO EXCITEDSOMETIMES.
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SOMETIMES.- LAURIE: THE MIRY CLAY.
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- LAURIE: THE MIRY CLAY.- MAX: YEAH, THAT MIRY CLAY.
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- MAX: YEAH, THAT MIRY CLAY.- MATT: WHAT IS THOSE--
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- MATT: WHAT IS THOSE--- LAURIE: SINKING--
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- LAURIE: SINKING--- MATT: HUH?
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- MATT: HUH?- CAYLAN CROUCH:
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- CAYLAN CROUCH:QUICKSAND.
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QUICKSAND.- MATT: QUICKSAND.
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- MATT: QUICKSAND.- MAX: QUICKSAND.
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- MAX: QUICKSAND.- LAURIE: THANK YOU, CAYLAN.
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- LAURIE: THANK YOU, CAYLAN.- MATT: THANK YOU, SON.
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- MATT: THANK YOU, SON.- MAX: I KNEW IT WAS
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- MAX: I KNEW IT WASSOMEWHERE, YEAH.
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SOMEWHERE, YEAH.- MATT: IT TOOK A
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- MATT: IT TOOK A30-YEAR-OLD BRAIN TO
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30-YEAR-OLD BRAIN TOREMEMBER THAT, YEAH.
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REMEMBER THAT, YEAH.- MAX: YEAH.
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- MAX: YEAH.- MATT: PRAYING THE
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- MATT: PRAYING THEPROMISES.
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PROMISES.AND WHAT WE'RE DOING,
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AND WHAT WE'RE DOING,WE'RE DOING THE PROMISES.
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WE'RE DOING THE PROMISES.LISTEN TO THIS ONE.
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LISTEN TO THIS ONE.THIS ALMOST FEELS
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THIS ALMOST FEELSSUPER-FOUNDATIONAL.
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SUPER-FOUNDATIONAL."JESUS, YOU ARE THE
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"JESUS, YOU ARE THECORNERSTONE OF THE CHURCH.
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CORNERSTONE OF THE CHURCH.OUR FOUNDATION IS BASED ON
00:22:04.346 --> 00:22:05.947
OUR FOUNDATION IS BASED ONYOU AND YOUR GREAT
00:22:05.947 --> 00:22:08.216
YOU AND YOUR GREATPROMISES, AND, YET WE, THE
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PROMISES, AND, YET WE, THESTONES, YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO
00:22:12.187 --> 00:22:16.691
STONES, YOU HAVE CHOSEN TOCONSTRUCT THE CHURCH.
00:22:16.691 --> 00:22:17.259
CONSTRUCT THE CHURCH.THE CHURCH ARE ROUGHED AND
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THE CHURCH ARE ROUGHED ANDUNPOLISHED."
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UNPOLISHED."SO WE ARE THOSE STONES,
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SO WE ARE THOSE STONES,AND WE'RE ROUGH AND
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AND WE'RE ROUGH ANDUNPOLISHED.
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UNPOLISHED."OFTEN, WE DO NOT FIT WELL
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"OFTEN, WE DO NOT FIT WELLTOGETHER."
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TOGETHER."WE ARE SEEING THAT TODAY.
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WE ARE SEEING THAT TODAY."WE PRAY THAT YOUR HOLY
00:22:26.735 --> 00:22:28.003
"WE PRAY THAT YOUR HOLYSPIRIT WOULD SHAPE US AND
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SPIRIT WOULD SHAPE US ANDFORM US SO THAT WE FIT
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FORM US SO THAT WE FITTOGETHER WELL.
00:22:31.206 --> 00:22:33.408
TOGETHER WELL.UNIFY YOUR CHURCH IN LOVE
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UNIFY YOUR CHURCH IN LOVETHAT WE MAY BE THE LIGHT
00:22:36.445 --> 00:22:38.313
THAT WE MAY BE THE LIGHTTO THE WORLD, AMEN."
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TO THE WORLD, AMEN."OKAY, LOOK, IF WE ALL
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OKAY, LOOK, IF WE ALLWOULD TAKE THAT PROMISE
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WOULD TAKE THAT PROMISERIGHT NOW AND WALK IN IT,
00:22:48.490 --> 00:22:51.193
RIGHT NOW AND WALK IN IT,LOOK AT WHAT WOULD CHANGE
00:22:51.193 --> 00:22:53.028
LOOK AT WHAT WOULD CHANGEEVEN IN WHAT WE'RE FACING,
00:22:53.028 --> 00:22:54.463
EVEN IN WHAT WE'RE FACING,YOU KNOW, IN THIS SEASON
00:22:54.463 --> 00:22:55.730
YOU KNOW, IN THIS SEASONTHAT WE'RE IN WITH SOCIAL
00:22:55.730 --> 00:22:56.298
THAT WE'RE IN WITH SOCIALUNREST, I MEAN, JUST
00:22:56.298 --> 00:22:57.966
UNREST, I MEAN, JUSTPRAYING A PROMISE THAT
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PRAYING A PROMISE THATHE'S THE CORNERSTONE, AND
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HE'S THE CORNERSTONE, ANDWE'RE THE STONES.
00:23:01.403 --> 00:23:04.372
WE'RE THE STONES.LET'S PRAY THAT WE FIT
00:23:04.372 --> 00:23:04.973
LET'S PRAY THAT WE FITTOGETHER WELL.
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TOGETHER WELL.- MAX: ABSOLUTELY.
00:23:05.907 --> 00:23:07.275
- MAX: ABSOLUTELY.HERE'S A PROMISE, ISAIAH 54,
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HERE'S A PROMISE, ISAIAH 54,IN VERSE 17: "GOD SAID,
00:23:08.944 --> 00:23:11.847
IN VERSE 17: "GOD SAID,'I WILL SEE TO IT THAT
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'I WILL SEE TO IT THATEVERYTHING WORKS OUT
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EVERYTHING WORKS OUTFOR THE BEST.'"
00:23:14.483 --> 00:23:16.651
FOR THE BEST.'"WOW, PUT THAT ON A
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WOW, PUT THAT ON ABUMPER STICKER,
00:23:17.619 --> 00:23:18.887
BUMPER STICKER,YOU KNOW?
00:23:18.887 --> 00:23:20.088
YOU KNOW?BUILD A LIFE ON THAT.
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BUILD A LIFE ON THAT.HERE WE ARE IN THIS TIME
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HERE WE ARE IN THIS TIMEIN WHICH PEOPLE ARE
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IN WHICH PEOPLE AREASSUMING THAT NOTHING'S
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ASSUMING THAT NOTHING'SGONNA WORK OUT.
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GONNA WORK OUT.WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT AN
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WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT ANELECTION.
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ELECTION.WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT
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WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT WHATPOLITICIANS ARE SAYING
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POLITICIANS ARE SAYINGAND-- WHAT IF WE WERE TO
00:23:31.333 --> 00:23:33.068
AND-- WHAT IF WE WERE TOSAY, "OKAY, YEAH,
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SAY, "OKAY, YEAH,I GET IT.
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I GET IT.IT'S A CRAZY SEASON.
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IT'S A CRAZY SEASON.IT'S A CRAZY WORLD, BUT
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IT'S A CRAZY WORLD, BUTYOU KNOW WHAT?
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YOU KNOW WHAT?I'M GONNA-- GOD SAID,
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I'M GONNA-- GOD SAID,'I'M GONNA MAKE SURE THAT
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'I'M GONNA MAKE SURE THATEVERYTHING WORKS OUT FOR
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EVERYTHING WORKS OUT FORTHE BEST.'"
00:23:43.044 --> 00:23:44.112
THE BEST.'"AND WE TAKE ISAIAH 54,
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AND WE TAKE ISAIAH 54,IN VERSE 17,
00:23:45.747 --> 00:23:46.781
IN VERSE 17,AND WE WRITE IT ON A
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AND WE WRITE IT ON ASTICKY, AND WE PUT IT UP
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STICKY, AND WE PUT IT UPON OUR BATHROOM MIRROR,
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ON OUR BATHROOM MIRROR,AND EVERY MORNING WE GET
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AND EVERY MORNING WE GETUP, AND WE PRAY THAT.
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UP, AND WE PRAY THAT.WE TURN THAT INTO A
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WE TURN THAT INTO APRAYER: "LORD, I BELIEVE
00:23:55.957 --> 00:23:56.691
PRAYER: "LORD, I BELIEVETHAT EVERYTHING IS GONNA
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THAT EVERYTHING IS GONNAWORK OUT FOR THE BEST,"
00:23:58.693 --> 00:23:59.427
WORK OUT FOR THE BEST,"OR WE TAKE ONE OF ITS COUSIN
00:23:59.427 --> 00:23:59.995
OR WE TAKE ONE OF ITS COUSINSCRIPTURES LIKE
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SCRIPTURES LIKEROMANS 8:28,
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ROMANS 8:28,"IN ALL THINGS, GOD
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"IN ALL THINGS, GODWORKS FOR THE GOOD OF
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WORKS FOR THE GOOD OFTHOSE WHO LOVE HIM AND ARE
00:24:04.900 --> 00:24:05.400
THOSE WHO LOVE HIM AND ARECALLED ACCORDING TO HIS
00:24:05.400 --> 00:24:06.268
CALLED ACCORDING TO HISPURPOSE."
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PURPOSE."I'M GONNA STAND ON THAT TODAY.
00:24:07.335 --> 00:24:09.838
I'M GONNA STAND ON THAT TODAY.AND MOMS TEACH THEIR KIDS
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AND MOMS TEACH THEIR KIDSTHAT AROUND THE BREAKFAST
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THAT AROUND THE BREAKFASTTABLE.
00:24:11.940 --> 00:24:12.841
TABLE.DADS CAN BE HEARD PRAYING
00:24:12.841 --> 00:24:14.576
DADS CAN BE HEARD PRAYINGTHAT AT THE DINNER TABLE.
00:24:14.576 --> 00:24:16.111
THAT AT THE DINNER TABLE.IT BECOMES A PART OF THE
00:24:16.111 --> 00:24:17.712
IT BECOMES A PART OF THEDAY-TO-DAY CONVERSATION.
00:24:17.712 --> 00:24:19.381
DAY-TO-DAY CONVERSATION.WHY WOULD GOD GIVE US OVER
00:24:19.381 --> 00:24:21.149
WHY WOULD GOD GIVE US OVER7.000 PROMISES IF HE
00:24:21.149 --> 00:24:25.020
7.000 PROMISES IF HEDIDN'T EXPECT AND DIDN'T
00:24:25.020 --> 00:24:25.954
DIDN'T EXPECT AND DIDN'TWANT US TO BE PEOPLE OF
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WANT US TO BE PEOPLE OFTHE PROMISE?
00:24:26.521 --> 00:24:27.355
THE PROMISE?- LAURIE: YOU KNOW, AND
00:24:27.355 --> 00:24:28.557
- LAURIE: YOU KNOW, ANDTRULY, WHEN YOU KNOW, WHEN
00:24:28.557 --> 00:24:31.259
TRULY, WHEN YOU KNOW, WHENYOU KNOW THAT YOU KNOW
00:24:31.259 --> 00:24:32.694
YOU KNOW THAT YOU KNOWTHAT GOD IS GONNA TAKE
00:24:32.694 --> 00:24:34.262
THAT GOD IS GONNA TAKEWHATEVER CIRCUMSTANCE THAT
00:24:34.262 --> 00:24:35.730
WHATEVER CIRCUMSTANCE THATWE HAVE-- IT DOESN'T MATTER--
00:24:35.730 --> 00:24:37.766
WE HAVE-- IT DOESN'T MATTER--YOUR HOME LIFE,
00:24:37.766 --> 00:24:40.569
YOUR HOME LIFE,AND HIS FULL INTENTION IS
00:24:40.569 --> 00:24:42.637
AND HIS FULL INTENTION ISTO TURN THAT THING AROUND
00:24:42.637 --> 00:24:44.172
TO TURN THAT THING AROUNDNO MATTER HOW BAD IT
00:24:44.172 --> 00:24:45.840
NO MATTER HOW BAD ITLOOKS, NO MATTER HOW DEEP
00:24:45.840 --> 00:24:47.909
LOOKS, NO MATTER HOW DEEPIT GOES, HE'S GONNA CHANGE IT,
00:24:47.909 --> 00:24:50.145
IT GOES, HE'S GONNA CHANGE IT,AND HE'S GONNA CHANGE IT,
00:24:50.145 --> 00:24:52.314
AND HE'S GONNA CHANGE IT,AND "IT'S GONNA HELP ME,"
00:24:52.314 --> 00:24:53.181
AND "IT'S GONNA HELP ME,""IT'S GONNA BE GOOD FOR ME,"
00:24:53.181 --> 00:24:54.549
"IT'S GONNA BE GOOD FOR ME,""THIS SEASON IS
00:24:54.549 --> 00:24:56.484
"THIS SEASON ISGOING TO BE GOOD, GOOD FOR ME,"
00:24:56.484 --> 00:24:58.153
GOING TO BE GOOD, GOOD FOR ME,"IF YOU COULD WRAP
00:24:58.153 --> 00:24:59.854
IF YOU COULD WRAPYOUR MIND AROUND THAT, YOU
00:24:59.854 --> 00:25:01.122
YOUR MIND AROUND THAT, YOUTALK ABOUT UNSHAKABLE
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TALK ABOUT UNSHAKABLEHOPE-- THE OPPOSITE OF
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HOPE-- THE OPPOSITE OFTHAT IS HOPELESSNESS--
00:25:06.661 --> 00:25:08.463
THAT IS HOPELESSNESS--- MAX: THERE YOU GO.
00:25:08.463 --> 00:25:09.598
- MAX: THERE YOU GO.- LAURIE: -- YOU KNOW,
00:25:09.598 --> 00:25:10.632
- LAURIE: -- YOU KNOW,THAT YOU HAVE NO TRUE HOPE
00:25:10.632 --> 00:25:11.933
THAT YOU HAVE NO TRUE HOPEUNLESS YOU BELIEVE IN THE
00:25:11.933 --> 00:25:13.068
UNLESS YOU BELIEVE IN THEPROMISES OF GOD, THAT
00:25:13.068 --> 00:25:14.302
PROMISES OF GOD, THATFOUNDATION THAT SAYS,
00:25:14.302 --> 00:25:16.004
FOUNDATION THAT SAYS,"MAN, NO MATTER WHAT
00:25:16.004 --> 00:25:17.772
"MAN, NO MATTER WHATHAPPENS, GOD IS GOING TO
00:25:17.772 --> 00:25:19.140
HAPPENS, GOD IS GOING TOTAKE THIS."
00:25:19.140 --> 00:25:20.542
TAKE THIS."THAT'S WHEN YOU BECOME
00:25:20.542 --> 00:25:21.910
THAT'S WHEN YOU BECOMEUNSHAKABLE.
00:25:21.910 --> 00:25:23.078
UNSHAKABLE.THAT'S WHEN IT DOESN'T
00:25:23.078 --> 00:25:23.645
THAT'S WHEN IT DOESN'TMATTER WHO'S GONNA BE
00:25:23.645 --> 00:25:24.613
MATTER WHO'S GONNA BEPRESIDENT.
00:25:24.613 --> 00:25:25.647
PRESIDENT.THAT'S WHEN IT DOESN'T
00:25:25.647 --> 00:25:26.848
THAT'S WHEN IT DOESN'TMATTER HOW BAD IT GETS
00:25:26.848 --> 00:25:27.882
MATTER HOW BAD IT GETSAROUND HERE.
00:25:27.882 --> 00:25:28.950
AROUND HERE.IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I
00:25:28.950 --> 00:25:30.251
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF ILOSE MY JOB.
00:25:30.251 --> 00:25:31.252
LOSE MY JOB.IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE
00:25:31.252 --> 00:25:34.222
IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSEGOD IS GOD.
00:25:34.222 --> 00:25:35.457
GOD IS GOD.HE'S GOT CONTROL OF IT.
00:25:35.457 --> 00:25:36.291
HE'S GOT CONTROL OF IT.- MATT: HE'S, LIKE,
00:25:36.291 --> 00:25:37.292
- MATT: HE'S, LIKE,ASKING YOU A QUESTION ALL
00:25:37.292 --> 00:25:38.226
ASKING YOU A QUESTION ALLTHE TIME.
00:25:38.226 --> 00:25:40.261
THE TIME.THESE LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES
00:25:40.261 --> 00:25:41.129
THESE LIFE CIRCUMSTANCESARE SAYING, "WHO DO YOU
00:25:41.129 --> 00:25:42.097
ARE SAYING, "WHO DO YOUSAY THAT I AM, MATT?"
00:25:42.097 --> 00:25:42.530
SAY THAT I AM, MATT?"- MAX: ABSOLUTELY,
00:25:42.530 --> 00:25:43.398
- MAX: ABSOLUTELY,ABSOLUTELY.
00:25:43.398 --> 00:25:43.865
ABSOLUTELY.YEAH, YEAH, YOU KNOW,
00:25:43.865 --> 00:25:47.469
YEAH, YEAH, YOU KNOW,EARLIER IN ONE OF THE
00:25:47.469 --> 00:25:50.005
EARLIER IN ONE OF THEBROADCASTS WE WERE
00:25:50.005 --> 00:25:50.905
BROADCASTS WE WERERECORDING HERE FOR THE
00:25:50.905 --> 00:25:52.207
RECORDING HERE FOR THEFRIDAY NIGHT MESSAGES, WE
00:25:52.207 --> 00:25:53.508
FRIDAY NIGHT MESSAGES, WETALKED ABOUT THE QUESTION
00:25:53.508 --> 00:25:55.310
TALKED ABOUT THE QUESTIONJESUS ASKED WHEN AWAKENED
00:25:55.310 --> 00:25:56.244
JESUS ASKED WHEN AWAKENEDIN THE STORM ON THE
00:25:56.244 --> 00:25:58.246
IN THE STORM ON THESEA OF GALILEE.
00:25:58.246 --> 00:25:59.481
SEA OF GALILEE.HE SAID, "NOW, WHY ARE YOU
00:25:59.481 --> 00:26:00.148
HE SAID, "NOW, WHY ARE YOUAFRAID?"
00:26:00.148 --> 00:26:02.283
AFRAID?"THAT QUESTION HERE IS
00:26:02.283 --> 00:26:03.985
THAT QUESTION HERE ISASKED IN THE MIDDLE OF A
00:26:03.985 --> 00:26:06.121
ASKED IN THE MIDDLE OF ASTORM, AND Y'ALL BEEN ON
00:26:06.121 --> 00:26:07.022
STORM, AND Y'ALL BEEN ONTHE SEA OF GALILEE
00:26:07.022 --> 00:26:07.922
THE SEA OF GALILEEHUNDREDS OF TIMES.
00:26:07.922 --> 00:26:08.523
HUNDREDS OF TIMES.I HAVE TOO.
00:26:08.523 --> 00:26:10.091
I HAVE TOO.IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A
00:26:10.091 --> 00:26:10.825
IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF ALAKE, YOU KNOW, AND WHEN
00:26:10.825 --> 00:26:12.560
LAKE, YOU KNOW, AND WHENTHOSE STORMS WOULD COME
00:26:12.560 --> 00:26:13.461
THOSE STORMS WOULD COMEIN, THOSE WAVES COULD GET
00:26:13.461 --> 00:26:14.663
IN, THOSE WAVES COULD GETUP TEN FEET TALL.
00:26:14.663 --> 00:26:15.697
UP TEN FEET TALL.THEY GO, AND THEY WAKE UP
00:26:15.697 --> 00:26:16.865
THEY GO, AND THEY WAKE UPA SLEEPING JESUS, AND HE SAYS,
00:26:16.865 --> 00:26:17.966
A SLEEPING JESUS, AND HE SAYS,"NOW, WHY ARE YOU AFRAID?"
00:26:17.966 --> 00:26:19.200
"NOW, WHY ARE YOU AFRAID?"IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
00:26:19.200 --> 00:26:20.869
IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.JESUS IS NOT AFRAID OF--
00:26:20.869 --> 00:26:24.873
JESUS IS NOT AFRAID OF--WHAT CREATES FEAR IN US
00:26:24.873 --> 00:26:26.107
WHAT CREATES FEAR IN USDOES NOT CREATE FEAR IN
00:26:26.107 --> 00:26:27.042
DOES NOT CREATE FEAR INHIM, AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE
00:26:27.042 --> 00:26:27.976
HIM, AND IT'S ALMOST LIKEHE WANTS TO SAY,
00:26:27.976 --> 00:26:29.044
HE WANTS TO SAY,"NOW, TELL ME AGAIN WHY YOU'RE
00:26:29.044 --> 00:26:30.512
"NOW, TELL ME AGAIN WHY YOU'REAFRAID?
00:26:30.512 --> 00:26:31.379
AFRAID?OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YOU
00:26:31.379 --> 00:26:31.946
OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YOUDON'T GET IT.
00:26:31.946 --> 00:26:32.480
DON'T GET IT.I'M IN CHARGE HERE."
00:26:32.480 --> 00:26:33.848
I'M IN CHARGE HERE."THEN HE STANDS UP, AND HE
00:26:33.848 --> 00:26:34.649
THEN HE STANDS UP, AND HESPEAKS TO THE STORM, AND
00:26:34.649 --> 00:26:36.518
SPEAKS TO THE STORM, ANDHE SPEAKS TO THE WIND, AND
00:26:36.518 --> 00:26:37.719
HE SPEAKS TO THE WIND, ANDHE SPEAKS TO THE WAVES,
00:26:37.719 --> 00:26:39.187
HE SPEAKS TO THE WAVES,JUST TO SHOW US HE CAN.
00:26:39.187 --> 00:26:40.889
JUST TO SHOW US HE CAN.WELL, THAT'S THE KIND OF
00:26:40.889 --> 00:26:42.991
WELL, THAT'S THE KIND OFGOD WE NEED RIGHT NOW IN
00:26:42.991 --> 00:26:45.126
GOD WE NEED RIGHT NOW INTHIS SEASON OF LIFE, AND
00:26:45.126 --> 00:26:47.529
THIS SEASON OF LIFE, ANDPEOPLE ARE SO AFRAID.
00:26:47.529 --> 00:26:48.463
PEOPLE ARE SO AFRAID.THEY'RE SO AFRAID.
00:26:48.463 --> 00:26:49.664
THEY'RE SO AFRAID.BUT IF WE CAN TURN TO
00:26:49.664 --> 00:26:51.633
BUT IF WE CAN TURN TOTHESE PROMISES, I BELIEVE
00:26:51.633 --> 00:26:52.100
THESE PROMISES, I BELIEVEGOD WILL CREATE A
00:26:52.100 --> 00:26:53.368
GOD WILL CREATE APOPULATION OF PEOPLE THAT
00:26:53.368 --> 00:26:54.736
POPULATION OF PEOPLE THATCAN CALM-- THE LORD WILL
00:26:54.736 --> 00:26:56.938
CAN CALM-- THE LORD WILLUSE US TO CALM THINGS DOWN.
00:26:56.938 --> 00:26:58.440
USE US TO CALM THINGS DOWN.- MATT: A MINUTE AGO, YOU
00:26:58.440 --> 00:27:00.709
- MATT: A MINUTE AGO, YOUSAID, "WRITE THIS PROMISE
00:27:00.709 --> 00:27:02.010
SAID, "WRITE THIS PROMISEDOWN, PUT IT ON A STICKY PAD,
00:27:02.010 --> 00:27:03.078
DOWN, PUT IT ON A STICKY PAD,PUT IT UP ON YOUR MIRROR."
00:27:03.078 --> 00:27:04.679
PUT IT UP ON YOUR MIRROR."ACTUALLY, DON'T DO THAT.
00:27:04.679 --> 00:27:06.347
ACTUALLY, DON'T DO THAT.GET THIS BOOK.
00:27:06.347 --> 00:27:07.282
GET THIS BOOK.IT'S ALL DONE FOR YOU,
00:27:07.282 --> 00:27:08.216
IT'S ALL DONE FOR YOU,OKAY?
00:27:08.216 --> 00:27:11.486
OKAY?SO, BASICALLY, THIS IS A
00:27:11.486 --> 00:27:13.521
AND SO THAT MEANS IT'S--
00:27:14.823 --> 00:27:16.357
AND SO THAT MEANS IT'S--YOU KNOW WHAT A "HACK" IS,
00:27:16.357 --> 00:27:16.758
YOU KNOW WHAT A "HACK" IS,RIGHT?
00:27:16.758 --> 00:27:17.692
RIGHT?SOMEBODY GOES IN AND--
00:27:17.692 --> 00:27:19.928
SOMEBODY GOES IN AND--- LAURIE: A HACKER--
00:27:19.928 --> 00:27:21.029
- LAURIE: A HACKER--- MATT: A HACKER GOES IN AND--
00:27:21.029 --> 00:27:21.696
- MATT: A HACKER GOES IN AND--- LAURIE: I KNOW
00:27:21.696 --> 00:27:22.897
- MATT: -- MAKES A GAME
00:27:23.965 --> 00:27:24.532
- MATT: -- MAKES A GAMEWORK EASIER OR SOMETHIN',
00:27:24.532 --> 00:27:25.133
WORK EASIER OR SOMETHIN',OR HE DOES SOMETHIN', YEAH.
00:27:25.133 --> 00:27:25.900
OR HE DOES SOMETHIN', YEAH.THIS IS HELPING US.
00:27:25.900 --> 00:27:28.336
THIS IS HELPING US.YOU HAVE GIVEN US A LIFE HACK.
00:27:28.336 --> 00:27:31.372
YOU HAVE GIVEN US A LIFE HACK.BASICALLY, YOU HAVE DONE
00:27:31.372 --> 00:27:33.041
BASICALLY, YOU HAVE DONETHE BOILING DOWN OF SOME
00:27:33.041 --> 00:27:40.582
THE BOILING DOWN OF SOMEOF THE MORE IMPORTANT
00:27:40.582 --> 00:27:41.249
OF THE MORE IMPORTANTPROMISES THAT ARE RELEVANT
00:27:41.249 --> 00:27:42.183
PROMISES THAT ARE RELEVANTTO TODAY AS WE ARE FACING
00:27:42.183 --> 00:27:43.952
AND YOU'VE PUT 'EM IN THIS
00:27:44.953 --> 00:27:46.154
AND YOU'VE PUT 'EM IN THISBOOK, AND THEN YOU'VE EVEN
00:27:46.154 --> 00:27:48.623
BOOK, AND THEN YOU'VE EVENHELPED WRITE THE PRAYERS
00:27:48.623 --> 00:27:50.692
HELPED WRITE THE PRAYERSON HOW TO ACTIVATE THESE.
00:27:50.692 --> 00:27:52.060
ON HOW TO ACTIVATE THESE.THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE
00:27:52.060 --> 00:27:54.062
THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD BEBUILDING OUR LIFE UPON.
00:27:54.062 --> 00:27:55.997
BUILDING OUR LIFE UPON.IT IS "UNSHAKABLE HOPE."
00:27:55.997 --> 00:27:56.898
IT IS "UNSHAKABLE HOPE."- LAURIE: AND THIS IS A
00:27:56.898 --> 00:27:58.032
- LAURIE: AND THIS IS ASTUDY GUIDE THAT GOES WITH
00:27:58.032 --> 00:27:59.267
AND YOU CAN FILL IN THINGS
00:28:00.935 --> 00:28:02.103
AND YOU CAN FILL IN THINGSAND YOU CAN-- IT'S JUST
00:28:02.103 --> 00:28:03.638
AND YOU CAN-- IT'S JUSTBEAUTIFUL.
00:28:03.638 --> 00:28:04.439
BEAUTIFUL.I JUST LOVE IT.
00:28:04.439 --> 00:28:05.373
I JUST LOVE IT.- MAX: WELL, AND IN THIS
00:28:05.373 --> 00:28:06.007
- MAX: WELL, AND IN THISDAY AND AGE, WE GOTTA
00:28:06.007 --> 00:28:07.041
DAY AND AGE, WE GOTTACOUNTERBALANCE ALL THIS
00:28:07.041 --> 00:28:07.976
COUNTERBALANCE ALL THISNEGATIVE NEWS THAT WE'RE
00:28:07.976 --> 00:28:08.443
NEGATIVE NEWS THAT WE'REGETTING.
00:28:08.443 --> 00:28:08.977
GETTING.- LAURIE: EXACTLY.
00:28:08.977 --> 00:28:10.044
- LAURIE: EXACTLY.- MAX: WE'VE GOT TO.
00:28:10.044 --> 00:28:11.246
- MAX: WE'VE GOT TO.- MATT: THE IDEA OF THIS
00:28:11.246 --> 00:28:14.649
- MATT: THE IDEA OF THISPROMISE-- AND I WANT YOUR
00:28:14.649 --> 00:28:16.684
PROMISE-- AND I WANT YOURCOMMENTS ON THIS-- "GOD, I
00:28:16.684 --> 00:28:18.052
COMMENTS ON THIS-- "GOD, IKNOW THAT YOU ARE JUST AND
00:28:18.052 --> 00:28:19.354
KNOW THAT YOU ARE JUST ANDRIGHTEOUS.
00:28:19.354 --> 00:28:21.089
RIGHTEOUS.ONE DAY, I WILL STAND
00:28:21.089 --> 00:28:22.190
ONE DAY, I WILL STANDBEFORE YOU IN JUDGMENT,
00:28:22.190 --> 00:28:23.725
BEFORE YOU IN JUDGMENT,AND APART FROM YOUR GRACE,
00:28:23.725 --> 00:28:25.527
AND APART FROM YOUR GRACE,I DESERVE ETERNAL
00:28:25.527 --> 00:28:27.162
I DESERVE ETERNALPUNISHMENT, YET YOU WOULD
00:28:27.162 --> 00:28:30.031
PUNISHMENT, YET YOU WOULDOFFER ME FORGIVENESS BY
00:28:30.031 --> 00:28:31.099
OFFER ME FORGIVENESS BYTHE CROSS OF CHRIST.
00:28:31.099 --> 00:28:32.567
THE CROSS OF CHRIST.GRACE, A GIFT I CANNOT
00:28:32.567 --> 00:28:34.969
GRACE, A GIFT I CANNOTEARN, IS THERE FOR ME TO
00:28:34.969 --> 00:28:36.304
EARN, IS THERE FOR ME TORECEIVE FROM YOU.
00:28:36.304 --> 00:28:36.838
RECEIVE FROM YOU.HELP ME SPEAK THE TRUTH
00:28:36.838 --> 00:28:39.607
HELP ME SPEAK THE TRUTHABOUT YOUR DAY OF JUDGMENT
00:28:39.607 --> 00:28:42.243
ABOUT YOUR DAY OF JUDGMENTAND LOVE AND TO EMBRACE
00:28:42.243 --> 00:28:44.746
AND LOVE AND TO EMBRACETHE GRACE THAT IS FROM YOU."
00:28:44.746 --> 00:28:46.314
THE GRACE THAT IS FROM YOU."YOU CAN'T GET YOUR
00:28:46.314 --> 00:28:48.283
YOU CAN'T GET YOURHEAD AROUND ANY PROMISES
00:28:48.283 --> 00:28:48.750
HEAD AROUND ANY PROMISESTILL YOU GET YOUR HEAD
00:28:48.750 --> 00:28:49.717
TILL YOU GET YOUR HEADAROUND THAT ONE.
00:28:49.717 --> 00:28:51.419
AROUND THAT ONE.THAT SEEMS LIKE WHAT LIFE IS.
00:28:51.419 --> 00:28:54.756
THAT SEEMS LIKE WHAT LIFE IS.AND, MAX, THERE'S A LOT OF
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AND, MAX, THERE'S A LOT OFPEOPLE THAT TUNE IN TO
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PEOPLE THAT TUNE IN TOTHIS BROADCAST THAT JUST--
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THIS BROADCAST THAT JUST--THEY VIEW BECAUSE THEY'RE
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THEY VIEW BECAUSE THEY'RENOT GONNA BE HEARING BAD
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NOT GONNA BE HEARING BADNEWS.
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NEWS.THIS IS GOOD NEWS.
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THIS IS GOOD NEWS.SOMEBODY THAT NEEDS TO
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SOMEBODY THAT NEEDS TOKNOW THIS GRACE THAT WE'RE
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KNOW THIS GRACE THAT WE'RETALKING ABOUT, THIS LOVE,
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TALKING ABOUT, THIS LOVE,THIS GOOD GOD,
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THIS GOOD GOD,HOW DO THEY--
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HOW DO THEY--HOW DO THEY GET TO KNOW
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HOW DO THEY GET TO KNOWHOW TO ACTIVATE THIS
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- MAX: YEAH, AND REALLY THE
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- MAX: YEAH, AND REALLY THEQUESTION IS HOW COULD THE
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QUESTION IS HOW COULD THEDEATH OF CHRIST MEAN LIFE
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DEATH OF CHRIST MEAN LIFEFOR US?
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FOR US?- MATT: MY GOODNESS.
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- MATT: MY GOODNESS.- MAX: YEAH, HOW COULD
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- MAX: YEAH, HOW COULDTHE DEATH OF CHRIST MEAN
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THE DEATH OF CHRIST MEANLIFE FOR US?
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LIFE FOR US?AND I'VE HAD PEOPLE ASK ME
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AND I'VE HAD PEOPLE ASK METHAT.
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THAT.I CAN RECALL SITTING ON AN
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I CAN RECALL SITTING ON ANAIRPLANE NEXT TO A
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AIRPLANE NEXT TO AGENTLEMAN, AND IT JUST SO
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GENTLEMAN, AND IT JUST SOHAPPENED I WAS STUDYING
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HAPPENED I WAS STUDYINGFOR A SERMON, AND I WAS
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FOR A SERMON, AND I WASSTUDYING FOR A SERMON
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STUDYING FOR A SERMONBASED ON JOHN 3:16.
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BASED ON JOHN 3:16.HE SAID, "WHAT ARE YOU
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HE SAID, "WHAT ARE YOUREADING?"
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READING?"AND I SAID, "FOR GOD SO
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AND I SAID, "FOR GOD SOLOVED THE WORLD THAT HE
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LOVED THE WORLD THAT HEGAVE HIS ONE AND ONLY SON,
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GAVE HIS ONE AND ONLY SON,SO THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES
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SO THAT WHOEVER BELIEVESIN HIM WILL NOT PERISH BUT
00:29:49.310 --> 00:29:50.511
IN HIM WILL NOT PERISH BUTHAVE EVERLASTING LIFE."
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HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE."AND HE SAID THIS: HE SAID,
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AND HE SAID THIS: HE SAID,"I DON'T NEED GOD TO GIVE
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"I DON'T NEED GOD TO GIVEANYBODY FOR ME.
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ANYBODY FOR ME.I DON'T NEED GOD TO GIVE
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I DON'T NEED GOD TO GIVEANYBODY FOR ME."
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ANYBODY FOR ME."AND I SAID, "YOU DON'T?"
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AND I SAID, "YOU DON'T?"HE SAID, "I'M A GOOD MAN.
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HE SAID, "I'M A GOOD MAN.I PAID MY TAXES,"
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I PAID MY TAXES,"YOU KNOW,
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YOU KNOW,"I'VE LOVED MY WIFE.
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"I'VE LOVED MY WIFE.I'VE HAD A RESPECTABLE
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I'VE HAD A RESPECTABLECAREER."
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CAREER."AND I SAID,
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AND I SAID,"WELL, YOU KNOW THERE'S
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"WELL, YOU KNOW THERE'STEN COMMANDMENTS IN THE
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TEN COMMANDMENTS IN THEBIBLE, RIGHT?"
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BIBLE, RIGHT?"I SAID, "HOW HAVE YOU DONE
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I SAID, "HOW HAVE YOU DONEWITH THOSE?"
00:30:13.468 --> 00:30:16.070
WITH THOSE?"I SAID, "YOU EVER STOLEN
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I SAID, "YOU EVER STOLENANYTHING, MAYBE A PAPER
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ANYTHING, MAYBE A PAPERCLIP OR A PARKING PLACE?"
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CLIP OR A PARKING PLACE?"HE SAID, "WELL, NO, NO,
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HE SAID, "WELL, NO, NO,IT'S JUST THE BIG THING."
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IT'S JUST THE BIG THING.""NO," I SAID, "NO, IT
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"NO," I SAID, "NO, ITSAYS, 'THOU SHALT NOT STEAL.'"
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SAYS, 'THOU SHALT NOT STEAL.'"I SAID, "THERE'S ANOTHER
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I SAID, "THERE'S ANOTHERONE THAT SAYS,
00:30:26.347 --> 00:30:28.316
ONE THAT SAYS,'YOU SHALL NOT TAKE THE
00:30:28.316 --> 00:30:30.585
'YOU SHALL NOT TAKE THELORD'S NAME IN VAIN.'"
00:30:30.585 --> 00:30:31.252
LORD'S NAME IN VAIN.'""WELL, HAVE YOU
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"WELL, HAVE YOUEVER DONE THAT?
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EVER DONE THAT?HAVE YOU EVER, YOU KNOW,
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HAVE YOU EVER, YOU KNOW,SWORN IN THE NAME OF GOD?
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SWORN IN THE NAME OF GOD?HAVE YOU TRIED TO TAKE THE
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HAVE YOU TRIED TO TAKE THEAUTHORITY--"
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AUTHORITY--"HE SAID,
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HE SAID,"WELL, YEAH, BUT EVERYBODY
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"WELL, YEAH, BUT EVERYBODYDOES THAT."
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DOES THAT."AND I SAID,
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AND I SAID,"WELL, HOLD ON JUST A
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"WELL, HOLD ON JUST ASECOND," YOU KNOW.
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SECOND," YOU KNOW.[LAUGHTER]
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[LAUGHTER]WE CAN'T NEGOTIATE THAT.
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WE CAN'T NEGOTIATE THAT.THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS
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THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER ISWE'VE ALL FALLEN SHORT.
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WE'VE ALL FALLEN SHORT.WE'VE ALL FALLEN SHORT.
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WE'VE ALL FALLEN SHORT.AND DOWN DEEP, WE KNOW IT.
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AND DOWN DEEP, WE KNOW IT.DOWN DEEP, WE DO.
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DOWN DEEP, WE DO.SO CHRIST OFFERED TO TAKE MY--
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SO CHRIST OFFERED TO TAKE MY--MAX'S SINFUL LIFE AND
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MAX'S SINFUL LIFE ANDTHE MILLION AND ONE TIMES,
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THE MILLION AND ONE TIMES,THE MILLION AND ONE
00:30:59.314 --> 00:31:01.382
THE MILLION AND ONETIMES THAT I'VE FALLEN
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TIMES THAT I'VE FALLENSHORT, AND HE TOOK HIS
00:31:03.251 --> 00:31:04.953
SHORT, AND HE TOOK HISSINS IN HIS BODY AND DIED
00:31:04.953 --> 00:31:06.387
SINS IN HIS BODY AND DIEDFOR ME ON THE CROSS.
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FOR ME ON THE CROSS.THE PROMISE THAT I
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THE PROMISE THAT ITREASURE SO MUCH IS
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TREASURE SO MUCH IS2 CORINTHIANS 5, IN VERSE 21,
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2 CORINTHIANS 5, IN VERSE 21,"THAT GOD MADE HIM WHO
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"THAT GOD MADE HIM WHOKNEW NO SIN, KNEW NO SIN,
00:31:13.828 --> 00:31:16.230
KNEW NO SIN, KNEW NO SIN,TO BE SIN FOR US, SO THAT
00:31:16.230 --> 00:31:19.233
TO BE SIN FOR US, SO THATIN HIM WE COULD BECOME THE
00:31:19.233 --> 00:31:19.867
IN HIM WE COULD BECOME THERIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD."
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RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD."SO WHEN CHRIST DIED ON THE
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SO WHEN CHRIST DIED ON THECROSS, HE CRIED OUT,
00:31:22.036 --> 00:31:23.338
CROSS, HE CRIED OUT,"MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU
00:31:23.338 --> 00:31:24.005
"MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOUFORSAKEN ME?"
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FORSAKEN ME?"AND THE REASON HE DID IS
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AND THE REASON HE DID ISSO THAT I WOULD NEVER
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SO THAT I WOULD NEVERHAVE TO.
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HAVE TO.HE FELT A SENSE OF
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HE FELT A SENSE OFABANDONMENT FROM GOD
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ABANDONMENT FROM GODBECAUSE SIN HAD TO
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BECAUSE SIN HAD TOBE PUNISHED.
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BE PUNISHED.AND SO ALL THE SIN OF ALL
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AND SO ALL THE SIN OF ALLTHE WORLD WAS PLACED ON
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THE WORLD WAS PLACED ONCHRIST, AND CHRIST
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CHRIST, AND CHRISTPUNISHED IT THERE.
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PUNISHED IT THERE.AND SO THE REASON I KNOW
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AND SO THE REASON I KNOWI'M GOIN' TO HEAVEN IS
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I'M GOIN' TO HEAVEN ISBECAUSE OF THE SUFFICIENCY
00:31:41.222 --> 00:31:42.256
BECAUSE OF THE SUFFICIENCYOF CHRIST BECAUSE HE
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OF CHRIST BECAUSE HEFINISHED THE WORK.
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FINISHED THE WORK.IT'S NOT ANYTHING TO DO
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IT'S NOT ANYTHING TO DOWITH ME OR YOU.
00:31:46.594 --> 00:31:49.263
WITH ME OR YOU.IT'S ALL EVERYTHING TO DO
00:31:49.263 --> 00:31:50.298
IT'S ALL EVERYTHING TO DOWITH HIM.
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WITH HIM.SO I URGE PEOPLE RECEIVE
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SO I URGE PEOPLE RECEIVETHAT GRACE, RECEIVE
00:31:52.533 --> 00:31:53.201
THAT GRACE, RECEIVETHAT GRACE.
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THAT GRACE.NOW, WHEN SOMEBODY APPEARS
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NOW, WHEN SOMEBODY APPEARSBEFORE THE JUDGMENT SEAT
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BEFORE THE JUDGMENT SEATOF CHRIST, IF THEY'VE
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OF CHRIST, IF THEY'VEREJECTED CHRIST, THEN GOD
00:31:58.906 --> 00:32:00.675
REJECTED CHRIST, THEN GODSAYS, "I HONOR YOUR CHOICE.
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SAYS, "I HONOR YOUR CHOICE.I HONOR YOUR CHOICE."
00:32:02.910 --> 00:32:12.353
I HONOR YOUR CHOICE."THAT'D BE A CHOICE.
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THAT'D BE A CHOICE.YEAH, SO I BEG PEOPLE,
00:32:13.054 --> 00:32:14.022
YEAH, SO I BEG PEOPLE,I BEG PEOPLE-- I SAY,
00:32:14.022 --> 00:32:15.957
I BEG PEOPLE-- I SAY,"JUST SAY, 'YES,' TO CHRIST.
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"JUST SAY, 'YES,' TO CHRIST.JUST SAY, 'YES,' TO HIM."
00:32:18.626 --> 00:32:19.494
JUST SAY, 'YES,' TO HIM."I REALLY THINK WE'RE IN
00:32:19.494 --> 00:32:19.894
I REALLY THINK WE'RE INTHE LAST DAYS.
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THE LAST DAYS.I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.
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I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.YOU KNOW, NOBODY-- WHOEVER
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YOU KNOW, NOBODY-- WHOEVERSAYS THEY KNOW FOR SURE--
00:32:23.931 --> 00:32:25.833
SAYS THEY KNOW FOR SURE--THEY DON'T KNOW, BUT, BOY,
00:32:25.833 --> 00:32:26.968
THEY DON'T KNOW, BUT, BOY,SO MUCH IS HAPPENING SO
00:32:26.968 --> 00:32:29.037
SO MUCH IS HAPPENING SOFAST THAT THIS COULD BE
00:32:29.037 --> 00:32:30.405
FAST THAT THIS COULD BETHE FINAL APPEAL, THE
00:32:30.405 --> 00:32:31.739
THE FINAL APPEAL, THEFINAL APPEAL BEFORE THE
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FINAL APPEAL BEFORE THERETURN.
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RETURN.- MATT: JUST LEAD PEOPLE
00:32:33.808 --> 00:32:34.375
- MATT: JUST LEAD PEOPLETO JESUS.
00:32:34.375 --> 00:32:35.343
TO JESUS.THERE THEY ARE, RIGHT
00:32:35.343 --> 00:32:35.910
THERE THEY ARE, RIGHTTHERE THROUGH YOUR CAMERA.
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THERE THROUGH YOUR CAMERA.- MAX: THAT VERSE,
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- MAX: THAT VERSE,JOHN 3:16, WOULD YOU MAKE
00:32:41.416 --> 00:32:43.084
JOHN 3:16, WOULD YOU MAKEIT PERSONAL?
00:32:43.084 --> 00:32:45.753
IT PERSONAL?WOULD YOU SAY--
00:32:45.753 --> 00:32:46.654
WOULD YOU SAY--IT SAYS LIKE THIS:
00:32:46.654 --> 00:32:47.522
IT SAYS LIKE THIS:"FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD,"
00:32:47.522 --> 00:32:48.389
"FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD,"BUT COULD YOU GO SO
00:32:48.389 --> 00:32:49.490
BUT COULD YOU GO SOFAR AS TO SAY,
00:32:49.490 --> 00:32:50.625
FAR AS TO SAY,"FOR GOD SO LOVED ME"?
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"FOR GOD SO LOVED ME"?- MATT: WOW.
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- MATT: WOW.- MAX: "GOD SO LOVED ME
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- MAX: "GOD SO LOVED METHAT HE GAVE HIS ONE AND
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THAT HE GAVE HIS ONE ANDONLY SON SO THAT, WHEN I
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ONLY SON SO THAT, WHEN IBELIEVE IN HIM, I CAN BE
00:32:57.532 --> 00:32:59.333
BELIEVE IN HIM, I CAN BESURE THAT I WILL NOT BE
00:32:59.333 --> 00:33:00.435
SURE THAT I WILL NOT BESEPARATED FROM GOD FOR
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SEPARATED FROM GOD FORETERNITY BUT THAT I WILL
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ETERNITY BUT THAT I WILLRECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE."
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RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE."JUST SAY, "THANK YOU,
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JUST SAY, "THANK YOU,LORD, THANK YOU.
00:33:07.542 --> 00:33:08.309
LORD, THANK YOU.LORD, I THANK YOU.
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LORD, I THANK YOU.I MAKE YOU MY LORD.
00:33:09.177 --> 00:33:10.011
I MAKE YOU MY LORD.I MAKE YOU MY SAVIOR.
00:33:10.011 --> 00:33:10.978
I MAKE YOU MY SAVIOR.I BELIEVE.
00:33:10.978 --> 00:33:11.579
I BELIEVE.I CONFESS THAT I'M A
00:33:11.579 --> 00:33:12.880
I CONFESS THAT I'M ASINNER.
00:33:12.880 --> 00:33:14.482
SINNER.I CONFESS THAT I'VE FALLEN
00:33:14.482 --> 00:33:15.883
I CONFESS THAT I'VE FALLENSHORT, BUT I ALSO CONFESS
00:33:15.883 --> 00:33:17.318
SHORT, BUT I ALSO CONFESSTHAT, WHEN YOU DIED ON THE
00:33:17.318 --> 00:33:18.252
THAT, WHEN YOU DIED ON THECROSS, YOU DIED FOR MY
00:33:18.252 --> 00:33:19.520
CROSS, YOU DIED FOR MYSINS, AND I RECEIVE IT.
00:33:19.520 --> 00:33:20.922
SINS, AND I RECEIVE IT.I RECEIVE IT.
00:33:20.922 --> 00:33:22.824
I RECEIVE IT.YOU TOOK MY PLACE.
00:33:22.824 --> 00:33:24.459
YOU TOOK MY PLACE.YOU TOOK MY PLACE.
00:33:24.459 --> 00:33:26.327
YOU TOOK MY PLACE.YOU TOOK MY SIN SO I COULD
00:33:26.327 --> 00:33:27.728
YOU TOOK MY SIN SO I COULDRECEIVE YOUR
00:33:27.728 --> 00:33:28.996
RECEIVE YOURRIGHTEOUSNESS, AND I SAY
00:33:28.996 --> 00:33:29.931
RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND I SAYTHANK YOU, LORD, AND I
00:33:29.931 --> 00:33:30.898
THANK YOU, LORD, AND IRECEIVE THAT GIFT TODAY,
00:33:30.898 --> 00:33:33.034
RECEIVE THAT GIFT TODAY,AND I BLESS YOU.
00:33:33.034 --> 00:33:35.336
AND I BLESS YOU.I BLESS YOU."
00:33:35.336 --> 00:33:36.671
I BLESS YOU."IF YOU SAID,
00:33:36.671 --> 00:33:37.905
IF YOU SAID,"YES AND AMEN" TO
00:33:37.905 --> 00:33:39.474
"YES AND AMEN" TOTHAT PRAYER, I WELCOME YA
00:33:39.474 --> 00:33:40.174
THAT PRAYER, I WELCOME YATO THE FAMILY OF GOD.
00:33:40.174 --> 00:33:40.808
TO THE FAMILY OF GOD.I URGE YOU TO FIND A BIBLE
00:33:40.808 --> 00:33:42.510
I URGE YOU TO FIND A BIBLEAND READ IT.
00:33:42.510 --> 00:33:44.679
AND READ IT.FIND A CHURCH WHERE YOU
00:33:44.679 --> 00:33:45.913
FIND A CHURCH WHERE YOUCAN GROW IN YOUR FAITH AND
00:33:45.913 --> 00:33:48.916
CAN GROW IN YOUR FAITH ANDBE BAPTIZED AND RECEIVE
00:33:48.916 --> 00:33:50.051
BE BAPTIZED AND RECEIVEINCREASING POWER DAY BY
00:33:50.051 --> 00:33:51.786
INCREASING POWER DAY BYDAY AS YOU LEARN TO WALK
00:33:51.786 --> 00:33:53.187
DAY AS YOU LEARN TO WALKIN THE POWER OF THE HOLY
00:33:53.187 --> 00:33:54.155
IN THE POWER OF THE HOLYSPIRIT AND THE BEAUTY OF
00:33:54.155 --> 00:33:55.456
SPIRIT AND THE BEAUTY OFHIS SCRIPTURE.
00:33:55.456 --> 00:33:56.557
HIS SCRIPTURE.AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
00:33:56.557 --> 00:33:58.025
AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU,GOD, FOR THE GOODNESS THAT
00:33:58.025 --> 00:33:59.594
GOD, FOR THE GOODNESS THATYOU'VE GIVEN TO ALL OF US.
00:33:59.594 --> 00:34:01.095
YOU'VE GIVEN TO ALL OF US.- MATT: I CAN IMAGINE
00:34:01.095 --> 00:34:03.731
- MATT: I CAN IMAGINESOMEBODY AND THEIR PULSE
00:34:03.731 --> 00:34:05.399
SOMEBODY AND THEIR PULSERATE JUST GOING DOWN, THAT
00:34:05.399 --> 00:34:09.403
RATE JUST GOING DOWN, THATTHEIR ANXIETY LEVELS START
00:34:09.403 --> 00:34:13.574
THEIR ANXIETY LEVELS STARTDROPPING, THAT NEEDED THAT
00:34:13.574 --> 00:34:15.943
DROPPING, THAT NEEDED THATPIECE OF BUSINESS BEING
00:34:15.943 --> 00:34:17.145
PIECE OF BUSINESS BEINGDONE, YOU KNOW?
00:34:17.145 --> 00:34:17.979
DONE, YOU KNOW?I MEAN, WE NEEDED TO DO
00:34:17.979 --> 00:34:20.715
I MEAN, WE NEEDED TO DOTHAT AND EXPLAIN SO THAT
00:34:20.715 --> 00:34:21.849
THAT AND EXPLAIN SO THATTHEY CAN MOVE ON TO THE
00:34:21.849 --> 00:34:24.452
THEY CAN MOVE ON TO THEPROMISES OF GOD BECAUSE
00:34:24.452 --> 00:34:28.055
PROMISES OF GOD BECAUSETHIS IS WHAT TO BUILD A
00:34:28.055 --> 00:34:29.423
THIS IS WHAT TO BUILD ALIFE ON, BUT YOU CAN'T
00:34:29.423 --> 00:34:30.825
LIFE ON, BUT YOU CAN'TBUILD A LIFE UPON THE
00:34:30.825 --> 00:34:31.959
BUILD A LIFE UPON THEPROMISES OF GOD AND NOT
00:34:31.959 --> 00:34:33.261
PROMISES OF GOD AND NOTKNOW WHO HE IS--
00:34:33.261 --> 00:34:34.562
KNOW WHO HE IS--- MAX: ABSOLUTELY.
00:34:34.562 --> 00:34:35.096
- MAX: ABSOLUTELY.- MATT: -- AND NOT KNOW
00:34:35.096 --> 00:34:36.264
- MATT: -- AND NOT KNOWTHAT ASSURANCE THAT GOD IS
00:34:36.264 --> 00:34:38.366
THAT ASSURANCE THAT GOD ISGOOD.
00:34:38.366 --> 00:34:38.933
GOOD.HE'S FOR US.
00:34:38.933 --> 00:34:39.667
HE'S FOR US.HE'S WITH US.
00:34:39.667 --> 00:34:41.169
HE'S WITH US.HE LOVES ME.
00:34:41.169 --> 00:34:42.503
HE LOVES ME.HE'S WITH ME.
00:34:42.503 --> 00:34:44.305
HE'S WITH ME.THERE IS NO CONDEMNATION.
00:34:44.305 --> 00:34:45.206
THERE IS NO CONDEMNATION.ALL OF THE PROMISES.
00:34:45.206 --> 00:34:47.975
ALL OF THE PROMISES.WE'RE IN UNPRECEDENTED
00:34:47.975 --> 00:34:52.914
WE'RE IN UNPRECEDENTEDTIMES AND IN A WHOLE BUNCH
00:34:52.914 --> 00:34:54.182
TIMES AND IN A WHOLE BUNCHOF DIFFERENT WAYS, AND,
00:34:54.182 --> 00:34:57.151
OF DIFFERENT WAYS, AND,YOU KNOW, I SAW A LITTLE
00:34:57.151 --> 00:35:01.722
YOU KNOW, I SAW A LITTLECOMIC THING ONLINE OF A--
00:35:01.722 --> 00:35:03.991
COMIC THING ONLINE OF A--IF 2020 WAS A SWING SET
00:35:03.991 --> 00:35:08.362
IF 2020 WAS A SWING SETAND THERE WAS A SWING SET
00:35:08.362 --> 00:35:08.996
AND THERE WAS A SWING SETWITH A BRICK WALL BUILT
00:35:08.996 --> 00:35:09.630
WITH A BRICK WALL BUILTRIGHT NEXT TO IT--
00:35:09.630 --> 00:35:10.464
RIGHT NEXT TO IT--[LAUGHTER]
00:35:10.464 --> 00:35:11.399
[LAUGHTER]- LAURIE: RIGHT BEHIND IT.
00:35:11.399 --> 00:35:12.233
- LAURIE: RIGHT BEHIND IT.- MATT: YEAH, RIGHT
00:35:12.233 --> 00:35:13.201
- MATT: YEAH, RIGHTBEHIND IT.
00:35:13.201 --> 00:35:14.969
BEHIND IT.AND SO THE IDEA THAT MOST
00:35:14.969 --> 00:35:17.939
AND SO THE IDEA THAT MOSTPEOPLE ARE USING 2020 AS
00:35:17.939 --> 00:35:19.473
PEOPLE ARE USING 2020 ASTHIS EXAMPLE OF, JUST, A
00:35:19.473 --> 00:35:21.976
THIS EXAMPLE OF, JUST, ANIGHTMARE--
00:35:21.976 --> 00:35:23.444
NIGHTMARE--IT'S LITERALLY A NIGHTMARE--
00:35:23.444 --> 00:35:24.679
IT'S LITERALLY A NIGHTMARE--BUT INSIDE OF THAT NIGHTMARE,
00:35:24.679 --> 00:35:27.548
BUT INSIDE OF THAT NIGHTMARE,WHICH ARE USUALLY DARK AND
00:35:27.548 --> 00:35:29.283
WHICH ARE USUALLY DARK ANDFOREBODING, THERE IS THIS
00:35:29.283 --> 00:35:33.421
FOREBODING, THERE IS THISUNBELIEVABLE LIGHT OF
00:35:33.421 --> 00:35:34.689
UNBELIEVABLE LIGHT OFHOPE, AND SOME PEOPLE JUST
00:35:34.689 --> 00:35:37.792
HOPE, AND SOME PEOPLE JUSTDON'T KNOW HOW TO BUILD
00:35:37.792 --> 00:35:38.993
DON'T KNOW HOW TO BUILDTHEIR LIVES ON IT.
00:35:38.993 --> 00:35:40.828
THEIR LIVES ON IT.YOU'VE DONE THE WORK.
00:35:40.828 --> 00:35:42.063
YOU'VE DONE THE WORK.YOU'VE PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
00:35:42.063 --> 00:35:43.497
YOU'VE PUT IT ALL TOGETHERIN YOUR BOOK
00:35:43.497 --> 00:35:45.333
IN YOUR BOOK"UNSHAKABLE HOPE,"
00:35:45.333 --> 00:35:46.234
"UNSHAKABLE HOPE,"WHICH IS ALSO A STUDY GUIDE,
00:35:46.234 --> 00:35:48.069
AND WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES
00:35:53.441 --> 00:35:55.376
AND WHAT DIFFERENCE DOESTHIS MAKE IN SOMEBODY'S
00:35:55.376 --> 00:35:57.678
THIS MAKE IN SOMEBODY'SLIFE?
00:35:57.678 --> 00:35:59.013
LIFE?IN OTHER WORDS, IF THEY'RE
00:35:59.013 --> 00:36:01.382
IN OTHER WORDS, IF THEY'RENEEDING TO UNDERSTAND,
00:36:01.382 --> 00:36:02.883
NEEDING TO UNDERSTAND,WHEN YOU INITIALLY WROTE THIS,
00:36:02.883 --> 00:36:05.052
WHEN YOU INITIALLY WROTE THIS,WHAT DID YOU WANT
00:36:05.052 --> 00:36:06.487
WHAT DID YOU WANTPEOPLE TO GET
00:36:06.487 --> 00:36:09.023
DOING THE STUDY GUIDE?
00:36:10.358 --> 00:36:11.559
DOING THE STUDY GUIDE?WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?
00:36:11.559 --> 00:36:17.064
WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?- MAX: I THINK THE BEST
00:36:17.064 --> 00:36:18.199
- MAX: I THINK THE BESTWAY TO ANSWER THAT
00:36:18.199 --> 00:36:18.899
WAY TO ANSWER THATQUESTION IS WITH THE WORD
00:36:18.899 --> 00:36:20.468
QUESTION IS WITH THE WORD"POWER."
00:36:20.468 --> 00:36:23.437
"POWER."POWER.
00:36:23.437 --> 00:36:24.839
POWER.I THINK GOD'S WORD CAN
00:36:24.839 --> 00:36:26.173
I THINK GOD'S WORD CANCREATE POWERFUL PEOPLE.
00:36:26.173 --> 00:36:27.408
CREATE POWERFUL PEOPLE.I DON'T MEAN BRUTE FORCE,
00:36:27.408 --> 00:36:29.644
I DON'T MEAN BRUTE FORCE,CEO, TOP DOWN,
00:36:29.644 --> 00:36:32.146
CEO, TOP DOWN,"I'M CALLING THE SHOTS,"
00:36:32.146 --> 00:36:33.047
"I'M CALLING THE SHOTS,"BUT I MEAN A PERSON WHO'S
00:36:33.047 --> 00:36:33.781
BUT I MEAN A PERSON WHO'SGOT THIS INWARD STRENGTH THAT,
00:36:33.781 --> 00:36:36.284
GOT THIS INWARD STRENGTH THAT,WHEN A STORM COMES AND
00:36:36.284 --> 00:36:37.752
WHEN A STORM COMES ANDWHEN TOUGH TIMES COME,
00:36:37.752 --> 00:36:40.521
WHEN TOUGH TIMES COME,THEY FEEL THE WIND, BUT
00:36:40.521 --> 00:36:41.922
THEY FEEL THE WIND, BUTTHEY DON'T BLOW OVER, KIND
00:36:41.922 --> 00:36:45.359
THEY DON'T BLOW OVER, KINDOF LIKE THOSE TENT POLES I
00:36:45.359 --> 00:36:45.860
OF LIKE THOSE TENT POLES IWAS TELLIN' YA ABOUT.
00:36:45.860 --> 00:36:46.961
WAS TELLIN' YA ABOUT.YOU KNOW, THE WINDS COME,
00:36:46.961 --> 00:36:48.229
YOU KNOW, THE WINDS COME,BUT THEY'RE ABLE TO STAND UP.
00:36:48.229 --> 00:36:50.564
BUT THEY'RE ABLE TO STAND UP.AND I BELIEVE THAT THE
00:36:50.564 --> 00:36:52.833
AND I BELIEVE THAT THEPROMISES OF GOD CAN CREATE
00:36:52.833 --> 00:36:54.402
PROMISES OF GOD CAN CREATETHOSE KIND OF STURDY
00:36:54.402 --> 00:36:56.904
THOSE KIND OF STURDYPEOPLE, PEOPLE WHO FACE
00:36:56.904 --> 00:36:58.939
PEOPLE, PEOPLE WHO FACECHALLENGES WITH HOPE AND
00:36:58.939 --> 00:37:01.275
CHALLENGES WITH HOPE ANDSTRENGTH, NOT WITH PITHY
00:37:01.275 --> 00:37:03.344
STRENGTH, NOT WITH PITHYANSWERS AND NOT WITH SOME
00:37:03.344 --> 00:37:07.081
ANSWERS AND NOT WITH SOMESHALLOW NAIVETE THAT "OH,
00:37:07.081 --> 00:37:07.982
SHALLOW NAIVETE THAT "OH,IT'S NOT AS BAD--"
00:37:07.982 --> 00:37:08.582
IT'S NOT AS BAD--"THE LIFE WE LEAD THESE DAYS,
00:37:08.582 --> 00:37:09.583
THE LIFE WE LEAD THESE DAYS,IT CAN BE TOUGH.
00:37:09.583 --> 00:37:10.017
IT CAN BE TOUGH.WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.
00:37:10.017 --> 00:37:12.653
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.BUT WE'RE GONNA BELIEVE
00:37:12.653 --> 00:37:14.455
BUT WE'RE GONNA BELIEVETHAT "GOD IS STRONGER, AND
00:37:14.455 --> 00:37:16.090
THAT "GOD IS STRONGER, ANDHE CAN MAKE ME TOUGHER."
00:37:16.090 --> 00:37:17.191
HE CAN MAKE ME TOUGHER."SO I THINK THAT'S THE WAY
00:37:17.191 --> 00:37:17.992
SO I THINK THAT'S THE WAYI WOULD ANSWER THAT.
00:37:17.992 --> 00:37:19.393
I WOULD ANSWER THAT.- LAURIE: IT'S A PARABLE
00:37:19.393 --> 00:37:21.262
- LAURIE: IT'S A PARABLEOF BUILDING YOUR HOUSE ON
00:37:21.262 --> 00:37:22.630
OF BUILDING YOUR HOUSE ONTHE ROCK INSTEAD OF THE SAND.
00:37:22.630 --> 00:37:23.964
THE ROCK INSTEAD OF THE SAND.YOU KNOW, YOU PUT YOUR
00:37:23.964 --> 00:37:25.399
YOU KNOW, YOU PUT YOURFAITH IN THINGS THAT THE
00:37:25.399 --> 00:37:28.736
FAITH IN THINGS THAT THEWORLD TRUSTS IN, IT'S ALL
00:37:28.736 --> 00:37:29.470
WORLD TRUSTS IN, IT'S ALLGONNA BE TAKEN AWAY.
00:37:29.470 --> 00:37:30.404
GONNA BE TAKEN AWAY.- MAX: YEAH, YEAH.
00:37:30.404 --> 00:37:32.373
- MAX: YEAH, YEAH.- LAURIE: "SOME TRUST IN
00:37:32.373 --> 00:37:33.541
- LAURIE: "SOME TRUST INCHARIOTS, SOME IN HORSES,
00:37:33.541 --> 00:37:34.775
CHARIOTS, SOME IN HORSES,BUT WE WILL REMEMBER THE
00:37:34.775 --> 00:37:36.310
BUT WE WILL REMEMBER THENAME OF THE--"
00:37:36.310 --> 00:37:37.044
NAME OF THE--"REMEMBER THAT SONG?
00:37:37.044 --> 00:37:37.712
REMEMBER THAT SONG?"WE WILL REMEMBER THE NAME
00:37:37.712 --> 00:37:38.879
"WE WILL REMEMBER THE NAMEOF THE LORD OUR GOD."
00:37:38.879 --> 00:37:39.714
OF THE LORD OUR GOD."[LAUGHTER]
00:37:39.714 --> 00:37:40.548
[LAUGHTER]- MAX: AMEN.
00:37:40.548 --> 00:37:41.048
- MAX: AMEN.- LAURIE: IT'S BUILDING
00:37:41.048 --> 00:37:41.816
- LAURIE: IT'S BUILDINGYOUR LIFE ON A FIRM, FIRM
00:37:41.816 --> 00:37:44.719
YOUR LIFE ON A FIRM, FIRMFOUNDATION.
00:37:44.719 --> 00:37:46.220
FOUNDATION.- MAX: YEAH.
00:37:46.220 --> 00:37:46.754
- MAX: YEAH.- LAURIE: I LOVE YOU FOR
00:37:46.754 --> 00:37:47.288
- LAURIE: I LOVE YOU FORDOIN' THIS.
00:37:47.288 --> 00:37:48.255
DOIN' THIS.THIS IS AMAZING.
00:37:48.255 --> 00:37:49.190
THIS IS AMAZING.- MAX: WELL, WE CAN'T
00:37:49.190 --> 00:37:50.291
- MAX: WELL, WE CAN'TGUARANTEE THAT WE'RE NOT
00:37:50.291 --> 00:37:51.359
GUARANTEE THAT WE'RE NOTGONNA CONTRACT THE VIRUS.
00:37:51.359 --> 00:37:52.226
GONNA CONTRACT THE VIRUS.WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT
00:37:52.226 --> 00:37:53.561
WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THATWE'RE NOT GONNA LOSE A JOB.
00:37:53.561 --> 00:37:55.496
WE'RE NOT GONNA LOSE A JOB.WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT
00:37:55.496 --> 00:37:56.397
WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THATTHE VIOLENCE IS GONNA GO
00:37:56.397 --> 00:37:57.498
THE VIOLENCE IS GONNA GOAWAY, BUT WE CAN STAND ON
00:37:57.498 --> 00:37:58.132
AWAY, BUT WE CAN STAND ONTHE PROMISES OF GOD.
00:37:58.132 --> 00:38:00.101
THE PROMISES OF GOD.WE CAN.
00:38:00.101 --> 00:38:00.701
WE CAN.WE CAN BELIEVE THAT.
00:38:00.701 --> 00:38:02.470
WE CAN BELIEVE THAT.NOW, I THINK THAT MAKES US
00:38:02.470 --> 00:38:04.672
NOW, I THINK THAT MAKES USBETTER PEOPLE.
00:38:04.672 --> 00:38:05.873
BETTER PEOPLE.I THINK FEAR-FILLED PEOPLE
00:38:05.873 --> 00:38:07.341
I THINK FEAR-FILLED PEOPLEMAKE FOOLISH DECISIONS.
00:38:07.341 --> 00:38:08.976
MAKE FOOLISH DECISIONS.YOU KNOW, WE MAKE-- IT'S
00:38:08.976 --> 00:38:10.444
YOU KNOW, WE MAKE-- IT'SKIND OF LIKE WE'RE BACKED
00:38:10.444 --> 00:38:11.746
KIND OF LIKE WE'RE BACKEDIN A CORNER, YOU KNOW, AND
00:38:11.746 --> 00:38:13.247
IN A CORNER, YOU KNOW, ANDWE LASH OUT, AND WE DON'T
00:38:13.247 --> 00:38:14.548
WE LASH OUT, AND WE DON'TMAKE OUR--
00:38:14.548 --> 00:38:15.483
MAKE OUR--- LAURIE: BAD FRIENDS?
00:38:15.483 --> 00:38:16.050
- LAURIE: BAD FRIENDS?- MAX: YEAH, WE MAKE BAD
00:38:16.050 --> 00:38:17.518
- MAX: YEAH, WE MAKE BADFRIENDS, WE TURN TO THE
00:38:17.518 --> 00:38:18.819
FRIENDS, WE TURN TO THEWRONG PLACE TO MEET OUR
00:38:18.819 --> 00:38:21.088
WRONG PLACE TO MEET OURDEEPEST NEEDS, AND WE MAKE
00:38:21.088 --> 00:38:22.690
DEEPEST NEEDS, AND WE MAKEDECISIONS THAT WE LIVE TO
00:38:22.690 --> 00:38:24.658
DECISIONS THAT WE LIVE TOREGRET.
00:38:24.658 --> 00:38:25.926
REGRET.THIS IS THE MOST ANXIOUS
00:38:25.926 --> 00:38:27.762
THIS IS THE MOST ANXIOUSGENERATION IN THE HISTORY
00:38:27.762 --> 00:38:28.896
GENERATION IN THE HISTORYOF THE WORLD.
00:38:28.896 --> 00:38:29.697
OF THE WORLD.I MEAN, IT'S JUST
00:38:29.697 --> 00:38:31.132
I MEAN, IT'S JUSTSKYROCKETING.
00:38:31.132 --> 00:38:32.066
SKYROCKETING.WE'VE GONE OVER THE--
00:38:32.066 --> 00:38:34.268
WE'VE GONE OVER THE--NOW OFFICIALLY, AND THIS WAS
00:38:34.268 --> 00:38:35.836
NOW OFFICIALLY, AND THIS WASBEFORE 2020, BUT IN THE
00:38:35.836 --> 00:38:40.274
BEFORE 2020, BUT IN THEEND OF 2019, FOR THE VERY
00:38:40.274 --> 00:38:41.742
END OF 2019, FOR THE VERYFIRST TIME, 51% OF THE
00:38:41.742 --> 00:38:43.043
FIRST TIME, 51% OF THEPEOPLE IN AMERICA SAID
00:38:43.043 --> 00:38:46.447
PEOPLE IN AMERICA SAIDTHEY LEAD ANXIOUS LIVES.
00:38:46.447 --> 00:38:48.516
THEY LEAD ANXIOUS LIVES.IN THE LAST DECADE, IT HAD
00:38:48.516 --> 00:38:50.050
IN THE LAST DECADE, IT HADBEEN CREEPING UP, YOU
00:38:50.050 --> 00:38:51.852
BEEN CREEPING UP, YOUKNOW, 44%, 45%, BUT IT
00:38:51.852 --> 00:38:53.954
KNOW, 44%, 45%, BUT ITWENT OVER THE TOP, 51%.
00:38:53.954 --> 00:38:57.258
WENT OVER THE TOP, 51%.THAT MEANS THAT MORE
00:38:57.258 --> 00:38:58.526
THAT MEANS THAT MOREPEOPLE THAN NOT SAY, "MY
00:38:58.526 --> 00:38:59.593
PEOPLE THAN NOT SAY, "MYLIFE IS MARKED BY ANXIETY,"
00:38:59.593 --> 00:39:00.795
LIFE IS MARKED BY ANXIETY,"AND IT'S JUST
00:39:00.795 --> 00:39:02.062
AND IT'S JUSTTAKEN ITS TOLL ON US.
00:39:02.062 --> 00:39:03.497
TAKEN ITS TOLL ON US.YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT SLEEPING,
00:39:03.497 --> 00:39:04.465
YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT SLEEPING,WE'RE NOT GONNA
00:39:04.465 --> 00:39:05.800
WE'RE NOT GONNAHAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS,
00:39:05.800 --> 00:39:08.536
HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS,WE CAN'T MAKE GOOD
00:39:08.536 --> 00:39:09.103
WE CAN'T MAKE GOODDECISIONS, AND I BELIEVE
00:39:09.103 --> 00:39:10.237
DECISIONS, AND I BELIEVEIT'S BECAUSE, FOR A
00:39:10.237 --> 00:39:11.806
IT'S BECAUSE, FOR AGENERATION NOW, WE'VE BEEN
00:39:11.806 --> 00:39:13.107
GENERATION NOW, WE'VE BEENTOLD THAT SECULARISM, OR
00:39:13.107 --> 00:39:15.075
TOLD THAT SECULARISM, ORTHE ABSENCE OF GOD, IS
00:39:15.075 --> 00:39:16.544
THE ABSENCE OF GOD, ISREALLY THE SOLUTION, AND
00:39:16.544 --> 00:39:17.545
REALLY THE SOLUTION, ANDWE'RE PAYIN' THE PRICE FOR
00:39:17.545 --> 00:39:18.813
WE'RE PAYIN' THE PRICE FORTHAT.
00:39:18.813 --> 00:39:19.747
THAT.PAYIN' THE PRICE FOR THAT.
00:39:19.747 --> 00:39:20.381
PAYIN' THE PRICE FOR THAT.I'M PRAYIN' WE'RE GONNA
00:39:20.381 --> 00:39:21.682
I'M PRAYIN' WE'RE GONNASEE A REVIVAL NOW OF
00:39:21.682 --> 00:39:22.450
SEE A REVIVAL NOW OFSPIRITUALITY, OF PEOPLE
00:39:22.450 --> 00:39:24.251
SPIRITUALITY, OF PEOPLETURNING, SEARCHING FOR GOD.
00:39:24.251 --> 00:39:25.486
TURNING, SEARCHING FOR GOD.I KNOW YOU SAID THAT
00:39:25.486 --> 00:39:27.321
I KNOW YOU SAID THATPEOPLE ARE TUNING IN TO
00:39:27.321 --> 00:39:29.256
PEOPLE ARE TUNING IN TOTBN IN RECORD NUMBERS.
00:39:29.256 --> 00:39:31.258
TBN IN RECORD NUMBERS.I THINK IT'S A MARK THAT
00:39:31.258 --> 00:39:32.693
I THINK IT'S A MARK THATPEOPLE ARE HUNGRY FOR
00:39:32.693 --> 00:39:34.628
PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY FORSOMETHING MORE THAN WHAT
00:39:34.628 --> 00:39:36.030
SOMETHING MORE THAN WHATTHEY PICK UP ON, YOU KNOW,
00:39:36.030 --> 00:39:37.398
THEY PICK UP ON, YOU KNOW,DAYTIME SOAP OPERAS.
00:39:37.398 --> 00:39:38.833
DAYTIME SOAP OPERAS.- LAURIE: RIGHT.
00:39:38.833 --> 00:39:39.700
- LAURIE: RIGHT.- TOM: THERE'S NO
00:39:39.700 --> 00:39:40.668
- TOM: THERE'S NOQUESTION THAT WE'RE LIVING
00:39:40.668 --> 00:39:41.836
QUESTION THAT WE'RE LIVINGIN CHALLENGING AND
00:39:41.836 --> 00:39:42.570
IN CHALLENGING ANDUNCERTAIN TIMES: HEALTH
00:39:42.570 --> 00:39:44.071
UNCERTAIN TIMES: HEALTHCONCERNS, POLITICAL
00:39:44.071 --> 00:39:45.539
CONCERNS, POLITICALDIVISIONS, SOCIAL UNREST,
00:39:45.539 --> 00:39:47.541
DIVISIONS, SOCIAL UNREST,FINANCIAL STRAINS, AND
00:39:47.541 --> 00:39:48.876
FINANCIAL STRAINS, ANDMORE, YET AS BELIEVERS,
00:39:48.876 --> 00:39:50.277
MORE, YET AS BELIEVERS,ISN'T IT COMFORTING TO
00:39:50.277 --> 00:39:51.479
ISN'T IT COMFORTING TOKNOW THAT WE CAN TRUST IN
00:39:51.479 --> 00:39:53.647
BECAUSE OF THAT, MATT AND
00:39:54.949 --> 00:39:56.717
BECAUSE OF THAT, MATT ANDLAURIE ARE DETERMINED TO
00:39:56.717 --> 00:39:58.419
LAURIE ARE DETERMINED TOBRING EVEN MORE RELEVANT
00:39:58.419 --> 00:39:59.220
BRING EVEN MORE RELEVANTAND ENCOURAGING MESSAGES
00:39:59.220 --> 00:40:00.788
AS ONE OF OUR FAITHFUL
00:40:02.022 --> 00:40:02.990
AS ONE OF OUR FAITHFULVIEWERS, YOU KNOW HOW VERY
00:40:02.990 --> 00:40:04.225
VIEWERS, YOU KNOW HOW VERYVITAL CHRISTIAN TELEVISION
00:40:04.225 --> 00:40:06.494
VITAL CHRISTIAN TELEVISIONCAN BE, AND AS OUR WAY OF
00:40:06.494 --> 00:40:08.128
CAN BE, AND AS OUR WAY OFSAYING THANK YOU FOR A
00:40:08.128 --> 00:40:08.729
SAYING THANK YOU FOR AGIFT OF ANY AMOUNT, WE'RE
00:40:08.729 --> 00:40:10.731
GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT, WE'REGOING TO SEND YOU T.D. JAKES
00:40:10.731 --> 00:40:11.432
GOING TO SEND YOU T.D. JAKESINCREDIBLE NEW BOOK,
00:40:11.432 --> 00:40:13.033
INCREDIBLE NEW BOOK,"CRUSHING."
00:40:13.033 --> 00:40:14.401
"CRUSHING."BISHOP JAKES REVEALS HOW
00:40:14.401 --> 00:40:15.269
BISHOP JAKES REVEALS HOWGOD USES THE MOST
00:40:15.269 --> 00:40:16.604
GOD USES THE MOSTDIFFICULT CHAPTERS OF
00:40:16.604 --> 00:40:18.072
DIFFICULT CHAPTERS OFOUR LIFE, CHAPTERS JUST
00:40:18.072 --> 00:40:20.074
OUR LIFE, CHAPTERS JUSTLIKE THE ONE WE'RE GOING
00:40:20.074 --> 00:40:21.275
LIKE THE ONE WE'RE GOINGTHROUGH, TO PREPARE US FOR
00:40:21.275 --> 00:40:22.343
THROUGH, TO PREPARE US FORHIS RICHEST BLESSINGS.
00:40:22.343 --> 00:40:23.511
HIS RICHEST BLESSINGS.- T.D. JAKES:
00:40:23.511 --> 00:40:24.078
- T.D. JAKES:I WROTE THE BOOK
00:40:24.078 --> 00:40:24.612
I WROTE THE BOOK"CRUSHING" BECAUSE I
00:40:24.612 --> 00:40:25.846
"CRUSHING" BECAUSE IBELIEVE CRUSHING IS JUST A
00:40:25.846 --> 00:40:28.849
BELIEVE CRUSHING IS JUST ASTEP TO CONQUERING, AND
00:40:28.849 --> 00:40:29.416
STEP TO CONQUERING, ANDONCE YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH
00:40:29.416 --> 00:40:30.317
ONCE YOU HAVE GONE THROUGHYOUR CRUSHINGS,
00:40:30.317 --> 00:40:32.253
YOUR CRUSHINGS,YOU BECOME A CONQUEROR,
00:40:32.253 --> 00:40:34.688
YOU BECOME A CONQUEROR,WISE AND STRONG.
00:40:34.688 --> 00:40:35.789
WISE AND STRONG.- TOM: AND FOR YOUR GIFT
00:40:35.789 --> 00:40:36.590
- TOM: AND FOR YOUR GIFTOF $50 OR MORE, WE'LL ALSO
00:40:36.590 --> 00:40:38.259
OF $50 OR MORE, WE'LL ALSOINCLUDE PASTOR MAX LUCADO'S
00:40:38.259 --> 00:40:39.326
INCLUDE PASTOR MAX LUCADO'SBEST-SELLING BOOK
00:40:39.326 --> 00:40:42.029
BEST-SELLING BOOK"UNSHAKABLE HOPE: BUILDING
00:40:42.029 --> 00:40:43.531
"UNSHAKABLE HOPE: BUILDINGOUR LIVES ON THE PROMISES
00:40:43.531 --> 00:40:44.899
OUR LIVES ON THE PROMISESOF GOD," ALONG WITH THE
00:40:44.899 --> 00:40:45.699
OF GOD," ALONG WITH THESPECIAL "UNSHAKABLE HOPE"
00:40:45.699 --> 00:40:47.401
SPECIAL "UNSHAKABLE HOPE"STUDY GUIDE.
00:40:47.401 --> 00:40:48.636
STUDY GUIDE.- MAX: WHEN LIFE GOES
00:40:48.636 --> 00:40:52.172
- MAX: WHEN LIFE GOESCRAZY, GOD HAS EQUIPPED US.
00:40:52.172 --> 00:40:53.140
CRAZY, GOD HAS EQUIPPED US.HE'S EQUIPPED US WITH
00:40:53.140 --> 00:40:54.775
HE'S EQUIPPED US WITHTHESE PROMISES OF GOD.
00:40:54.775 --> 00:40:56.243
THESE PROMISES OF GOD.- TOM: FRIEND, AS ALWAYS,
00:40:56.243 --> 00:40:57.578
- TOM: FRIEND, AS ALWAYS,WE SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR
00:40:57.578 --> 00:40:58.812
WE SINCERELY THANK YOU FORYOUR GENEROUS PARTNERSHIP
00:40:58.812 --> 00:40:59.480
YOUR GENEROUS PARTNERSHIPWITH TBN.
00:40:59.480 --> 00:41:02.783
WITH TBN.TOGETHER, LET'S CONTINUE
00:41:02.783 --> 00:41:03.651
TOGETHER, LET'S CONTINUETO TAKE THE LOVE OF JESUS
00:41:03.651 --> 00:41:05.119
TO TAKE THE LOVE OF JESUSTO EVERYONE WE CAN.
00:41:05.119 --> 00:41:05.920
TO EVERYONE WE CAN.IT TRULY IS THE HOPE OF
00:41:05.920 --> 00:41:09.290
- MATT: MAX LUCADO, BY
00:41:10.357 --> 00:41:11.458
- MATT: MAX LUCADO, BYTHE WAY, WE LOVE YOU.
00:41:11.458 --> 00:41:13.027
THE WAY, WE LOVE YOU.THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
00:41:13.027 --> 00:41:14.361
THANK YOU FOR BEING HEREON "PRAISE," AND WE GET TO
00:41:14.361 --> 00:41:16.897
ON "PRAISE," AND WE GET TOTALK ABOUT ONE OF YOUR
00:41:16.897 --> 00:41:20.301
TALK ABOUT ONE OF YOURAMAZING BOOKS.
00:41:20.301 --> 00:41:21.435
AMAZING BOOKS.THESE HAPPEN TO BE THIS
00:41:21.435 --> 00:41:23.270
THESE HAPPEN TO BE THISMONTH'S, SEPTEMBER 2020,
00:41:23.270 --> 00:41:27.074
WHEN YOU ORDER THESE,
00:41:27.975 --> 00:41:29.376
WHEN YOU ORDER THESE,CERTAINLY WE WANT THESE
00:41:29.376 --> 00:41:31.679
CERTAINLY WE WANT THESEBOOKS TO IMPACT YOUR LIFE.
00:41:31.679 --> 00:41:32.513
BOOKS TO IMPACT YOUR LIFE.THAT'S WHY WE CHOOSE THEM.
00:41:32.513 --> 00:41:33.047
THAT'S WHY WE CHOOSE THEM.THANK YOU, MAX, FOR
00:41:33.047 --> 00:41:34.248
THANK YOU, MAX, FORWRITING' 'EM.
00:41:34.248 --> 00:41:36.116
WRITING' 'EM.BUT THE IDEA HERE IS THAT,
00:41:36.116 --> 00:41:37.851
BUT THE IDEA HERE IS THAT,IN ADDITION, THIS HELPS
00:41:37.851 --> 00:41:40.054
IN ADDITION, THIS HELPSGET THE GOSPEL AROUND THE
00:41:40.054 --> 00:41:42.489
GET THE GOSPEL AROUND THEWORLD THROUGH TRINITY 24
00:41:42.489 --> 00:41:43.891
WORLD THROUGH TRINITY 24HOURS A DAY.
00:41:43.891 --> 00:41:46.327
HOURS A DAY.SO GET THE BOOKS.
00:41:46.327 --> 00:41:47.094
SO GET THE BOOKS.NOT ONLY HELP YOURSELF,
00:41:47.094 --> 00:41:48.662
NOT ONLY HELP YOURSELF,BUT HELP TRINITY GET THE
00:41:48.662 --> 00:41:51.031
BUT HELP TRINITY GET THEMESSAGE OF THE GOSPEL
00:41:51.031 --> 00:41:51.899
MESSAGE OF THE GOSPELAROUND THE WORLD.
00:41:51.899 --> 00:41:53.767
AROUND THE WORLD.- LAURIE: I LOVE THE
00:41:53.767 --> 00:41:54.368
- LAURIE: I LOVE THEDEVOTIONAL STUDY
00:41:54.368 --> 00:41:55.336
DEVOTIONAL STUDYGUIDE TOO.
00:41:55.336 --> 00:41:57.104
GUIDE TOO.BEHIND EVERY CHAPTER THERE
00:41:57.104 --> 00:41:58.539
BEHIND EVERY CHAPTER THEREIS A "PRAYING THE PROMISE,"
00:41:58.539 --> 00:42:01.809
IS A "PRAYING THE PROMISE,"AND YOU CAN TAKE THE
00:42:01.809 --> 00:42:02.977
AND YOU CAN TAKE THEPROMISES OF GOD,
00:42:02.977 --> 00:42:03.777
PROMISES OF GOD,ACTIVATE THEM IN
00:42:03.777 --> 00:42:06.614
ACTIVATE THEM INYOUR LIFE.
00:42:06.614 --> 00:42:07.448
YOUR LIFE.BUILD THAT FIRM FOUNDATION
00:42:07.448 --> 00:42:09.383
BUILD THAT FIRM FOUNDATIONTO SET YOUR LIFE COURSE IN
00:42:09.383 --> 00:42:12.553
TO SET YOUR LIFE COURSE INTHIS CRAZY, CRAZY TIME.
00:42:12.553 --> 00:42:15.856
- MATT: OKAY, MAX LUCADO,
00:42:17.524 --> 00:42:18.626
- MATT: OKAY, MAX LUCADO,WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT
00:42:18.626 --> 00:42:23.397
WHAT IS SOMETHING THATYOU, MAX, WHEN YOU WROTE
00:42:23.397 --> 00:42:27.167
YOU, MAX, WHEN YOU WROTETHIS BOOK, YOU WERE
00:42:27.167 --> 00:42:30.604
THIS BOOK, YOU WERECERTAINLY THINKING ABOUT
00:42:30.604 --> 00:42:32.339
CERTAINLY THINKING ABOUTYOUR OWN LIFE EXPERIENCES.
00:42:32.339 --> 00:42:37.311
YOUR OWN LIFE EXPERIENCES.SO WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT
00:42:37.311 --> 00:42:38.245
SO WHAT IS SOMETHING THATYOU HAD TO REMIND YOURSELF
00:42:38.245 --> 00:42:39.213
YOU HAD TO REMIND YOURSELFTO BUILD?
00:42:39.213 --> 00:42:42.149
TO BUILD?WHAT PROMISE DO YOU NEED
00:42:42.149 --> 00:42:44.284
WHAT PROMISE DO YOU NEEDTO BUILD UPON?
00:42:44.284 --> 00:42:45.352
TO BUILD UPON?YOU KNOW, WHAT DID YOU
00:42:45.352 --> 00:42:46.220
YOU KNOW, WHAT DID YOUHAVE TO WORK ON?
00:42:46.220 --> 00:42:47.021
HAVE TO WORK ON?WHAT WAS SOMETHING IN YOUR
00:42:47.021 --> 00:42:47.521
WHAT WAS SOMETHING IN YOURLIFE?
00:42:47.521 --> 00:42:49.356
LIFE?- MAX: YOU KNOW,
00:42:49.356 --> 00:42:51.325
- MAX: YOU KNOW,SOMETIMES I'LL GET AN IDEA
00:42:51.325 --> 00:42:52.960
SOMETIMES I'LL GET AN IDEAFOR SOMETHING, MATT, AND
00:42:52.960 --> 00:42:58.198
FOR SOMETHING, MATT, ANDTHE FIRST INITIAL ROLLOUT
00:42:58.198 --> 00:42:59.033
THE FIRST INITIAL ROLLOUTOF THE IDEA, I'M ALL
00:42:59.033 --> 00:43:01.835
OF THE IDEA, I'M ALLENTHUSED, BUT ABOUT, LET'S
00:43:01.835 --> 00:43:02.970
ENTHUSED, BUT ABOUT, LET'SSAY, IT'S, YOU KNOW,
00:43:02.970 --> 00:43:03.904
SAY, IT'S, YOU KNOW,FOUR QUARTERS.
00:43:03.904 --> 00:43:05.105
FOUR QUARTERS.THE FIRST QUARTER, I'M ALL
00:43:05.105 --> 00:43:06.073
THE FIRST QUARTER, I'M ALLENTHUSED ABOUT IT, BUT
00:43:06.073 --> 00:43:06.940
ENTHUSED ABOUT IT, BUTTHEN THE SECOND QUARTER, I
00:43:06.940 --> 00:43:08.075
THEN THE SECOND QUARTER, IBEGIN TO REALLY DEAL WITH
00:43:08.075 --> 00:43:09.710
BEGIN TO REALLY DEAL WITHDOUBTS.
00:43:09.710 --> 00:43:10.577
DOUBTS."DO I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?
00:43:10.577 --> 00:43:11.845
"DO I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?DO I HAVE THE ABILITY TO
00:43:11.845 --> 00:43:13.447
DO I HAVE THE ABILITY TOPULL THIS OFF?
00:43:13.447 --> 00:43:14.581
PULL THIS OFF?DO I HAVE THE CAPACITY TO
00:43:14.581 --> 00:43:16.216
DO I HAVE THE CAPACITY TOLEAD A CHURCH OR TO WRITE
00:43:16.216 --> 00:43:17.351
LEAD A CHURCH OR TO WRITEA BOOK?"
00:43:17.351 --> 00:43:18.452
A BOOK?"OR, YOU KNOW, I'LL GO
00:43:18.452 --> 00:43:19.653
OR, YOU KNOW, I'LL GOTHROUGH THIS SEASON OF
00:43:19.653 --> 00:43:20.821
THROUGH THIS SEASON OFSELF-DOUBT, AND I REALLY
00:43:20.821 --> 00:43:25.059
SELF-DOUBT, AND I REALLYHAVE TO TALK MYSELF BACK
00:43:25.059 --> 00:43:28.829
HAVE TO TALK MYSELF BACKOFF THE LEDGE QUITE OFTEN,
00:43:28.829 --> 00:43:29.863
OFF THE LEDGE QUITE OFTEN,MORE THAN PEOPLE MIGHT
00:43:29.863 --> 00:43:30.931
MORE THAN PEOPLE MIGHTEXPECT.
00:43:30.931 --> 00:43:32.966
EXPECT.BUT WHAT I DO, IN THOSE
00:43:32.966 --> 00:43:35.169
BUT WHAT I DO, IN THOSECASES, THERE'S THIS
00:43:35.169 --> 00:43:36.336
CASES, THERE'S THISPASSAGE IN THE BOOK OF
00:43:36.336 --> 00:43:37.738
PASSAGE IN THE BOOK OFPHILIPPIANS THAT'S A
00:43:37.738 --> 00:43:38.872
PHILIPPIANS THAT'S APROMISE THAT'S A FAVORITE
00:43:38.872 --> 00:43:39.673
PROMISE THAT'S A FAVORITEOF MINE: "BE ANXIOUS FOR
00:43:39.673 --> 00:43:40.541
OF MINE: "BE ANXIOUS FORNOTHING, BUT IN
00:43:40.541 --> 00:43:41.608
NOTHING, BUT INEVERYTHING, BY PRAYER AND
00:43:41.608 --> 00:43:43.777
EVERYTHING, BY PRAYER ANDPETITION WITH THANKSGIVING
00:43:43.777 --> 00:43:44.912
PETITION WITH THANKSGIVINGLET YOUR REQUESTS BE MADE
00:43:44.912 --> 00:43:45.946
LET YOUR REQUESTS BE MADEKNOWN TO GOD, AND THE
00:43:45.946 --> 00:43:47.848
KNOWN TO GOD, AND THEPEACE OF GOD, WHICH
00:43:47.848 --> 00:43:49.049
PEACE OF GOD, WHICHSURPASSES ALL
00:43:49.049 --> 00:43:50.551
SURPASSES ALLUNDERSTANDING, WILL GUARD
00:43:50.551 --> 00:43:51.051
UNDERSTANDING, WILL GUARDYOUR HEARTS AND MINDS IN
00:43:51.051 --> 00:43:52.186
YOUR HEARTS AND MINDS INCHRIST JESUS."
00:43:52.186 --> 00:43:53.821
CHRIST JESUS."SO, EVEN THIS MORNING,
00:43:53.821 --> 00:43:55.022
SO, EVEN THIS MORNING,EARLY, I SAID, "OKAY,
00:43:55.022 --> 00:43:56.623
EARLY, I SAID, "OKAY,LORD, HERE'S MY
00:43:56.623 --> 00:43:59.059
LORD, HERE'S MYSPECIFIC REQUESTS.
00:43:59.059 --> 00:44:00.027
SPECIFIC REQUESTS.WOULD YOU PLEASE HELP US?
00:44:00.027 --> 00:44:00.561
WOULD YOU PLEASE HELP US?YOU SAID, 'BY PRAYER AND
00:44:00.561 --> 00:44:02.162
YOU SAID, 'BY PRAYER ANDPETITION, LET YOUR
00:44:02.162 --> 00:44:03.197
PETITION, LET YOURREQUESTS BE MADE KNOWN TO GOD.'
00:44:03.197 --> 00:44:04.465
REQUESTS BE MADE KNOWN TO GOD.'WELL, HERE'S MY REQUEST."
00:44:04.465 --> 00:44:05.799
WELL, HERE'S MY REQUEST."AND I SUBMITTED IT,
00:44:05.799 --> 00:44:07.568
AND I SUBMITTED IT,AND I SAID, "LORD, I'M
00:44:07.568 --> 00:44:08.802
AND I SAID, "LORD, I'MTHANKFUL 'CAUSE YOU SAID
00:44:08.802 --> 00:44:10.637
THANKFUL 'CAUSE YOU SAIDDO IT WITH GRATITUDE,"
00:44:10.637 --> 00:44:11.638
DO IT WITH GRATITUDE,"AND NOW I'M JUST GONNA BELIEVE
00:44:11.638 --> 00:44:13.674
AND NOW I'M JUST GONNA BELIEVETHAT THE PEACE OF GOD IS
00:44:13.674 --> 00:44:16.076
THAT THE PEACE OF GOD ISGONNA COME, AND IT ALWAYS--
00:44:16.076 --> 00:44:16.610
GONNA COME, AND IT ALWAYS--THE PEACE OF GOD
00:44:16.610 --> 00:44:17.778
THE PEACE OF GODALWAYS COMES.
00:44:17.778 --> 00:44:18.378
ALWAYS COMES.- MATT: SO YOU STOOD ON
00:44:18.378 --> 00:44:20.914
- MATT: SO YOU STOOD ONA PROMISE OF GOD
00:44:20.914 --> 00:44:21.949
A PROMISE OF GODTHIS MORNING?
00:44:21.949 --> 00:44:22.583
THIS MORNING?- MAX: YES, SIR, YES, SIR.
00:44:22.583 --> 00:44:23.650
- MAX: YES, SIR, YES, SIR.- MATT: AND THAT'S HOW
00:44:23.650 --> 00:44:24.685
- MATT: AND THAT'S HOWTHIS WORKS?
00:44:24.685 --> 00:44:25.252
THIS WORKS?- MAX: YEAH, I MEAN, YOU
00:44:25.252 --> 00:44:27.654
- MAX: YEAH, I MEAN, YOUDO IT HOUR BY HOUR,
00:44:27.654 --> 00:44:28.188
DO IT HOUR BY HOUR,DAY BY DAY.
00:44:28.188 --> 00:44:29.123
DAY BY DAY.AND SO YOU-- WHAT I
00:44:29.123 --> 00:44:31.592
AND SO YOU-- WHAT IENCOURAGE YOU TO DO IS
00:44:31.592 --> 00:44:32.593
ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO ISMAKE-- GO THROUGH A BOOK
00:44:32.593 --> 00:44:33.427
MAKE-- GO THROUGH A BOOKLIKE THIS, OR THERE'S EVEN
00:44:33.427 --> 00:44:34.862
LIKE THIS, OR THERE'S EVENBOOKS THAT LIST ALL THE
00:44:34.862 --> 00:44:37.297
BOOKS THAT LIST ALL THEPROMISES IN THE BIBLE, AND
00:44:37.297 --> 00:44:37.831
PROMISES IN THE BIBLE, ANDPICK OUT TEN OF 'EM AND
00:44:37.831 --> 00:44:39.933
PICK OUT TEN OF 'EM ANDMEMORIZE 'EM.
00:44:39.933 --> 00:44:40.667
MEMORIZE 'EM.YOU KNOW, JUST COMMIT 'EM
00:44:40.667 --> 00:44:41.735
YOU KNOW, JUST COMMIT 'EMTO MEMORY.
00:44:41.735 --> 00:44:43.103
TO MEMORY.MAKE 'EM YOUR GO-TO
00:44:43.103 --> 00:44:44.438
MAKE 'EM YOUR GO-TOPROMISES THAT YOU CAN TURN
00:44:44.438 --> 00:44:46.640
PROMISES THAT YOU CAN TURNTO, AND YOU'RE RIGHT
00:44:46.640 --> 00:44:47.975
TO, AND YOU'RE RIGHTTHERE, READY TO RECITE 'EM
00:44:47.975 --> 00:44:49.476
THERE, READY TO RECITE 'EMTO YOURSELF.
00:44:49.476 --> 00:44:51.011
TO YOURSELF.AND THIS IS IMPORTANT:
00:44:51.011 --> 00:44:52.412
AND THIS IS IMPORTANT:YOU'RE READY TO RECITE
00:44:52.412 --> 00:44:53.147
YOU'RE READY TO RECITETHEM TO OTHER PEOPLE
00:44:53.147 --> 00:44:54.548
THEM TO OTHER PEOPLEBECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ALL SO
00:44:54.548 --> 00:44:55.082
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ALL SOFULL OF FEAR.
00:44:55.082 --> 00:44:57.785
FULL OF FEAR.THEY NEED SOMEBODY TO SAY
00:44:57.785 --> 00:44:58.418
THEY NEED SOMEBODY TO SAYTHE WORD OF GOD IS LIVING
00:44:58.418 --> 00:44:59.887
THE WORD OF GOD IS LIVINGAND ACTIVE.
00:44:59.887 --> 00:45:01.588
AND ACTIVE.YOU KNOW, THAT'S A PROMISE.
00:45:01.588 --> 00:45:03.223
YOU KNOW, THAT'S A PROMISE.SO THEY NEED PEOPLE TO
00:45:03.223 --> 00:45:04.091
SO THEY NEED PEOPLE TOSPEAK A PROMISE INTO THEIR
00:45:04.091 --> 00:45:05.526
SPEAK A PROMISE INTO THEIRLIFE, AND A LOT OF TIMES,
00:45:05.526 --> 00:45:06.527
LIFE, AND A LOT OF TIMES,PEOPLE WILL LOOK AT YOU,
00:45:06.527 --> 00:45:07.961
PEOPLE WILL LOOK AT YOU,AND THEY SAY, "HOW IS IT
00:45:07.961 --> 00:45:08.662
AND THEY SAY, "HOW IS ITYOU BELIEVE THIS?"
00:45:08.662 --> 00:45:11.331
YOU BELIEVE THIS?"AND YOU SAY, "WELL, 'CAUSE
00:45:11.331 --> 00:45:11.932
AND YOU SAY, "WELL, 'CAUSEI LIVE IT; I LIVE IT.
00:45:11.932 --> 00:45:14.067
I LIVE IT; I LIVE IT.IT'S MY LIFE; IT'S MY LIFE."
00:45:14.067 --> 00:45:19.006
IT'S MY LIFE; IT'S MY LIFE."AND THAT'S THAT CONTAGIOUS
00:45:19.006 --> 00:45:19.606
AND THAT'S THAT CONTAGIOUSFAITH THAT WE
00:45:19.606 --> 00:45:20.874
FAITH THAT WECAN SHARE.
00:45:20.874 --> 00:45:21.441
CAN SHARE.- MATT: MY PERSONAL GO-TO
00:45:21.441 --> 00:45:22.709
- MATT: MY PERSONAL GO-TOONE IS "GOD HATH CHOSEN
00:45:22.709 --> 00:45:23.577
ONE IS "GOD HATH CHOSENTHE FOOLISH TO CONFOUND
00:45:23.577 --> 00:45:27.014
THE FOOLISH TO CONFOUNDTHE WISE."
00:45:27.014 --> 00:45:28.515
THE WISE."[LAUGHTER]
00:45:28.515 --> 00:45:29.049
[LAUGHTER]YOU KNOW, MY SWEET LITTLE
00:45:29.049 --> 00:45:30.651
YOU KNOW, MY SWEET LITTLEDADDY TOLD THE CROUCH
00:45:30.651 --> 00:45:34.655
DADDY TOLD THE CROUCHFAMILY THAT, YOU KNOW, TBN
00:45:34.655 --> 00:45:39.293
FAMILY THAT, YOU KNOW, TBNNEEDED TO BE TRUSTED INTO
00:45:39.293 --> 00:45:41.094
NEEDED TO BE TRUSTED INTOA FAMILY THAT DIDN'T HAVE
00:45:41.094 --> 00:45:42.029
A FAMILY THAT DIDN'T HAVEANY PARTICULAR GIFTS,
00:45:42.029 --> 00:45:44.832
ANY PARTICULAR GIFTS,YOU KNOW?
00:45:44.832 --> 00:45:45.966
YOU KNOW?BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF I
00:45:45.966 --> 00:45:47.401
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF IWAS A, YOU KNOW, CONCERT
00:45:47.401 --> 00:45:49.736
WAS A, YOU KNOW, CONCERTPIANIST, OR IF SHE SANG
00:45:49.736 --> 00:45:51.171
PIANIST, OR IF SHE SANGOR-- YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD
00:45:51.171 --> 00:45:53.774
OR-- YOU KNOW, YOU WOULDTHINK THAT THIS BROADCAST
00:45:53.774 --> 00:45:56.844
THINK THAT THIS BROADCASTNETWORK SHOULD BE USED TO
00:45:56.844 --> 00:46:00.480
NETWORK SHOULD BE USED TOMAKE THAT TALENT MORE KNOWN.
00:46:00.480 --> 00:46:01.315
MAKE THAT TALENT MORE KNOWN.YOU WOULD THINK THAT.
00:46:01.315 --> 00:46:04.952
YOU WOULD THINK THAT.SO GOD IN HIS GRACIOUSNESS
00:46:04.952 --> 00:46:05.919
SO GOD IN HIS GRACIOUSNESSTOOK ALL OF 'EM, AND MY
00:46:05.919 --> 00:46:07.588
TOOK ALL OF 'EM, AND MYDAD LITERALLY SAID, "OUR
00:46:07.588 --> 00:46:11.091
DAD LITERALLY SAID, "OURGIFT IS A MINISTRY OF HELPS."
00:46:11.091 --> 00:46:12.059
GIFT IS A MINISTRY OF HELPS."THAT'S ONE OF THE GIFTS,
00:46:12.059 --> 00:46:15.329
THAT'S ONE OF THE GIFTS,YOU KNOW?
00:46:15.329 --> 00:46:16.797
YOU KNOW?SO WE HELP PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
00:46:16.797 --> 00:46:18.432
SO WE HELP PEOPLE LIKE YOU.SO NOW I'M GONNA HELP YOU,
00:46:18.432 --> 00:46:20.067
SO NOW I'M GONNA HELP YOU,MAX, NEXT TIME YOU HAVE
00:46:20.067 --> 00:46:22.836
MAX, NEXT TIME YOU HAVETHOSE THOUGHTS THAT COME
00:46:22.836 --> 00:46:24.238
THOSE THOUGHTS THAT COMEINTO YOUR MIND THAT YOU'RE
00:46:24.238 --> 00:46:24.738
INTO YOUR MIND THAT YOU'RENOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO
00:46:24.738 --> 00:46:25.339
NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DOSOMETHING.
00:46:25.339 --> 00:46:29.776
SOMETHING.MAX, YOU GOT TURNED DOWN
00:46:29.776 --> 00:46:32.312
MAX, YOU GOT TURNED DOWNWITH YOUR FIRST MANUSCRIPT.
00:46:32.312 --> 00:46:33.714
WITH YOUR FIRST MANUSCRIPT.WAS IT 17 TIMES?
00:46:33.714 --> 00:46:34.715
WAS IT 17 TIMES?- MAX: FOURTEEN.
00:46:34.715 --> 00:46:35.249
- MAX: FOURTEEN.- MATT: FOURTEEN TIMES.
00:46:35.249 --> 00:46:36.516
- MATT: FOURTEEN TIMES.THE 15TH PUBLISHER AND
00:46:36.516 --> 00:46:38.018
THE 15TH PUBLISHER ANDLAST ONE YOU WERE GONNA GO
00:46:38.018 --> 00:46:40.254
LAST ONE YOU WERE GONNA GOTO ACCEPTED YOUR BOOK,
00:46:40.254 --> 00:46:41.655
TO ACCEPTED YOUR BOOK,YOUR FIRST BOOK.
00:46:41.655 --> 00:46:43.457
YOUR FIRST BOOK.NOW YOU'VE SOLD OVER 100
00:46:43.457 --> 00:46:45.058
NOW YOU'VE SOLD OVER 100MILLION BOOKS.
00:46:45.058 --> 00:46:45.926
MILLION BOOKS.IS THAT TRUE?
00:46:45.926 --> 00:46:46.827
IS THAT TRUE?- LAURIE: YOU CAN'T FIND
00:46:46.827 --> 00:46:48.028
- LAURIE: YOU CAN'T FINDA BAD MAX LUCADO BOOK.
00:46:48.028 --> 00:46:48.729
A BAD MAX LUCADO BOOK.- MATT: IS THAT TRUE--
00:46:48.729 --> 00:46:49.329
- MATT: IS THAT TRUE--YOU'VE SOLD OVER A HUNDRED
00:46:49.329 --> 00:46:49.997
YOU'VE SOLD OVER A HUNDREDMILLION?
00:46:49.997 --> 00:46:50.530
MILLION?IS IT 120 NOW?
00:46:50.530 --> 00:46:51.798
IS IT 120 NOW?YEAH, OKAY, SO GUESS WHAT?
00:46:51.798 --> 00:46:53.700
YEAH, OKAY, SO GUESS WHAT?YOU'RE A REALLY GOOD
00:46:53.700 --> 00:46:56.637
YOU'RE A REALLY GOODAUTHOR, OKAY?
00:46:56.637 --> 00:46:57.371
AUTHOR, OKAY?- LAURIE: AMAZING.
00:46:57.371 --> 00:46:58.739
- LAURIE: AMAZING.- MATT: AND SO, IN OUR
00:46:58.739 --> 00:47:02.442
- MATT: AND SO, IN OURLIFETIME, IN OUR LIFETIME,
00:47:02.442 --> 00:47:06.580
LIFETIME, IN OUR LIFETIME,I BELIEVE IT IS TRUE TO
00:47:06.580 --> 00:47:08.715
I BELIEVE IT IS TRUE TOSAY THAT YOU HAVE SOLD
00:47:08.715 --> 00:47:10.250
SAY THAT YOU HAVE SOLDMORE BOOKS INSIDE OF OUR
00:47:10.250 --> 00:47:12.486
MORE BOOKS INSIDE OF OURCATEGORY THAN ANYBODY, AND
00:47:12.486 --> 00:47:16.990
CATEGORY THAN ANYBODY, ANDSO-- AND IN THE STYLE OF--
00:47:16.990 --> 00:47:17.524
SO-- AND IN THE STYLE OF--OR IN THE KIND OF BOOKS
00:47:17.524 --> 00:47:18.892
OR IN THE KIND OF BOOKSYOU WRITE.
00:47:18.892 --> 00:47:21.061
YOU WRITE.AND SO, LET ME JUST
00:47:21.061 --> 00:47:22.863
AND SO, LET ME JUSTEXPLAIN SOMETHIN' TO YOU.
00:47:22.863 --> 00:47:24.965
EXPLAIN SOMETHIN' TO YOU.YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT
00:47:24.965 --> 00:47:25.966
YOU'RE REALLY GOOD ATTHAT, AND YOU'RE GONNA GET
00:47:25.966 --> 00:47:27.034
THAT, AND YOU'RE GONNA GETTHINGS DONE, AND WHEN IT
00:47:27.034 --> 00:47:28.568
THINGS DONE, AND WHEN ITCOMES TO A BOOK, LET ME
00:47:28.568 --> 00:47:32.139
COMES TO A BOOK, LET MEJUST SAY THAT WE HAVE BEEN
00:47:32.139 --> 00:47:33.607
JUST SAY THAT WE HAVE BEENPLAGIARIZING YOUR STUFF
00:47:33.607 --> 00:47:34.942
PLAGIARIZING YOUR STUFFFOR YEARS AROUND HERE, AND
00:47:34.942 --> 00:47:37.678
FOR YEARS AROUND HERE, ANDTHIS TIME IS DIFFERENT.
00:47:37.678 --> 00:47:39.413
THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT."UNSHAKABLE HOPE," NOT
00:47:39.413 --> 00:47:40.781
"UNSHAKABLE HOPE," NOTONLY THE BOOK, BUT THE
00:47:40.781 --> 00:47:43.283
ONLY THE BOOK, BUT THEDEVOTIONAL STUDY GUIDE, IT
00:47:43.283 --> 00:47:46.086
DEVOTIONAL STUDY GUIDE, ITWAS OUR HONOR TO PUBLISH
00:47:46.086 --> 00:47:47.421
TRILOGY WAS ABLE TO
00:47:50.424 --> 00:47:51.758
TRILOGY WAS ABLE TOPUBLISH THE STUDY GUIDE.
00:47:51.758 --> 00:47:53.593
PUBLISH THE STUDY GUIDE.YOUR LONG-TERM PUBLISHER
00:47:53.593 --> 00:47:55.028
YOUR LONG-TERM PUBLISHERIS THOMAS NELSON.
00:47:55.028 --> 00:47:55.996
IS THOMAS NELSON.YOU'VE BEEN WITH THEM FOR
00:47:55.996 --> 00:47:57.464
WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF
00:47:59.866 --> 00:48:00.767
WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OFMINUTES LEFT.
00:48:00.767 --> 00:48:03.403
MINUTES LEFT.LET'S MOVE A FEW MORE
00:48:03.403 --> 00:48:04.571
LET'S MOVE A FEW MOREPEOPLE THROUGH SOME OF
00:48:04.571 --> 00:48:06.173
PEOPLE THROUGH SOME OFTHESE PROMISES, SOMETHING
00:48:06.173 --> 00:48:07.874
THESE PROMISES, SOMETHINGTHAT IS MEANINGFUL TO YOU,
00:48:07.874 --> 00:48:09.609
THAT IS MEANINGFUL TO YOU,A PROMISE THAT YOU CAN
00:48:09.609 --> 00:48:11.144
A PROMISE THAT YOU CANSTAND ON, SOMETHING THAT
00:48:11.144 --> 00:48:13.580
STAND ON, SOMETHING THATYOU GO TO, ONE OF YOUR
00:48:13.580 --> 00:48:15.949
YOU GO TO, ONE OF YOURREGULAR THINGS.
00:48:15.949 --> 00:48:17.284
REGULAR THINGS.I WILL SAY THESE RESOURCES
00:48:17.284 --> 00:48:21.955
I WILL SAY THESE RESOURCESARE AVAILABLE BY GOING TO
00:48:21.955 --> 00:48:23.957
ARE AVAILABLE BY GOING TOWHATEVER INFORMATION IS ON
00:48:23.957 --> 00:48:24.992
WHATEVER INFORMATION IS ONTHE SCREEN, AND MAKE SURE
00:48:24.992 --> 00:48:27.527
AMAZING.
00:48:29.997 --> 00:48:31.031
AMAZING."WHAT KIND OF LIFE ARE YOU
00:48:31.031 --> 00:48:31.832
"WHAT KIND OF LIFE ARE YOUBUILDING?
00:48:31.832 --> 00:48:33.567
BUILDING?DO YOU WANT TO BE
00:48:33.567 --> 00:48:34.568
DO YOU WANT TO BEUNSHAKABLE IN A SHAKY
00:48:34.568 --> 00:48:37.037
UNSHAKABLE IN A SHAKYWORLD?
00:48:37.037 --> 00:48:39.940
WORLD?YOU CAN BUILD YOUR LIFE ON
00:48:39.940 --> 00:48:43.510
WHAT AN AMAZING SUBJECT
00:48:46.546 --> 00:48:47.180
WHAT AN AMAZING SUBJECTFOR THE TIME THAT WE'RE IN.
00:48:47.180 --> 00:48:47.714
FOR THE TIME THAT WE'RE IN.- LAURIE: DO YOU HAVE A
00:48:47.714 --> 00:48:48.115
- LAURIE: DO YOU HAVE AGOOD ONE?
00:48:48.115 --> 00:48:48.715
GOOD ONE?'CAUSE I'VE GOT A GOOD ONE.
00:48:48.715 --> 00:48:49.216
'CAUSE I'VE GOT A GOOD ONE.- MAX: YOU GO AHEAD.
00:48:49.216 --> 00:48:49.616
- MAX: YOU GO AHEAD.- LAURIE: OKAY.
00:48:49.616 --> 00:48:52.252
- LAURIE: OKAY."FATHER, I AM SO GRATEFUL
00:48:52.252 --> 00:48:53.954
"FATHER, I AM SO GRATEFULTHAT YOU HAVE CALLED ME TO
00:48:53.954 --> 00:48:57.324
THAT YOU HAVE CALLED ME TOBE A CO-LABORER WITH YOU.
00:48:57.324 --> 00:48:58.759
BE A CO-LABORER WITH YOU.I BELIEVE YOU CAN TAKE ME
00:48:58.759 --> 00:48:59.860
I BELIEVE YOU CAN TAKE MEAS I AM TODAY AND USE ME
00:48:59.860 --> 00:49:01.161
AS I AM TODAY AND USE MEFOR YOUR WORK AND FOR
00:49:01.161 --> 00:49:02.529
FOR YOUR WORK AND FORYOUR GLORY.
00:49:02.529 --> 00:49:04.331
YOUR GLORY.I SET MY HEART ON YOU,
00:49:04.331 --> 00:49:05.699
I SET MY HEART ON YOU,LORD, AS I SEEK FIRST
00:49:05.699 --> 00:49:07.901
LORD, AS I SEEK FIRSTYOUR KINGDOM.
00:49:07.901 --> 00:49:09.403
YOUR KINGDOM.I TRUST THAT YOU ARE
00:49:09.403 --> 00:49:09.936
I TRUST THAT YOU AREADDING TO MY LIFE
00:49:09.936 --> 00:49:11.938
ADDING TO MY LIFEEVERYTHING I NEED TO
00:49:11.938 --> 00:49:12.739
EVERYTHING I NEED TOACCOMPLISH YOUR PLANS.
00:49:12.739 --> 00:49:14.107
ACCOMPLISH YOUR PLANS.I BELIEVE MY BEST DAYS ARE
00:49:14.107 --> 00:49:16.076
I BELIEVE MY BEST DAYS AREAHEAD, AMEN."
00:49:16.076 --> 00:49:18.178
AHEAD, AMEN."I LOVE THAT.
00:49:18.178 --> 00:49:19.112
I LOVE THAT.- MATT: THAT'S ACTIVATING
00:49:19.112 --> 00:49:20.781
- MATT: THAT'S ACTIVATINGTHE GOODNESS OF GOD IN
00:49:20.781 --> 00:49:21.314
THE GOODNESS OF GOD INYOUR LIFE.
00:49:21.314 --> 00:49:23.450
YOUR LIFE.- MAX: YOU KNOW, THE
00:49:23.450 --> 00:49:25.652
- MAX: YOU KNOW, THEPASSAGE THAT CAME TO MY
00:49:25.652 --> 00:49:26.253
PASSAGE THAT CAME TO MYMIND, WHEN YOU ASKED, IS
00:49:26.253 --> 00:49:27.287
MIND, WHEN YOU ASKED, ISTHE ONE IN ROMANS 8, THAT
00:49:27.287 --> 00:49:28.288
THE ONE IN ROMANS 8, THATSAYS, "WE ARE COHEIRS
00:49:28.288 --> 00:49:29.122
SAYS, "WE ARE COHEIRSWITH CHRIST."
00:49:29.122 --> 00:49:30.657
WITH CHRIST."THERE'S A GREAT PROMISE.
00:49:30.657 --> 00:49:33.460
THERE'S A GREAT PROMISE.YOU THINK ABOUT BEING A
00:49:33.460 --> 00:49:35.295
YOU THINK ABOUT BEING APART OF THE INHERITANCE,
00:49:35.295 --> 00:49:36.596
PART OF THE INHERITANCE,THE SAME INHERITANCE OF
00:49:36.596 --> 00:49:37.297
THE SAME INHERITANCE OFJESUS CHRIST.
00:49:37.297 --> 00:49:38.532
JESUS CHRIST.THAT MEANS THAT EVERY
00:49:38.532 --> 00:49:39.900
THAT MEANS THAT EVERYCAPACITY AND ABILITY THAT
00:49:39.900 --> 00:49:41.768
CAPACITY AND ABILITY THATHE HAS, WE HAVE ACCESS TO,
00:49:41.768 --> 00:49:43.370
HE HAS, WE HAVE ACCESS TO,AND WE DON'T HAVE TO GO
00:49:43.370 --> 00:49:44.905
AND WE DON'T HAVE TO GOOUT AND BEG GOD.
00:49:44.905 --> 00:49:47.307
OUT AND BEG GOD.WE JUST HAVE TO RECEIVE
00:49:47.307 --> 00:49:48.575
WE JUST HAVE TO RECEIVEWHAT HE'S ALREADY PROMISED
00:49:48.575 --> 00:49:49.476
WHAT HE'S ALREADY PROMISEDTO GIVE US.
00:49:49.476 --> 00:49:50.677
TO GIVE US.SO THERE'S UNLIMITED
00:49:50.677 --> 00:49:51.945
SO THERE'S UNLIMITEDWISDOM, THERE'S UNLIMITED
00:49:51.945 --> 00:49:52.479
WISDOM, THERE'S UNLIMITEDPATIENCE, THERE'S
00:49:52.479 --> 00:49:54.448
PATIENCE, THERE'SUNLIMITED COURAGE, SO THAT
00:49:54.448 --> 00:49:56.249
UNLIMITED COURAGE, SO THATCHANGES THE WAY I PRAY.
00:49:56.249 --> 00:49:58.185
CHANGES THE WAY I PRAY.SO, SAY, I'M RUNNIN' LOW
00:49:58.185 --> 00:49:59.719
SO, SAY, I'M RUNNIN' LOWON PATIENCE TODAY.
00:49:59.719 --> 00:50:00.720
ON PATIENCE TODAY.RATHER THAN SAY, "OH, BOY,
00:50:00.720 --> 00:50:01.721
RATHER THAN SAY, "OH, BOY,I GOTTA DIG UP SOME
00:50:01.721 --> 00:50:02.355
I GOTTA DIG UP SOMEPATIENCE.
00:50:02.355 --> 00:50:03.190
PATIENCE.I JUST CAN'T FIND ANY--"
00:50:03.190 --> 00:50:05.158
I JUST CAN'T FIND ANY--"WE SAY, NO, THERE'S PLENTY
00:50:05.158 --> 00:50:05.659
WE SAY, NO, THERE'S PLENTYTHERE.
00:50:05.659 --> 00:50:06.226
THERE.THERE'S PLENTY THERE.
00:50:06.226 --> 00:50:07.427
THERE'S PLENTY THERE.SO, "LORD JESUS, PLEASE,
00:50:07.427 --> 00:50:08.762
SO, "LORD JESUS, PLEASE,RIGHT NOW, COULD I HAVE
00:50:08.762 --> 00:50:09.863
RIGHT NOW, COULD I HAVEJUST A LITTLE MORE
00:50:09.863 --> 00:50:10.530
JUST A LITTLE MOREPATIENCE TO HELP ME TO GET
00:50:10.530 --> 00:50:14.000
PATIENCE TO HELP ME TO GETTHROUGH THIS?
00:50:14.000 --> 00:50:14.501
THROUGH THIS?I KNOW THE PANTRY IS
00:50:14.501 --> 00:50:15.102
I KNOW THE PANTRY ISPACKED, AND YOU'RE NOT A
00:50:15.102 --> 00:50:15.669
PACKED, AND YOU'RE NOT ABEGRUDGING GIVER."
00:50:15.669 --> 00:50:16.503
BEGRUDGING GIVER."AND SO I JUST TAP IN.
00:50:16.503 --> 00:50:17.938
AND SO I JUST TAP IN.I REACH UP, AND I GRAB THAT.
00:50:17.938 --> 00:50:18.705
I REACH UP, AND I GRAB THAT.AND I CAN BELIEVE IT'S
00:50:18.705 --> 00:50:20.841
AND I CAN BELIEVE IT'SGONNA COME.
00:50:20.841 --> 00:50:21.875
GONNA COME.I BELIEVE IT.
00:50:21.875 --> 00:50:22.409
I BELIEVE IT.THERE'S NO DOUBT IT'S
00:50:22.409 --> 00:50:23.677
THERE'S NO DOUBT IT'SGONNA COME.
00:50:23.677 --> 00:50:24.578
GONNA COME.SO THERE'S A PROMISE.
00:50:24.578 --> 00:50:27.280
SO THERE'S A PROMISE.NOW, THE SECULAR MIND-SET
00:50:27.280 --> 00:50:29.049
NOW, THE SECULAR MIND-SETSAYS, "DIG DOWN DEEP, AND
00:50:29.049 --> 00:50:30.217
SAYS, "DIG DOWN DEEP, ANDSEE IF YOU CAN, YOU KNOW,
00:50:30.217 --> 00:50:31.885
SEE IF YOU CAN, YOU KNOW,PULL YOURSELF UP BY YOUR
00:50:31.885 --> 00:50:33.220
PULL YOURSELF UP BY YOURBOOTSTRAPS AND BECOME A
00:50:33.220 --> 00:50:34.521
BOOTSTRAPS AND BECOME ABETTER PERSON, YOU KNOW?"
00:50:34.521 --> 00:50:36.156
BETTER PERSON, YOU KNOW?"BUT THE SCRIPTURE SAYS,
00:50:36.156 --> 00:50:37.190
BUT THE SCRIPTURE SAYS,"OH, NO, YOU CAN'T DO IT,
00:50:37.190 --> 00:50:39.693
"OH, NO, YOU CAN'T DO IT,BUT GOD CAN.
00:50:39.693 --> 00:50:40.293
BUT GOD CAN.GOD'S GONNA GIVE IT TO YA."
00:50:40.293 --> 00:50:43.063
GOD'S GONNA GIVE IT TO YA."AND SO WE PRAY, AND
00:50:43.063 --> 00:50:43.563
AND SO WE PRAY, ANDIT'S ALMOST LIKE IT'S
00:50:43.563 --> 00:50:44.931
IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT'SDOWNLOADED INTO US.
00:50:44.931 --> 00:50:45.432
DOWNLOADED INTO US.THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL
00:50:45.432 --> 00:50:46.533
THOSE ARE BEAUTIFULPROMISES.
00:50:46.533 --> 00:50:47.467
PROMISES.AGAIN, IT GETS BACK TO
00:50:47.467 --> 00:50:49.369
AGAIN, IT GETS BACK TOTHAT WORLD VIEW.
00:50:49.369 --> 00:50:50.570
THAT WORLD VIEW.- LAURIE: 'CAUSE HIS WORD
00:50:50.570 --> 00:50:51.471
- LAURIE: 'CAUSE HIS WORDIS ALIVE AND LIVING, SO
00:50:51.471 --> 00:50:54.641
IS ALIVE AND LIVING, SOIT'S NOT AS TRYING TO
00:50:54.641 --> 00:50:55.375
IT'S NOT AS TRYING TOBRING IT TO LIFE.
00:50:55.375 --> 00:50:57.277
BRING IT TO LIFE.IT'S ALREADY ALIVE, AND WE
00:50:57.277 --> 00:51:00.914
IT'S ALREADY ALIVE, AND WEJUST TAP INTO THAT LIFE
00:51:00.914 --> 00:51:03.116
JUST TAP INTO THAT LIFEAND BELIEVE, AND IT'S
00:51:03.116 --> 00:51:05.352
AND BELIEVE, AND IT'STRANSFORMING.
00:51:05.352 --> 00:51:06.286
TRANSFORMING.- MAX: I CAN RELATE TO
00:51:06.286 --> 00:51:06.786
- MAX: I CAN RELATE TOTHAT: "GOD HAS CHOSEN
00:51:06.786 --> 00:51:08.088
THAT: "GOD HAS CHOSENTHE--" WHAT'D YOU SAY?
00:51:08.088 --> 00:51:08.922
THE--" WHAT'D YOU SAY?- LAURIE: "THE FOOLISH--"
00:51:08.922 --> 00:51:09.956
- LAURIE: "THE FOOLISH--"- MAX: -- "FOOLISH"--
00:51:09.956 --> 00:51:10.624
- MAX: -- "FOOLISH"--- MATT: "TO CONFOUND THE WISE."
00:51:10.624 --> 00:51:12.159
- MATT: "TO CONFOUND THE WISE."- MAX: -- "TO CONFOUND
00:51:12.159 --> 00:51:13.026
- MAX: -- "TO CONFOUNDTHE WISE."
00:51:13.026 --> 00:51:15.262
THE WISE."JUST THIS MORNING, MATT, AS I
00:51:15.262 --> 00:51:16.163
JUST THIS MORNING, MATT, AS IWAS DRIVING TO THE AIRPORT
00:51:16.163 --> 00:51:17.497
WAS DRIVING TO THE AIRPORTTO COME TO SEE YOU,
00:51:17.497 --> 00:51:18.131
TO COME TO SEE YOU,I TURNED-- MY WIFE WAS
00:51:18.131 --> 00:51:19.132
I TURNED-- MY WIFE WASDRIVING ME TO THE AIRPORT,
00:51:19.132 --> 00:51:20.066
DRIVING ME TO THE AIRPORT,AND I SAID, "HONEY, CAN
00:51:20.066 --> 00:51:20.967
AND I SAID, "HONEY, CANYOU BELIEVE I GET TO DO THIS?
00:51:20.967 --> 00:51:22.435
YOU BELIEVE I GET TO DO THIS?CAN YOU BELIEVE I GET TO
00:51:22.435 --> 00:51:24.104
CAN YOU BELIEVE I GET TODO THIS?"
00:51:24.104 --> 00:51:25.605
DO THIS?"AND I ALWAYS USE THE
00:51:25.605 --> 00:51:26.106
AND I ALWAYS USE THEPHRASE, "I'M JUST AN OLD
00:51:26.106 --> 00:51:26.706
PHRASE, "I'M JUST AN OLDDRUNK, AN OLD, REPENTED--
00:51:26.706 --> 00:51:28.008
DRUNK, AN OLD, REPENTED--YOU KNOW, AN OLD,
00:51:28.008 --> 00:51:28.808
YOU KNOW, AN OLD,CONVERTED DRUNK."
00:51:28.808 --> 00:51:29.543
CONVERTED DRUNK."BY THE TIME I WAS 20,
00:51:29.543 --> 00:51:30.744
BY THE TIME I WAS 20,I COULD GO THROUGH A
00:51:30.744 --> 00:51:31.745
I COULD GO THROUGH ASIX-PACK EVERY NIGHT
00:51:31.745 --> 00:51:35.682
SIX-PACK EVERY NIGHTAND NOT FEEL IT.
00:51:35.682 --> 00:51:36.216
AND NOT FEEL IT.I MEAN, I WAS ON THE
00:51:36.216 --> 00:51:40.086
I MEAN, I WAS ON THEWAY TO ALCOHOLISM,
00:51:40.086 --> 00:51:41.855
WAY TO ALCOHOLISM,AND, YET THE LORD CALLED
00:51:41.855 --> 00:51:42.489
AND, YET THE LORD CALLEDME AND SAVED ME AND
00:51:42.489 --> 00:51:43.089
ME AND SAVED ME ANDFORGAVE ME.
00:51:43.089 --> 00:51:44.958
FORGAVE ME.AND I TOLD DENALYN, ON THE
00:51:44.958 --> 00:51:45.492
AND I TOLD DENALYN, ON THECAR, I SAID, "CAN YOU
00:51:45.492 --> 00:51:46.626
CAR, I SAID, "CAN YOUBELIEVE GOD LETS ME GO
00:51:46.626 --> 00:51:47.894
BELIEVE GOD LETS ME GODO THIS?"
00:51:47.894 --> 00:51:48.495
DO THIS?"ISN'T THAT A BEAUTIFUL
00:51:48.495 --> 00:51:50.030
ISN'T THAT A BEAUTIFULPROMISE THAT GOD WOULD USE
00:51:50.030 --> 00:51:51.698
PROMISE THAT GOD WOULD USEJUST REGULAR OLE FOLK?
00:51:51.698 --> 00:51:55.001
JUST REGULAR OLE FOLK?AND I WAS AS PRODIGAL AS
00:51:55.001 --> 00:51:55.502
AND I WAS AS PRODIGAL ASTHEY COME.
00:51:55.502 --> 00:51:56.670
THEY COME.I SMELLED JUST LIKE THE
00:51:56.670 --> 00:51:58.338
I SMELLED JUST LIKE THEPIGS IN THE PIGPEN.
00:51:58.338 --> 00:51:59.472
PIGS IN THE PIGPEN.I HAD BEEN RAISED TO--
00:51:59.472 --> 00:52:00.040
I HAD BEEN RAISED TO--- LAURIE: I JUST DON'T
00:52:00.040 --> 00:52:00.640
- LAURIE: I JUST DON'TBELIEVE THAT.
00:52:00.640 --> 00:52:01.374
BELIEVE THAT.- MAX: -- TO KNOW BETTER.
00:52:01.374 --> 00:52:02.809
- MAX: -- TO KNOW BETTER.I WAS RAISED TO KNOW
00:52:02.809 --> 00:52:04.110
I WAS RAISED TO KNOWBETTER, AND I JUST TURNED
00:52:04.110 --> 00:52:04.811
BETTER, AND I JUST TURNEDMY BACK ON HIM, AND I
00:52:04.811 --> 00:52:07.280
MY BACK ON HIM, AND IWALKED AWAY, AND, YET HE
00:52:07.280 --> 00:52:07.914
WALKED AWAY, AND, YET HESTILL-- HIS GRACE IS SO
00:52:07.914 --> 00:52:09.783
STILL-- HIS GRACE IS SOABUNDANT, AND HIS
00:52:09.783 --> 00:52:11.251
ABUNDANT, AND HISHOLY SPIRIT IS--
00:52:11.251 --> 00:52:11.785
HOLY SPIRIT IS--- MATT: YOU'RE NOT MAKIN'
00:52:11.785 --> 00:52:12.285
- MATT: YOU'RE NOT MAKIN'THAT UP, ARE YOU?
00:52:12.285 --> 00:52:12.986
THAT UP, ARE YOU?- MAX: I'M NOT.
00:52:12.986 --> 00:52:13.553
- MAX: I'M NOT.I'VE GOT SOME HIGH SCHOOL
00:52:13.553 --> 00:52:15.055
I'VE GOT SOME HIGH SCHOOLBUDDIES.
00:52:15.055 --> 00:52:16.923
BUDDIES.I COULD LINE 'EM UP.
00:52:16.923 --> 00:52:18.325
I COULD LINE 'EM UP.I COULD LINE 'EM UP, AND
00:52:18.325 --> 00:52:19.659
I COULD LINE 'EM UP, ANDTHEY WOULD GIVE YOU ONE
00:52:19.659 --> 00:52:20.827
THEY WOULD GIVE YOU ONESTORY AFTER ANOTHER.
00:52:20.827 --> 00:52:21.962
STORY AFTER ANOTHER.- LAURIE: I'M SURE WE
00:52:21.962 --> 00:52:23.363
- LAURIE: I'M SURE WEHAVE A FEW BUDDIES TOO.
00:52:23.363 --> 00:52:24.030
HAVE A FEW BUDDIES TOO.[LAUGHTER]
00:52:24.030 --> 00:52:24.698
[LAUGHTER]- MATT: DID YOU-- AM I
00:52:24.698 --> 00:52:25.699
- MATT: DID YOU-- AM IQUOTING YOU?
00:52:25.699 --> 00:52:26.333
QUOTING YOU?"HI, I'M MAX LUCADO, AND I
00:52:26.333 --> 00:52:28.168
"HI, I'M MAX LUCADO, AND ILOVE BEER"?
00:52:28.168 --> 00:52:28.668
LOVE BEER"?- MAX: YEAH.
00:52:28.668 --> 00:52:29.202
- MAX: YEAH.- MATT: YOU SAID THAT?
00:52:29.202 --> 00:52:29.636
- MATT: YOU SAID THAT?- MAX: YEAH, I DO.
00:52:29.636 --> 00:52:30.570
- MAX: YEAH, I DO.I MEAN, YEAH.
00:52:30.570 --> 00:52:31.271
I MEAN, YEAH.I DEVELOPED A-- ME AND
00:52:31.271 --> 00:52:32.239
I DEVELOPED A-- ME ANDADOLPH COORS--
00:52:32.239 --> 00:52:33.106
ADOLPH COORS--[LAUGHTER]
00:52:33.106 --> 00:52:35.508
[LAUGHTER]-- PRETTY GOOD BUDDIES.
00:52:35.508 --> 00:52:37.911
-- PRETTY GOOD BUDDIES.PRETTY GOOD BUDDIES.
00:52:37.911 --> 00:52:39.279
PRETTY GOOD BUDDIES.AND, YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
00:52:39.279 --> 00:52:40.447
AND, YOU KNOW, I MEAN,I'M NOT--
00:52:40.447 --> 00:52:42.482
I'M NOT--I STILL LIKE BEER.
00:52:42.482 --> 00:52:43.483
I STILL LIKE BEER.I DON'T LIKE WHAT BEER
00:52:43.483 --> 00:52:44.651
I DON'T LIKE WHAT BEERDOES TO ME, AND THAT'S WHY
00:52:44.651 --> 00:52:45.518
DOES TO ME, AND THAT'S WHYI'VE HAD TO GUARD IT MY
00:52:45.518 --> 00:52:46.686
I'VE HAD TO GUARD IT MYWHOLE LIFE, YOU KNOW.
00:52:46.686 --> 00:52:48.154
WHOLE LIFE, YOU KNOW.I COME FROM A FAMILY--
00:52:48.154 --> 00:52:49.923
I COME FROM A FAMILY--THAT FAMILY TREE HAS THE
00:52:49.923 --> 00:52:52.859
THAT FAMILY TREE HAS THEBLIGHT OF ALCOHOLISM ON IT,
00:52:52.859 --> 00:52:54.327
BLIGHT OF ALCOHOLISM ON IT,SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.
00:52:54.327 --> 00:53:00.900
SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.WHEN I CAME TO CHRIST
00:53:00.900 --> 00:53:03.837
WHEN I CAME TO CHRISTAT THE AGE OF 20,
00:53:03.837 --> 00:53:05.372
AT THE AGE OF 20,IT WASN'T THE BELIEF THAT
00:53:05.372 --> 00:53:07.807
IT WASN'T THE BELIEF THATJESUS WAS RISEN
00:53:07.807 --> 00:53:08.842
JESUS WAS RISENFROM THE DEAD.
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FROM THE DEAD.I COULD BELIEVE THAT.
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I COULD BELIEVE THAT.SOMEHOW THE RESURRECTION
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SOMEHOW THE RESURRECTIONWAS NOT HARD FOR ME
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WAS NOT HARD FOR METO BELIEVE.
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TO BELIEVE.I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE
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I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVEGOD COULD FORGIVE AN OLE
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GOD COULD FORGIVE AN OLEJERK LIKE ME.
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JERK LIKE ME.I MEAN, IF YOU-- THOSE OF
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I MEAN, IF YOU-- THOSE OFYOU WHO HAVE DAUGHTERS,
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YOU WHO HAVE DAUGHTERS,YOU WOULD NOT HAVE WANTED
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YOU WOULD NOT HAVE WANTEDYOUR DAUGHTER TO GO OUT
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YOUR DAUGHTER TO GO OUTWITH ME.
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WITH ME.I WAS NOT TRUSTWORTHY.
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I WAS NOT TRUSTWORTHY.I WAS A BRAWLER.
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I WAS A BRAWLER.I WAS JUST A MESS.
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I WAS JUST A MESS.BUT HE CALLED ME AND BY
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BUT HE CALLED ME AND BYTHE PREACHING OF A MAN WHO
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THE PREACHING OF A MAN WHOATTENDS OUR CHURCH TO THIS
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ATTENDS OUR CHURCH TO THISDAY-- ISN'T THAT
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DAY-- ISN'T THATSOMETHIN'?
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SOMETHIN'?-- LYNN ANDERSON, GOD
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-- LYNN ANDERSON, GODBLESS HIM, AND THE
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BLESS HIM, AND THEINFLUENCE OF A GOOD FRIEND
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INFLUENCE OF A GOOD FRIENDSTEVE GREEN.
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STEVE GREEN.STEVE TOOK ME TO CHURCH,
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STEVE TOOK ME TO CHURCH,AND LYNN ANDERSON PREACHED
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AND LYNN ANDERSON PREACHEDTHE GOSPEL, AND I COULD
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THE GOSPEL, AND I COULDTAKE YA TO THAT LITTLE
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TAKE YA TO THAT LITTLECHURCH IN WEST TEXAS,
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CHURCH IN WEST TEXAS,IF THAT BUILDING IS STILL
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IF THAT BUILDING IS STILLTHERE, AND SHOW YOU WHERE
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THERE, AND SHOW YOU WHEREI WAS SITTING WHEN CHRIST
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- MATT: IN THE LAST ONE
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- MATT: IN THE LAST ONEMINUTE, THAT MEANS THAT
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MINUTE, THAT MEANS THATYOU BUILT YOUR LIFE ON THE
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YOU BUILT YOUR LIFE ON THEPROMISES OF GOD.
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PROMISES OF GOD.YOU HAD TO DO IT.
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YOU HAD TO DO IT.- MAX: HAD TO DO IT.
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- MAX: HAD TO DO IT.- MATT: THIS IS SOMETHING
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- MATT: THIS IS SOMETHINGTHAT ISN'T JUST SOMETHING
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THAT ISN'T JUST SOMETHINGYOU WROTE.
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YOU WROTE.- MAX: I'VE DONE IT;
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- MAX: I'VE DONE IT;I'VE DONE IT.
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I'VE DONE IT.- MATT: THIS IS WHAT
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- MATT: THIS IS WHATYOU'VE DONE.
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YOU'VE DONE.- MAX: AND I'M A LIVING
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- MAX: AND I'M A LIVINGTESTIMONY TO HIS GOODNESS,
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TESTIMONY TO HIS GOODNESS,REALLY.
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REALLY.I'M A LIVING TESTIMONY TO
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I'M A LIVING TESTIMONY TOHIS AMAZING GRACE--
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HIS AMAZING GRACE--- LAURIE: HEAR, HEAR.
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- LAURIE: HEAR, HEAR.- MAX: -- BY HIS
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- MAX: -- BY HISGOODNESS; BY HIS GOODNESS.
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GOODNESS; BY HIS GOODNESS.- LAURIE: WITNESS OF THE
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- LAURIE: WITNESS OF THEGOODNESS OF GOD.
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GOODNESS OF GOD.- MAX: AMEN, AMEN.
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- MAX: AMEN, AMEN.- MATT: YOU LOOK AT THIS GUY.
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- MATT: YOU LOOK AT THIS GUY.YOU CAN'T EVEN HARDLY
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YOU CAN'T EVEN HARDLYBELIEVE HIM.
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BELIEVE HIM.- LAURIE: YOU JUST CAN'T
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- LAURIE: YOU JUST CAN'TLOVE HIM ANY MORE.
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LOVE HIM ANY MORE.- MATT: I HOPE YOU AREN'T
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- MATT: I HOPE YOU AREN'TMAKIN' THAT STORY UP
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MAKIN' THAT STORY UPBECAUSE IT'S SERIOUSLY
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BECAUSE IT'S SERIOUSLYHARD TO BELIEVE, YOU KNOW?
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HARD TO BELIEVE, YOU KNOW?- MAX: WELL, LET ME LINE UP--
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- MAX: WELL, LET ME LINE UP--I'LL CALL UP A FEW OF
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I'LL CALL UP A FEW OFMY HIGH SCHOOL BUDDIES.
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MY HIGH SCHOOL BUDDIES.[LAUGHTER]
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[LAUGHTER]THEY'LL TELL YA HOW WE GOT
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THEY'LL TELL YA HOW WE GOTCHASED OUT OF A COUNTY ONE
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CHASED OUT OF A COUNTY ONENIGHT FOR TOO MUCH BEER,
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NIGHT FOR TOO MUCH BEER,AND THE HIGHWAY PATROLMAN
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AND THE HIGHWAY PATROLMANWAS KIND ENOUGH TO SAY,
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WAS KIND ENOUGH TO SAY,"YOU BOYS BETTER GET."
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"YOU BOYS BETTER GET."I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY
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I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANYTIMES I COULD'VE SPENT THE
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TIMES I COULD'VE SPENT THENIGHT IN JAIL.
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NIGHT IN JAIL.I COULD'VE HAD A CAR
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I COULD'VE HAD A CARWRECK.
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WRECK.I MEAN, I COULD'VE HURT
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I MEAN, I COULD'VE HURTPEOPLE.
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PEOPLE.THE LORD'S HAND OF
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THE LORD'S HAND OFPROTECTION WAS ON ME.
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PROTECTION WAS ON ME.HE WAS GOOD TO ME, AND HE
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HE WAS GOOD TO ME, AND HEHAS BEEN; HE HAS BEEN.
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HAS BEEN; HE HAS BEEN.- MATT: "UNSHAKABLE HOPE:
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- MATT: "UNSHAKABLE HOPE:BUILDING OUR LIVES ON THE
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BUILDING OUR LIVES ON THEPROMISES OF GOD."
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PROMISES OF GOD."WE ALL NEED THIS.
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WE ALL NEED THIS.THE RESOURCES THAT YOU'VE
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THE RESOURCES THAT YOU'VEDONE, MAX, THANK YOU FOR
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THEY'RE AVAILABLE.
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THEY'RE AVAILABLE.WE'LL SEE YA NEXT TIME.
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WE'LL SEE YA NEXT TIME.BYE-BYE.
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