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Expiration Date Part 1

Steven Furtick

November 25, 2020

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Learn how to give your battles over to God and trust Him with the outcome.

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- ANNOUNCER: If you're looking
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this is a great place to start,
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but this is more than
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- But it said,
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- But it said,"I am the bread of life.
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"I am the bread of life.Your forefathers ate the manna
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Your forefathers ate the mannain the desert yet they died,
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in the desert yet they died,but here the bread."
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but here the bread."Somebody say,
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Somebody say,"Here is the bread".
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"Here is the bread"."Here is the bread that comes
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"Here is the bread that comesdown from heaven which
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down from heaven whicha man may eat and not die."
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a man may eat and not die."I wanna use just
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I wanna use justas a title today,
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as a title today,"Expiration Date" and touch
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"Expiration Date" and touchsomebody next to you and say,
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somebody next to you and say,"Check the label."
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"Check the label."Amen, you may be seated.
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Amen, you may be seated.So crazy how you can think
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So crazy how you can thinkyou really know somebody
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you really know somebodyfor years and then they just
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for years and then they justdo something that makes you
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do something that makes youquestion everything you thought
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question everything you thoughtyou knew about 'em.
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you knew about 'em.You sound like you're
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You sound like you'regoing through something.
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going through something.Are they sitting next to you?
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Are they sitting next to you?I mean, I can tell you
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I mean, I can tell youHolly's favorite movies,
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Holly's favorite movies,favorite color,
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favorite color,her favorite stores,
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her favorite stores,her favorite brands within her
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her favorite brands within herfavorite stores,
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favorite stores,I know a lot of things
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I know a lot of thingsabout that woman.
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about that woman.I know her favorite books,
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I know her favorite books,audiobooks,
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audiobooks,I know her favorite book club
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I know her favorite book clubthat she's having this week,
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that she's having this week,what she's reading for
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what she's reading forher book club this week,
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her book club this week,but even sometimes
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but even sometimesin the context of a marriage
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in the context of a marriagethat you really think
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that you really thinkyou know somebody
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you know somebodythey will just shock you.
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they will just shock you.The other day she horrified me
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The other day she horrified mebecause I thought I knew her
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because I thought I knew herso well until I went
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so well until I wentinto the refrigerator.
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into the refrigerator.And I pulled out some cheese,
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And I pulled out some cheese,I was just gonna eat
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I was just gonna eata few blocks of cheddar
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a few blocks of cheddarfor my low-carb lifestyle,
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for my low-carb lifestyle,just for a snack
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just for a snackand I looked at it
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and I looked at itand it said it was expired
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and it said it was expiredthree months ago.
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three months ago.Fridge was so full you know,
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Fridge was so full you know,but I saw that,
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but I saw that,so as I'm going
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so as I'm goingto throw it away,
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to throw it away,she stands in front of me
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she stands in front of meand blocks me from putting
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and blocks me from puttingthe cheese, she says, "Oh,
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the cheese, she says, "Oh,you gotta smell it first."
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you gotta smell it first."And I'm like, "No baby, I don't,
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And I'm like, "No baby, I don't,it says right here on the label,
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it says right here on the label,it's expired."
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it's expired."And she says, "Oh,
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And she says, "Oh,I feed you expired food
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I feed you expired foodall the time."
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all the time."And she said,
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And she said,"The expiration date
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"The expiration dateis just a suggestion."
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is just a suggestion."I'm like, "The devil is a liar."
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I'm like, "The devil is a liar."Smell it, you know.
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Smell it, you know.You think you know somebody.
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You think you know somebody.Turns out they're poisoning you,
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Turns out they're poisoning you,trying to collect
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trying to collectthat life insurance,
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that life insurance,wanna see about that.
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wanna see about that.Term life insurance, but,
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Term life insurance, but,you know it really should be
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you know it really should bein your relationship with God
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in your relationship with Godthat you think you know Him,
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that you think you know Him,you think you know
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you think you knowwhat He's like,
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what He's like,and just as your life
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and just as your lifeexperiences accumulate
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experiences accumulateand just the ways
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and just the waysthat you witness Him
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that you witness Himworking in your life that you
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working in your life that youdidn't expect and that you
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didn't expect and that youdidn't predict and that did not
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didn't predict and that did notfit your preconceived notions
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fit your preconceived notionsof what God was like
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of what God was like18 years ago.
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18 years ago.He doesn't change,
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He doesn't change,but the way that we see Him,
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but the way that we see Him,should.
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should.And must, it must expand,
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And must, it must expand,it must,
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it must,-- y'all won't like this word
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-- y'all won't like this word'cause y'all think it's like
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'cause y'all think it's likean atheist word, evolve
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an atheist word, evolveto include the parts
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to include the partsof who He is
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of who He isthat we didn't know about
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that we didn't know aboutin our arrogance
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in our arroganceand our pride because
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and our pride becauseas we become broken
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as we become brokenby the trials of life,
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by the trials of life,it leaves spaces for God
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it leaves spaces for Godto get in and He couldn't get in
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to get in and He couldn't get inwhile we were all
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while we were allsealed up tight,
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sealed up tight,by thinking we were perfect.
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by thinking we were perfect.But then, when you
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But then, when youlive a little while --
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live a little while --wave at me in the back,
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wave at me in the back,when you live a little while,
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when you live a little while,you get about to that age
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you get about to that agewhere you start to say,
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where you start to say,"Why I thought I saw
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"Why I thought I saweverything.
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everything.I thought I knew who was
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I thought I knew who wasa good Christian and who wasn't.
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a good Christian and who wasn't.I thought I knew what God
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I thought I knew what Godwould always do and what God
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would always do and what Godwas always like."
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was always like."But He was just always
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But He was just alwayssurprising them in the person
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surprising them in the personof Jesus Christ
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of Jesus Christas He walked the earth.
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as He walked the earth.He was showing them
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He was showing themprogressively who He was
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progressively who He wasand He wasn't changing to be
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and He wasn't changing to besomething that He wasn't,
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something that He wasn't,they were just seeing
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they were just seeingwhat He had been all along.
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what He had been all along.That required a sort of rewiring
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That required a sort of rewiringbecause if you go off of
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because if you go off ofwhat they thought
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what they thoughtin the old testament,
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in the old testament,they saw a lot of wrath
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they saw a lot of wrathand vengeance because
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and vengeance becausethat was the way
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that was the waythey saw God through that lens,
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they saw God through that lens,but as you track through
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but as you track throughthe redemptive history,
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the redemptive history,the God of the Bible is
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the God of the Bible isrevealed as One who not only
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revealed as One who not onlyis full of love and full
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is full of love and fullof grace, but He is love,
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of grace, but He is love,He is grace.
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He is grace.See, it doesn't say
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See, it doesn't sayGod has love, God is love.
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God has love, God is love.We beheld His glory,
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We beheld His glory,the glory as the only begotten
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the glory as the only begottenof the father full of grace
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of the father full of graceand truth.
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and truth.He was always full of grace
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He was always full of graceand truth;
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and truth;we just beheld it
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we just beheld itin the person of Christ.
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in the person of Christ.But it's progressive and there
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But it's progressive and thereis a reason that God does not
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is a reason that God does notshow you everything
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show you everythingall at once.
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all at once.It's called mercy.
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It's called mercy.If He showed you
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If He showed youthe whole thing, you would die,
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the whole thing, you would die,you would give up,
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you would give up,you would quit and you would be
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you would quit and you would beso overwhelmed so because
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so overwhelmed so becauseHe is kind
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He is kindand because He is wise,
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and because He is wise,He progressively shows you
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He progressively shows youHimself and He progressively
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Himself and He progressivelyshows you His purpose
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shows you His purposefor your life.
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for your life.So you can't figure it out,
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So you can't figure it out,all at once.
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all at once.And if you were a planner,
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And if you were a planner,a.k.a. control freak,
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a.k.a. control freak,this will stress you out.
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this will stress you out.It stressed the disciples out;
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It stressed the disciples out;He would not tell them
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He would not tell themeverything.
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everything.They would show up to preach,
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They would show up to preach,He'd be, "Hey I'mma preach
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He'd be, "Hey I'mma preacha little bit."
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a little bit."In fact, it's worst than that.
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In fact, it's worst than that.Okay, John 6, He's like,
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Okay, John 6, He's like,"Let's get away.
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"Let's get away.John the Baptist has
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John the Baptist hasjust been beheaded;
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just been beheaded;things are going crazy,
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things are going crazy,let's get away."
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let's get away."He didn't tell 'em there'd be
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He didn't tell 'em there'd bea crowd waiting
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a crowd waitingon the other side.
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on the other side.Not 'cause He didn't know,
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Not 'cause He didn't know,but probably 'cause He knew
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but probably 'cause He knewthey wouldn't go with Him
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they wouldn't go with Himif they knew;
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if they knew;so some things God does
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so some things God doesnot show you about
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not show you aboutwhat's waiting for you
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what's waiting for youon the other side
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on the other sidebecause He knows you won't go
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because He knows you won't goif He tells you what's there.
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if He tells you what's there.So He'll get you there
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So He'll get you thereand then show you the reason
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and then show you the reasonthat He came to begin with.
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that He came to begin with.Well, He starts healing people,
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Well, He starts healing people,right?
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right?He started blessing,
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He started blessing,He starts teaching,
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He starts teaching,it gets late,
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it gets late,the disciples..."
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the disciples..."-- I know you've heard this
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-- I know you've heard thisstory before even if you've
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story before even if you'veonly gone to church once,
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only gone to church once,it's like all of fame
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it's like all of fameBible story --
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Bible story --5000 men, women and children,
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5000 men, women and children,5 loaves of bread, 2 fish,
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5 loaves of bread, 2 fish,one little boy,
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one little boy,who Peter beat up
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who Peter beat upand took his lunch --
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and took his lunch --I put that in,
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I put that in,it's a speculation,
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it's a speculation,just thinking about how
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just thinking about howthat boy gave his lunch,
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that boy gave his lunch,I have kids, I've never
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I have kids, I've neverseen them volunteer
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seen them volunteeror give anything
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or give anythingto the Lord and so,
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to the Lord and so,or anybody -- but there's this
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or anybody -- but there's thissense in which they were
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sense in which they weregleaning what they could about
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gleaning what they could aboutthe identity of this Christ
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the identity of this Christthat they chose to follow
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that they chose to followby the activities
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by the activitiesthat they saw Him do.
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that they saw Him do.And yet what got confusing
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And yet what got confusingwas that a lot of times people
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was that a lot of times peoplewould get so caught up
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would get so caught upin what He did
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in what He didthat they would miss
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that they would missthe point of who He was.
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the point of who He was.So John gives us
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So John gives usseven statements
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seven statementsin his Gospel alone
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in his Gospel alonethat he collects
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that he collectsthat start with,
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that start with,the name of God that was
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the name of God that wasrevealed to Moses at
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revealed to Moses atthe Burning bush, "I Am,"
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the Burning bush, "I Am,"this is the first one.
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this is the first one."I am the bread of life"
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"I am the bread of life"and how many are grateful
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and how many are gratefulthat the first thing that
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that the first thing thatJesus wanted to be
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Jesus wanted to beidentified with
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identified withwas sustenance.
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was sustenance.Carbohydrates.
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Carbohydrates.How many are grateful
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How many are gratefulthat the first thing
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that the first thingHe wanted you to know is,
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He wanted you to know is,I am not only your provider,
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I am not only your provider,I am your provision,
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I am your provision,if I'm just your provider,
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if I'm just your provider,then you need what
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then you need whatcomes from My hand,
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comes from My hand,but if I am your provision,
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but if I am your provision,you can trust My heart to know
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you can trust My heart to knowthat even if it's not
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that even if it's notcoming your way,
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coming your way,everything you need for life
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everything you need for lifeand Godliness is in me,
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and Godliness is in me,I am the bread of life.
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I am the bread of life.I am the light of the world.
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I am the light of the world.If you can't see
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If you can't seeyour next step, it's alright,
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your next step, it's alright,I'll give you enough light
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I'll give you enough lightfor the next step
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for the next stepthat I've called you to take.
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that I've called you to take.Not the next 1500,
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Not the next 1500,it is a progressive revelation,
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it is a progressive revelation,I am the gate,
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I am the gate,that means you come in
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that means you come inthrough Me,
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through Me,you go out through Me.
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you go out through Me.Church is not the gate,
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Church is not the gate,other people are not the gate,
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other people are not the gate,they don't get to decide
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they don't get to decidewhat your life becomes
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what your life becomesor what it doesn't;
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or what it doesn't;I am the gate,
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I am the gate,I am the good shepherd,
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I am the good shepherd,I will lead you through
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I will lead you throughthe valley of
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the valley ofthe shadow of death,
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the shadow of death,it's just a shadow because
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it's just a shadow becauseI am the resurrection
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I am the resurrectionand the life,
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and the life,even the things that
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even the things thathave died in your life
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have died in your lifeare subject to resurrection,
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are subject to resurrection,I serve notice on dead bones,
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I serve notice on dead bones,if the breath of God hits
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if the breath of God hitsthe bones in the valley,
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the bones in the valley,they have to rise up
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they have to rise upand live in the name
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and live in the nameof the Lord.
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of the Lord.I am the vine, the true vine;
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I am the vine, the true vine;there's imitators,
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there's imitators,there's substitutes,
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there's substitutes,but they can't sustain you;
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but they can't sustain you;I am the bread of life.
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I am the bread of life.And in order
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And in orderto get them to see it,
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to get them to see it,He has to bring them
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He has to bring themall the way back
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all the way backto their experiences
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to their experiencesand many of these experiences
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and many of these experienceshappen before
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happen beforethey were ever around.
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they were ever around.And in order to get you
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And in order to get youto see that God
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to see that Godis your provider,
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is your provider,I wanna show you something
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I wanna show you somethingfrom Exodus 16 that really
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from Exodus 16 that reallyspeaks to me about
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speaks to me abouthow in some seasons of my life,
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how in some seasons of my life,I feel like the demand
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I feel like the demandis greater than the supply.
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is greater than the supply.The disciples weren't
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The disciples weren'tthe first one that
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the first one thatgot put in a situation
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got put in a situationthat was too much for them.
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that was too much for them.So I'm preaching to people
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So I'm preaching to peoplewho are looking at too much
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who are looking at too muchin an area of your life today
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in an area of your life todayand I believe
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and I believeif nothing other than the device
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if nothing other than the devicethat is in your pocket,
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that is in your pocket,we are living in a time
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we are living in a timeof too much,
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of too much,too much information,
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too much information,they're showing us
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they're showing usnow though studies
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now though studieson compassion fatigue
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on compassion fatiguethat by knowing everything
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that by knowing everythingbad that happens in the world,
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bad that happens in the world,we are becoming unable
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we are becoming unableto mobilize to do anything
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to mobilize to do anythingabout the real things
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about the real thingsthat we can affect,
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that we can affect,because we are so overwhelmed
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because we are so overwhelmedwith too much.
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with too much.Too much, the disciples
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Too much, the disciplessaw the crowds, they said,
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saw the crowds, they said,"It's getting late, Jesus."
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"It's getting late, Jesus."This is John 6,
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This is John 6,before He said
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before He saidI'm the bread of life,
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I'm the bread of life,this is what lead up
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this is what lead upto that statement,
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to that statement,this is the story behind
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this is the story behindthe statement,
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the statement,He wasn't just saying
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He wasn't just sayingsomething out of context,
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something out of context,He took the bread
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He took the breadand multiplied it
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and multiplied itand everybody was fed,
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and everybody was fed,but before that happened,
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but before that happened,the disciples tendency
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the disciples tendencywas like the same tendency
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was like the same tendencythat we have when it's just
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that we have when it's justtoo much, "Send them away."
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too much, "Send them away."It's just too much,
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It's just too much,I can't fix it all;
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I can't fix it all;it's too much debt,
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it's too much debt,financially.
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financially.I don't even know where
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I don't even know whereto start digging out of this.
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to start digging out of this.It's just too much,
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It's just too much,it's too much on my schedule,
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it's too much on my schedule,it's too much
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it's too muchand then if the spirit
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and then if the spiritof too much stays
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of too much stayson you too long,
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on you too long,it'll become the spirit
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it'll become the spiritof not enough.
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of not enough.And so then you start
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And so then you startevaluating your potential
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evaluating your potentialon the basis of
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on the basis ofyour experiences.
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your experiences.And what God is so good at
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And what God is so good atin moments like these
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in moments like thesein our lives,
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in our lives,if you're in a moment
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if you're in a momentlike that in your life,
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like that in your life,and I know I certainly have
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and I know I certainly havebeen where you start sending
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been where you start sendingopportunities away,
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opportunities away,because you don't believe
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because you don't believeyou have the resource
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you have the resourceto meet the need,
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to meet the need,you can relate
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you can relatewith this passage,
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with this passage,and statement,
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and statement,"I am the bread of life."
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"I am the bread of life."So recently,
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So recently,and I'mma share with you
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and I'mma share with youExodus 16 in a minute,
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Exodus 16 in a minute,I didn't forget.
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I didn't forget.But I started noticing
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But I started noticingthat I was turning down things
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that I was turning down thingsthat I believe
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that I believeGod wanted me to do,
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God wanted me to do,but it wasn't even because
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but it wasn't even becauseI was too busy to do them,
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I was too busy to do them,I started to feel like
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I started to feel likeI don't have enough
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I don't have enoughto give and it started
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to give and it startedscaring me that maybe
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scaring me that maybeI was gonna get out there
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I was gonna get out thereto try to do it and I wouldn't
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to try to do it and I wouldn'thave what people expected me
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have what people expected meto have so I started
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to have so I startedto send stuff away
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to send stuff awaythat God was trying
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that God was tryingto bring to be to multiply
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to bring to be to multiplyHis provision and to use me,
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His provision and to use me,which is what I wanted.
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which is what I wanted.But when you stay in
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But when you stay inthe spirit of too much,
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the spirit of too much,long enough,
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long enough,it becomes a deep feeling of
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it becomes a deep feeling ofnot enough and I believe that
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not enough and I believe thatI'm looking at people today,
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I'm looking at people today,I believe it's a cultural
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I believe it's a culturalepidemic that we have never
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epidemic that we have neverbeen in a time where we have
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been in a time where we havefelt more deprived and depleted
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felt more deprived and depletedand insufficient
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and insufficientto face life challenges because
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to face life challenges becausewe are constantly exposed
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we are constantly exposedto the world's
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to the world'sentire need all at once.
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entire need all at once.So Jesus says,
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So Jesus says,"Your fathers ate manna
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"Your fathers ate mannain the wilderness,
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in the wilderness,last week,
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last week,I talked about the wideness
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I talked about the widenessand I talked about finding
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and I talked about findingyour water in dry places.
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your water in dry places.That God will always put a rock
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That God will always put a rockwhere water will come from,
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where water will come from,even in the driest most
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even in the driest mostdifficult seasons of your life
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difficult seasons of your lifeand how that when you're too
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and how that when you're toohungry or too thirsty,
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hungry or too thirsty,you become susceptible
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you become susceptibleto substitutes,
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to substitutes,which is why you can be tempted
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which is why you can be temptedto turn stones into bread.
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to turn stones into bread.The wilderness passage
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The wilderness passagewhich Jesus demonstrated by
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which Jesus demonstrated byovercoming temptation
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overcoming temptationand the nation of Israel
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and the nation of Israelsuccumbing temptation
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succumbing temptationis mentioned in Exodus 16,
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is mentioned in Exodus 16,remember that they came
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remember that they camethrough the Red Sea,
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through the Red Sea,they had been in Egypt
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they had been in Egyptfor a long time,
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for a long time,suffering under slavery
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suffering under slaveryand after they came
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and after they camethrough the Red Sea,
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through the Red Sea,they dwelt in a place
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they dwelt in a placecalled the wilderness.
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called the wilderness.That wasn't the name of it;
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That wasn't the name of it;it was several stops
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it was several stopsalong the way.
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along the way.For a little while after they
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For a little while after theyleft Egypt apparently they
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left Egypt apparently theyhad some snack packs,
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had some snack packs,but at the point
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but at the pointthat the food ran out,
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that the food ran out,they were caught
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they were caughtin an interesting situation,
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in an interesting situation,just like the disciples
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just like the disciplesin John 6 where we're in
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in John 6 where we're inthe remote place
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the remote placeand we don't have enough
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and we don't have enoughto do what we need to do
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to do what we need to doand I want you to look at
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and I want you to look atthe Scripture because
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the Scripture becauseit's kind of a test that some
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it's kind of a test that someof you are dealing with
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of you are dealing withright now,
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right now,the "Do you trust me now test."
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the "Do you trust me now test."You get so many opportunities
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You get so many opportunitiesin your life to trust God again
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in your life to trust God againand every time you trust Him
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and every time you trust Himon a different level
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on a different leveland a different scenario,
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and a different scenario,you see a different dimension
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you see a different dimensionof who He is
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of who He isand what He can do.
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and what He can do.Now look at this in Exodus 16,
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Now look at this in Exodus 16,if I can ever find it,
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if I can ever find it,yeah, here it says,
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yeah, here it says,"The whole Israelite community
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"The whole Israelite community-- right there in verse 1 --
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-- right there in verse 1 --"The whole Israelite community
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"The whole Israelite communityset out from Elim and came
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set out from Elim and cameto the Desert of Sin,
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to the Desert of Sin,which is between Elim and Sinai,
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which is between Elim and Sinai,on the fifteenth day
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on the fifteenth dayof the second month
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of the second monthafter they had
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after they hadcome out of Egypt."
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come out of Egypt."Where they had been
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Where they had beenfor 430 years in Egypt,
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for 430 years in Egypt,where they initially went
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where they initially wentto escape a famine
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to escape a faminethat was in Canaan,
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that was in Canaan,but then in Egypt,
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but then in Egypt,the place where they went
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the place where they wentto escape the famine,
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to escape the famine,became the place where they
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became the place where theywere enslaved by Pharaoh,
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were enslaved by Pharaoh,we dealt with that last week,
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we dealt with that last week,watch the message,
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watch the message,it's free on YouTube
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it's free on YouTubeand you have no excuse
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and you have no excusenot to watch it,
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not to watch it,download the podcast,
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download the podcast,download the app
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download the appand watch the message,
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and watch the message,but where it brings us to,
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but where it brings us to,is they're out of Egypt,
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is they're out of Egypt,but they're not into Canaan,
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but they're not into Canaan,they're in a place where
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they're in a place wherethey need God's provision,
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they need God's provision,but they have not fully
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but they have not fullyaccessed the promise of God.
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accessed the promise of God.I call this the disappointment
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I call this the disappointmentof deliverance,
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of deliverance,it's when God brings you
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it's when God brings youout of something,
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out of something,but not all the way
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but not all the wayinto anything either.
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into anything either.It's when you raise your hand
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It's when you raise your handto receive Christ and you
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to receive Christ and youstill have issues
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still have issueswith your anger.
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with your anger.It's when you believe God
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It's when you believe Godtouched you during worship
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touched you during worshipand you still have bursitis
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and you still have bursitisin your right knee
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in your right kneewhen you go home.
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when you go home.It's when God makes you
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It's when God makes youa promise and speaks a word
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a promise and speaks a wordconcerning your daughter
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concerning your daughterand her attitude gets worse
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and her attitude gets worseon Tuesday than it was
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on Tuesday than it waslast Wednesday.
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last Wednesday.It's the disappointment of
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It's the disappointment ofdeliverance when He brings you
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deliverance when He brings youout, brings you through,
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out, brings you through,brings your forward,
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brings your forward,but now they're in a stuck
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but now they're in a stuckplace really to wonder,
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place really to wonder,what will we eat and they
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what will we eat and theydon't pass the test because
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don't pass the test becauseinstead of gratitude
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instead of gratitudefor the grace of God
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for the grace of Godthat brought them this far,
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that brought them this far,they begin to grumble
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they begin to grumbleabout what's ahead.
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about what's ahead.Now, this is in Bible times.
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Now, this is in Bible times.We don't deal with this anymore.
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We don't deal with this anymore.You know the Bible's outdated.
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You know the Bible's outdated.Times have changed,
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Times have changed,but they came out of Egypt,
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but they came out of Egypt,watch this
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watch thiswhen the expiration date
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when the expiration dateon their season of suffering
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on their season of sufferinghad reached the ears of heaven.
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had reached the ears of heaven.Everything you go through
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Everything you go throughin your life, everything that,
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in your life, everything that,even the enemy does
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even the enemy doesin your life,
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in your life,anything you do to yourself
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anything you do to yourselfin your life,
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in your life,it can't go on forever.
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it can't go on forever.And here's why
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And here's whyit can't go on forever.
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it can't go on forever.Because you are not in charge
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Because you are not in chargeof the calendar of events
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of the calendar of eventsof the purpose of God
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of the purpose of Godin the world.
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in the world.So, even if the devil
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So, even if the devilis messing with you
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is messing with youin your mind,
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in your mind,even if the devil is messing
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even if the devil is messingwith you in your family,
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with you in your family,he can't just mess with you
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he can't just mess with youfor as long as he wants,
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for as long as he wants,as much as he wants.
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as much as he wants.God had to give the devil
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God had to give the devilpermission to hurt Job.
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permission to hurt Job.He didn't just get to do what
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He didn't just get to do whathe wanted to do for as long
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he wanted to do for as longas he wanted to do it, God said,
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as he wanted to do it, God said,"Now that's enough."
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"Now that's enough."Somebody shout,
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Somebody shout,"That's enough."
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"That's enough."When God saw His people
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When God saw His peoplestruggling in Egyptian slavery
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struggling in Egyptian slaveryat a certain point He said,
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at a certain point He said,"Now that's enough."
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"Now that's enough."And when He spoke
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And when He spoketo Moses He said,
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to Moses He said,"I've seen my people
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"I've seen my peoplemistreated and I see
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mistreated and I seehow their backs are breaking
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how their backs are breakingwith heavy labor
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with heavy laborand I hear how they're
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and I hear how they'recrying out to Me
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crying out to Meand that's enough
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and that's enoughand I came down
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and I came downto deliver My people
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to deliver My peopleand bring them out of Egypt;
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and bring them out of Egypt;every season of suffering,
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every season of suffering,every season of struggle
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every season of strugglehas an expiration date."
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has an expiration date."God is sovereign,
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God is sovereign,God is in charge;
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God is in charge;the enemy doesn't run my life.
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the enemy doesn't run my life.So when that ended
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So when that endedand a month passed,
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and a month passed,they've come through
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they've come throughthe Red Sea,
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the Red Sea,but now they need
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but now they needsomething to eat
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something to eatand this is why I thought
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and this is why I thoughtJesus brought it up to say,
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Jesus brought it up to say,"I am the bread of life.
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"I am the bread of life.Just like I did it then,
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Just like I did it then,watch this, just like
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watch this, just likeI did it that period of time,
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I did it that period of time,just like I took
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just like I tookcare of you before,
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care of you before,just like you didn't know
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just like you didn't knowhow before
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how beforeand I did somehow, I am.
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and I did somehow, I am.Just like I was, I am.
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Just like I was, I am.And just like I am, I will be."
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And just like I am, I will be."I haven't been giving y'all
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I haven't been giving y'allany love this whole sermon
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any love this whole sermonbutler this section fifth row,
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butler this section fifth row,this section, I am,
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this section, I am,I was, I will be.
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I was, I will be.I am, I was.
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I am, I was.How you know I am?
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How you know I am?'Cause I was.
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'Cause I was.How do you know I will be,
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How do you know I will be,'cause I am.
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'cause I am.How do you know I am?
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How do you know I am?'Cause I was.
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'Cause I was.There is a testimony
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There is a testimonyin your life
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in your lifeto the faithfulness of God
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to the faithfulness of Godthat will enable you
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that will enable youto trust Him in this season.
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to trust Him in this season.And you just get to do it
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And you just get to do itover and over again,
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over and over again,if you trust God with one test,
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if you trust God with one test,you get to trust Him
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you get to trust Himwith another.
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with another.Algebra 2 is your reward
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Algebra 2 is your rewardfor passing Algebra 1.
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for passing Algebra 1.Y'all like that?
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Y'all like that?You don't get to graduate;
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You don't get to graduate;you just get to trust Him again.
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you just get to trust Him again.I will never forget what
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I will never forget whatHolly said to me
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Holly said to mewhen Elijah was born,
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when Elijah was born,she goes, "Oh,
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she goes, "Oh,you don't get to quit worrying
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you don't get to quit worryingabout your kid
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about your kidafter you have them."
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after you have them."'Cause you know,
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'Cause you know,we're rubbing oil on her stomach
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we're rubbing oil on her stomachand feeding her avocados
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and feeding her avocadosor whatever, you know,
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or whatever, you know,everything prenatal;
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everything prenatal;"What To Expect
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"What To ExpectWhen You're Expecting" --
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When You're Expecting" --by the way, that book sucks.
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by the way, that book sucks.I want my money back.
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I want my money back.But it put an expectation on us;
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But it put an expectation on us;it is the disappointment
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it is the disappointmentof delivery.
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of delivery.Oh, I had the kid,
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Oh, I had the kid,now I gotta check on him
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now I gotta check on himall through the night.
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all through the night.I'm worried when they're crying;
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I'm worried when they're crying;I'm worrying when they're quiet.
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I'm worrying when they're quiet.I'm worried...
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I'm worried...and now, not only do I get
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and now, not only do I getto trust the life of my child
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to trust the life of my childto God when they're a toddler,
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to God when they're a toddler,'cause that's scary,
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'cause that's scary,you run around the house
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you run around the houseprotecting them from everything,
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protecting them from everything,you know, well the first one,
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you know, well the first one,I mean, we have three,
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I mean, we have three,by the third one,
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by the third one,you figure it out,
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you figure it out,but the first one,
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but the first one,you know you plugging
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you know you pluggingelectrical sockets
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electrical socketswith plastic things,
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with plastic things,then you get to trust God
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then you get to trust Godwhen they're a teenager
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when they're a teenagerand they don't make
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and they don't makeone of those plastic plugs
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one of those plastic plugsfor their friends.
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for their friends.So now it's like,
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So now it's like,"Hey trust me now,
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"Hey trust me now,trust me deeper.
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trust me deeper.Trust be broader,
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Trust be broader,trust me greater, I am,
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trust me greater, I am,'cause I was and I will be too.
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'cause I was and I will be too.It's the kind of God that I am.
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It's the kind of God that I am.The bread of life
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The bread of lifehere is the bread."
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here is the bread."And I'mma show you two things
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And I'mma show you two thingsthat keep us
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that keep usfrom trusting Him now,
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from trusting Him now,two things that keep us
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two things that keep ustrusting now,
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trusting now,they're in the passage, it says,
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they're in the passage, it says,"In the desert the whole
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"In the desert the wholecommunity grumbled against
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community grumbled againstMoses and Aaron."
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Moses and Aaron."I wanted it to say they were
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I wanted it to say they weregrateful to Moses and Aaron
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grateful to Moses and Aaronbecause of all the courage
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because of all the couragethat it took to lead us out of
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that it took to lead us out ofEgypt and stand before Pharaoh
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Egypt and stand before Pharaohand last through the duration
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and last through the durationof the 10 plagues.
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of the 10 plagues.But no, people tend to forget.
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But no, people tend to forget.People tend to focus on
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People tend to focus onwhat's missing
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what's missingand then they tend to have
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and then they tend to havea selective memory.
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a selective memory.Because sometimes
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Because sometimeswhat keeps you,
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what keeps you,you wanna take notes,
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you wanna take notes,this is your only chance
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this is your only chanceyou have the whole sermon,
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you have the whole sermon,what keeps you from trusting God
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what keeps you from trusting Godin the present
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in the presentis your attachment to the past.
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is your attachment to the past.It's like when you've been
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It's like when you've beenin Egypt for too long,
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in Egypt for too long,and you've been gone
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and you've been gonefor a month,
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for a month,you start remembering it
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you start remembering itdifferent than it really was.
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different than it really was.It's when it's
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It's when it'sa selective memory.
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a selective memory.I don't mean to start
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I don't mean to startany marital fights here,
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any marital fights here,but sometimes even
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but sometimes evenin a relationship it can be
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in a relationship it can bea selective memory of what
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a selective memory of whatI said and what you said,
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I said and what you said,well that's what happening here,
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well that's what happening here,it's a selective memory,
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it's a selective memory,it's like watch this,
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it's like watch this,watch what they say,
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watch what they say,"In the desert they grumbled,"
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"In the desert they grumbled,"verse 3,
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verse 3,"The Israelites said to them,
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"The Israelites said to them,"If only we had died
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"If only we had diedby the Lord's hand in Egypt!"
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by the Lord's hand in Egypt!"-- Remember they were crying
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-- Remember they were cryingto God to take them
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to God to take themout of Egypt.
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out of Egypt.But now they say it'd be better
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But now they say it'd be betterto die there because there,
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to die there because there,is the verse on the screen?
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is the verse on the screen?Shout the word, "There".
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Shout the word, "There"."...There we sat
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"...There we sataround pots of meat."
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around pots of meat."Yeah, when they weren't
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Yeah, when they weren'tbeating you with whips
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beating you with whipsand working you 20 hours a day.
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and working you 20 hours a day.Okay so fine,
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Okay so fine,Egypt had a meal plan,
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Egypt had a meal plan,but it was miserable.
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but it was miserable.But you forget that.
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But you forget that.And you choose familiarity
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- Right now, in this moment,
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- Right now, in this moment,your life is being
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your life is beingsteered in a direction.
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steered in a direction.It may be toward your calling,
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It may be toward your calling,it may be away
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it may be awayfrom your calling.
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from your calling.But your life is being
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like a ship in the water.
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like a ship in the water.The destination is determined
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The destination is determinedby who or what is at the wheel.
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by who or what is at the wheel.If you're steering
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If you're steeringby your feelings,
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by your feelings,instead of by the spirit of God,
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instead of by the spirit of God,it's just a matter of time
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it's just a matter of timebefore you get off course.
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before you get off course.Sometimes, it happens slowly.
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Sometimes, it happens slowly.We don't even realize
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We don't even realizethe gradual drift.
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the gradual drift.Because, the world's gets us
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Because, the world's gets uswalking in its ways;
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walking in its ways;what we see, what we feel,
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what we see, what we feel,what we think.
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what we think.But as children of God,
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But as children of God,we have to learn how to
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because feelings come and go.
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because feelings come and go.I mean, one minute,
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I mean, one minute,you're telling yourself
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you're telling yourselfyou can take on the world.
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you can take on the world.And the next minute,
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And the next minute,all you wanna do
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all you wanna dois get under the covers
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is get under the coverswith some cookies.
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with some cookies.I know you know
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I know you knowwhat I am saying.
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what I am saying.God's truth
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God's truthis the only constant.
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is the only constant.It's time to fix your focus
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It's time to fix your focuson the provision of God
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on the provision of Godnot the lack in your life.
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not the lack in your life.Protection of God,
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Protection of God,not the danger around you.
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not the danger around you.And the purposes of God
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And the purposes of Godinstead of whatever
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instead of whateverlittle urgent crisis
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little urgent crisispops up in your day.
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pops up in your day.You can survive the storms
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You can survive the stormsof anxiety and stress.
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of anxiety and stress.- It's wise to choose
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- It's wise to chooseyour battles when you can,
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your battles when you can,but what do you do
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but what do you dowhen your battle chooses you?
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when your battle chooses you?This is what
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This is whatthe Lord says to you,
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the Lord says to you,“Don't be afraid,
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“Don't be afraid,don't be discouraged,
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don't be discouraged,don't back down;
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don't back down;if you fight it,
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if you fight it,you're gonna lose it.”
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you're gonna lose it.”You can't fight it;
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You can't fight it;give it back.
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give it back.You can't figure it out;
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You can't figure it out;give it back.
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give it back.How d'you give it back?
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How d'you give it back?That's a focus.
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That's a focus.That's looking beyond
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That's looking beyondwhat's coming against you,
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what's coming against you,and looking toward
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and looking towardwhat is within you,
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what is within you,to know that greater is He
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to know that greater is Hethat is in me,
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that is in me,than he that is in the world,
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than he that is in the world,and God wants His battle back.
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and God wants His battle back.I want you to get in position;
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I want you to get in position;not so that you can fight,
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not so that you can fight,not so that you can struggle,
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not so that you can struggle,but so that you can see
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but so that you can seethe deliverance.
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the deliverance.God is fighting for worshippers,
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God is fighting for worshippers,God is fighting for praisers,
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God is fighting for praisers,God is fighting for His people;
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God is fighting for His people;God is fighting for you,
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God is fighting for you,because somebody
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because somebodyhas been wondering,
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has been wondering,“Is God using me?
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“Is God using me?Is this even worth it?”,
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Is this even worth it?”,but there's something
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but there's somethingabout that,
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about that,that should let you know
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that should let you knowthat if the devil showed up
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that if the devil showed upin the first place,
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in the first place,there must be
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there must besomething important.
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something important.You're His friend;
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You're His friend;you get His help,
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you get His help,you get His strength,
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you get His strength,you get His miracles,
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you get His miracles,you get His wisdom,
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you get His wisdom,you get His provision,
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you get His provision,you get His angels.
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you get His angels.What d'you do
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What d'you dowhen the battle chooses you?
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- We all face
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battles in situations
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that feel like
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they're too much to manage.
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Get your copy, today, of
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“When the Battle Chooses You”,
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and give your battle
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- ♪ Oh, there's nothing ♪
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- ♪ Oh, there's nothing ♪♪ Better than You ♪
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♪ Better than You ♪♪ There's nothing ♪
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♪ There's nothing ♪♪ Better than You ♪
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♪ Better than You ♪♪ Lord, there's nothing ♪
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♪ Lord, there's nothing ♪♪ Nothing is ♪
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♪ Oh, yes, I know ♪
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♪ Oh, yes, I know ♪♪ It's true ♪
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- ♪ I'm not afraid ♪
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- ♪ I'm not afraid ♪♪ To show You ♪
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♪ To show You ♪♪ My weakness ♪
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♪ My weakness ♪♪ My failures and flaws ♪
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♪ My failures and flaws ♪♪ Lord, You've seen them all ♪
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♪ 'Cause the God ♪
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♪ 'Cause the God ♪♪ Of the mountain ♪
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♪ Of the mountain ♪♪ Is the God ♪
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♪ Is the God ♪♪ Of the valley ♪
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♪ Of the valley ♪♪ There's not a place ♪
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♪ There's not a place ♪♪ Your mercy and grace ♪
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♪ Your mercy and grace ♪♪ Won't find me again ♪
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♪ Won't find me again ♪- Come on now.
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- Come on now.- ♪ Oh, there's nothing ♪
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- ♪ Oh, there's nothing ♪♪ Better than You ♪
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♪ Better than You ♪♪ There's nothing ♪
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♪ There's nothing ♪♪ Oh, better than You ♪
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